Joseph P. Clayton (11 October 1949 – 3 November 2018) was the 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]
Joseph P. Clayton | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 11, 1949 |
| Died | (aged 69) |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Known for | CEO of satellite dish provider Dish Network |
Career
editFrom 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 was 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 was president until November 2001.[8]
From 2001 to 2004, Clayton was 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]
Clayton died November 3, 2018, at the age of 69.[12]
References
edit- ^ 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)". Bloomberg News.
- ^ "Charlie Ergen's Inside Man".
- ^ "Charting the new data Frontier".
- ^ "Dish Network Corp-A (DISH:NASDAQ GS)". Bloomberg News.
- ^ "Frontier to Be Acquired by Global Crossing for $10.8 Billion". The New York Times.
- ^ "Dish Network Corp-A (DISH:NASDAQ GS)". Bloomberg News.
- ^ "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". CNBC.
- ^ "Joe Clayton, Industry Pioneer, Dead At 69". Twice. Retrieved 5 November 2018.