EchoStar Management
Management criteria checks 2/4
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 25.6% of the company’s shares, worth €7.92B. 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
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31 2025 | US$5m | US$1m | -US$14b |
Compensation vs Market: Charlie's total compensation ($USD4.65M) is below average for companies of similar size in the UK market ($USD7.22M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Insufficient data to compare Charlie's compensation with company performance.
CEO
Charlie Ergen (72 yo)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Co-Founder | 19.3yrs | US$4.65m | 25.6% € 7.9b | |
| Executive VP & CFO | less than a year | US$4.68m | 0.00016% € 49.5k | |
| President of Technology & COO | 2.4yrs | US$10.18m | 0.00028% € 86.6k | |
| Chief Legal Officer & Secretary | 14.5yrs | US$1.78m | 0.0021% € 652.9k | |
| CEO of EchoStar Capital & Director | less than a year | US$8.57m | 0.29% € 88.2m | |
| Chief Operating Officer of Hughes | 3.3yrs | US$1.67m | 0.000050% € 15.5k | |
| Executive Vice President of Corporate and Business Development | 13.4yrs | US$467.04k | no data | |
| Director & Executive VP | no data | no data | 1.65% € 509.2m |
Experienced Management: E20D's management team is considered experienced (3.3 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Co-Founder | 18.6yrs | US$4.65m | 25.6% € 7.9b | |
| CEO of EchoStar Capital & Director | 2.4yrs | US$8.57m | 0.29% € 88.2m | |
| Director & Executive VP | 2.4yrs | no data | 1.65% € 509.2m | |
| Independent Director | 9.3yrs | US$127.95k | 0.00027% € 83.5k | |
| Independent Director | 2.4yrs | US$126.95k | 0.014% € 4.2m | |
| Independent Director | 2.4yrs | US$131.95k | 0.000090% € 27.8k | |
| Independent Director | 2.4yrs | US$130.95k | 0.0016% € 482.7k | |
| Director | 17.2yrs | US$131.95k | 0.0080% € 2.5m | |
| Director | 2.4yrs | US$125.45k | 0.00028% € 86.6k | |
| Senior Advisor & Director | 2.4yrs | no data | 0.0011% € 346.6k | |
| Independent Director | 5.1yrs | US$124.95k | 0% € 0 |
Experienced Board: E20D'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 | 2026/05/07 14:58 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2026/05/07 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/12/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2025/12/31 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
|---|---|---|---|
| Company Financials | 10 years |
| |
| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
|
|
| Market Prices | 30 years |
| |
| Ownership | 10 years |
| |
| Management | 10 years |
| |
| Key Developments | 10 years |
|
* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.
Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more.
Analysis Model and Snowflake
Details of the analysis model used to generate this report is available on our Github page, we also have guides on how to use our reports and tutorials on Youtube.
Learn about the world class team who designed and built the Simply Wall St analysis model.
Industry and Sector Metrics
Our industry and section metrics are calculated every 6 hours by Simply Wall St, details of our process are available on Github.
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.
| Analyst | Institution |
|---|---|
| Michael Rollins | Citigroup Inc |
| Bryan Kraft | Deutsche Bank |
| Giles Thorne | Jefferies LLC |