EchoStar's CEO is Charlie Ergen, appointed in Jan 2007, has a tenure of 19.33 years. total yearly compensation is $4.65M, comprised of 21.5% salary and 78.5% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 25.62% of the company’s shares, worth €8.74B. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 3.3 years and 2.4 years respectively.
Key information
Charlie Ergen
Chief executive officer
US$4.6m
Total compensation
CEO salary percentage
21.51%
CEO tenure
19.3yrs
CEO ownership
25.6%
Management average tenure
3.3yrs
Board average tenure
2.4yrs
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
How has Charlie Ergen's remuneration changed compared to EchoStar's earnings?
Date
Total Compensation
Salary
Company Earnings
Mar 31 2026
n/a
n/a
-US$14b
Dec 31 2025
US$5m
US$1m
-US$14b
Sep 30 2025
n/a
n/a
-US$13b
Jun 30 2025
n/a
n/a
-US$315m
Mar 31 2025
n/a
n/a
-US$215m
Dec 31 2024
US$4m
US$1m
-US$120m
Compensation vs Market: Charlie's total compensation ($USD4.65M) is above average for companies of similar size in the Austrian market ($USD2.99M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Charlie's compensation has increased whilst the company is unprofitable.
CEO
Charlie Ergen (72 yo)
19.3yrs
Tenure
US$4,648,665
Compensation
Mr. Charles William Ergen, also known as Charlie, co-founded EchoStar Corporation in 2007 and has been its Executive Chairman of the Board since November 2009 and serves as its President & CEO since Novemb...
Leadership Team
Name
Position
Tenure
Compensation
Ownership
Charles Ergen
Co-Founder
19.3yrs
US$4.65m
25.62% € 8.7b
Paul Orban
Executive VP & CFO
less than a year
US$4.68m
0.00020% € 68.2k
John Swieringa
President of Technology & COO
2.4yrs
US$10.18m
0.0018% € 617.6k
Dean Manson
Chief Legal Officer & Secretary
14.5yrs
US$1.78m
0.0021% € 723.4k
Hamid Akhavan-Malayeri
CEO of EchoStar Capital & Director
less than a year
US$8.57m
0.28% € 97.0m
Paul Gaske
Chief Operating Officer of Hughes
3.3yrs
US$1.67m
0.000090% € 30.7k
Kenneth Carroll
Executive Vice President of Corporate and Business Development
13.4yrs
US$467.04k
no data
James DeFranco
Director & Executive VP
no data
no data
1.63% € 556.3m
Robert Rupczynski
President of Retail Wireless
no data
no data
no data
3.3yrs
Average Tenure
67yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: ECHO's management team is considered experienced (3.3 years average tenure).
Board Members
Name
Position
Tenure
Compensation
Ownership
Charles Ergen
Co-Founder
18.6yrs
US$4.65m
25.62% € 8.7b
Hamid Akhavan-Malayeri
CEO of EchoStar Capital & Director
2.4yrs
US$8.57m
0.28% € 97.0m
James DeFranco
Director & Executive VP
2.4yrs
no data
1.63% € 556.3m
William Wade
Independent Director
9.3yrs
US$127.95k
0.00022% € 75.1k
Tom Ortolf
Independent Director
2.4yrs
US$126.95k
0.014% € 4.6m
Kathleen Abernathy
Independent Director
2.4yrs
US$131.95k
0.000090% € 30.7k
George Brokaw
Independent Director
2.4yrs
US$130.95k
0.0016% € 532.3k
R. Dodge
Director
17.2yrs
US$131.95k
0.00068% € 232.0k
Stephen Bye
Director
2.4yrs
US$125.45k
0.00023% € 78.5k
Cantey Ergen
Senior Advisor & Director
2.4yrs
no data
0.0011% € 385.6k
Lisa Hershman
Independent Director
5.1yrs
US$124.95k
0% € 0
2.4yrs
Average Tenure
68yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: ECHO's board of directors are not considered experienced ( 2.4 years average tenure), which suggests a new board.
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
Data
Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis
2026/05/18 23:15
End of Day Share Price
2026/05/18 00:00
Earnings
2026/03/31
Annual Earnings
2025/12/31
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Analyst Sources
EchoStar Corporation is covered by 16 analysts. 7 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.