Joe Clayton
| Joseph P. Clayton | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1950 |
| Nationality | United States |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Known for | CEO of satellite dish provider Dish Network |
Joseph "Joe" P. Clayton is the former CEO of Dish Network, a Colorado based Direct Broadcast Satellite provider.[1] He both took the role from and was replaced by Charlie Ergen[2].
Career
From 1992 to 1996, Clayton was Executive Vice President of Marketing and Sales in the Americas and Asia at Thomson S.A (the Consumer Electronics Division at GE)[3]. During his tenure as EVP, Clayton was involved in developing and rolling out the consumer equipment for DirecTV[4].
In 1997, Clayton become the CEO of Frontier Communications (originally Rochester Telephone[5]). He served as CEO of Frontier until September 1999[6], during which time the company acquired GlobalCenter.
Clayton went on to become president of Global Crossing Ltd, the company that acquired Frontier Communications[7]. He served as president until November 2001[8].
From 2001 to 2004, Clayton served as the CEO of Sirius XM Holdings, where he launched satellite radio[9]. He then became the president of Sirius until 2008.
In May 2011, Clayton took over the role of CEO of DISH Network from Charlie Ergen[10]. Clayton stepped down from his role in February 2015, and was replaced by Ergen[11].
References
- ↑ Eriq Gardner. "Dish Network's Charlie Ergen Made $1.3M in Total Compensation in 2012". The Hollywood Reporter, 03/22/2013.
- ↑ "Charlie Ergen To Reclaim CEO Title At Dish Network As Joe Clayton Retires".
- ↑ "Dish Network Corp-A (DISH:NASDAQ GS)".
- ↑ "Charlie Ergen’s Inside Man".
- ↑ "Charting the new data Frontier".
- ↑ "Dish Network Corp-A (DISH:NASDAQ GS)".
- ↑ "Frontier to Be Acquired by Global Crossing for $10.8 Billion".
- ↑ "Dish Network Corp-A (DISH:NASDAQ GS)".
- ↑ "Retiring Dish exec Joe Clayton tells how he wrote the book on marketing consumer tech".
- ↑ "Dish names former Sirius head Clayton new CEO".
- ↑ "Dish Network CEO Joe Clayton stepping down".