EchoStar Corp - Company Profile
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The following section provides information on EchoStar Corp’s senior management, executives, CEO and key decision makers and their roles in the organization. For more insight into EchoStar Corp's management and employees, unlock the full data with our company analytics monitoring tool.
Executives
Charles W. Ergen
Chairman Executive BoardMr. Charles W. Ergen has been the Chairman of the company since 2009. Prior to this, he served as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the company from 2007 to 2009. He also held various leadership positions at Dish Network including the Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Ergen has been the Chairman of the Board of CONX Corp.
Hamid Akhavan
Chief Executive Officer; President; Director Executive BoardMr. Hamid Akhavan has been the Chief Executive Officer, President, and Director of the company since December 2023. Previously, he served as the Chief Executive Officer of DISH Network. Prior to this, he also served as Chief Executive Officer of Unify, Inc and Chief Executive Officer of T-Mobile International. He also served as a member of the Board of Management at Deutsche Telekom.
John Swieringa
President - Technology; Chief Operating Officer Senior ManagementMr. John Swieringa has been President of Technology and the Chief Operating Officer of the company since December 2023. Prior to this, he served as the President of Technology and Chief Operating Officer of DISH Network from August 2023 to December 2023. Previously, Mr. Swieringa served as the President and Chief Operating Officer of DISH’s Wireless business segment from January 2022 and August 2023. He also served as an Executive Vice President and the Chief Operating Officer and President of Retail Wireless at DISH Network.
Paul Gaske
Chief Operating Officer - Hughes Senior ManagementMr. Paul Gaske has been the Chief Operating Officer, Hughes since January 2023. Prior to this, he served as the Executive President and General Manager of the North American Division of Hughes Network Systems from 1999 to 2022.
Paul Orban
Executive Vice President - DISH; Chief Financial Officer - DISH Senior ManagementMr. Paul Orban has been an Executive Vice President and the Chief Financial Officer of the company’s subsidiary, DISH, since July 2019. Prior to this, he served as a Senior Vice President and the Chief Accounting Officer of DISH from December 2015 to July 2019. From 2008 to 2012, he served as a Senior Vice President and Corporate Controller of EchoStar, pursuant to a management services agreement between DISH and the company. Mr. Orban served as a Senior Vice President and the Corporate Controller for DISH from September 2003 to September 2006. Prior to joining DISH in 1996, Mr. Orban served as auditor with Arthur Andersen LLP.
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