Board of directors (11)
Directors with a Section 16 filing in the last 13 months. “Since” is the first filing as a director; SEC data sets start in 2016.
Executive officers (6)
Company facts
- Chair
- Charles W. Ergen
- In S&P 500 since
- Mar 2026
- Incorporated in
- NV
- Fiscal year ends
- December
- SEC industry
- Communications Services, NEC
- SEC filings
- EDGAR
Major holders (5% or more)
Latest Schedule 13D/13G filing per holder. Holders that reported falling below 5% are not shown. Index funds usually report once a year.
No 5% holder filings parsed yet for this company.
Insider trades
Open-market purchases and sales reported on Form 4. Grants, option exercises and tax withholding are excluded.
| Date | Insider | Type | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 13, 2026 | William David Wade Director | Sale | 2,425 | $91.48 | $222K |
| Aug 12, 2026 | William David Wade Director | Sale | 2,575 | $92.65 | $239K |
| Aug 7, 2026 | Stephen J. Bye Director | Sale | 5,000 | $89.90 | $450K |
| Aug 7, 2026 | Stephen J. Bye Director | Sale | 3,508 | $89.73 | $315K |
| Jun 12, 2026 | Dean Manson CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER | Sale | 6,000 | $130.39 | $782K |
| Jun 12, 2026 | Dean Manson CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER | Sale | 4,000 | $130.39 | $522K |
| Jun 5, 2026 | Hamid Akhavan CEO, EchoStar Capital | Sale | 7,513 | $121.00 | $909K |
| Jun 5, 2026 | Hamid Akhavan CEO, EchoStar Capital | Sale | 45,073 | $121.00 | $5.5M |
| Jun 4, 2026 | Dean Manson CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER | Sale | 10,000 | $119.50 | $1.2M |
| Mar 6, 2026 | Hamid Akhavan CEO, EchoStar Capital | Sale | 71,005 | $107.52 | $7.6M |
| Mar 5, 2026 | Dean Manson CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER | Sale | 11,400 | $114.60 | $1.3M |
| Mar 5, 2026 | Dean Manson CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER | Sale | 7,631 | $114.51 | $874K |
| Mar 4, 2026 | John Swieringa PRES, TECH & COO | Sale | 15,000 | $114.04 | $1.7M |
| Mar 4, 2026 | John Swieringa PRES, TECH & COO | Sale | 35,088 | $113.39 | $4.0M |
| Dec 11, 2025 | Tom A. Ortolf Director | Sale | 1,754 | $104.06 | $183K |
| Dec 11, 2025 | Hamid Akhavan CEO, EchoStar Capital | Sale | 6,567 | $108.92 | $715K |
| Dec 11, 2025 | Hamid Akhavan CEO, EchoStar Capital | Sale | 5,123 | $108.02 | $553K |
| Dec 11, 2025 | Hamid Akhavan CEO, EchoStar Capital | Sale | 2,911 | $108.78 | $317K |
| Dec 11, 2025 | Hamid Akhavan CEO, EchoStar Capital | Sale | 29,608 | $104.10 | $3.1M |
| Dec 11, 2025 | Hamid Akhavan CEO, EchoStar Capital | Sale | 23,040 | $104.66 | $2.4M |
| Dec 11, 2025 | Hamid Akhavan CEO, EchoStar Capital | Sale | 5,595 | $105.93 | $593K |
| Dec 11, 2025 | Hamid Akhavan CEO, EchoStar Capital | Sale | 4,670 | $106.84 | $499K |
| Dec 11, 2025 | Hamid Akhavan CEO, EchoStar Capital | Sale | 20,129 | $104.10 | $2.1M |
| Dec 11, 2025 | Hamid Akhavan CEO, EchoStar Capital | Sale | 14,940 | $104.65 | $1.6M |
| Dec 11, 2025 | Hamid Akhavan CEO, EchoStar Capital | Sale | 7,831 | $108.01 | $846K |
Board and executive changes
Every 8-K with Item 5.02 (departure, election or appointment of directors and officers). The text is the first paragraph of the item.
- Aug 3, 2026
(b) On July 28, 2026, in conjunction with his upcoming retirement, Mr. Paul Gaske, resigned from all director and officer positions of EchoStar and HSSC, effective immediately. Mr. Gaske remains employed by EchoStar as a senior advisor for a transition period to assist EchoStar and HSSC.
Read the 8-K filing - Jul 7, 2026
(b) On July 6, 2026, after discussions with the Board of Directors regarding a change of strategic direction, Mr. Hamid Akhavan, Chief Executive Officer, EchoStar Capital, President and Chief Executive Officer Hughes (as defined below) and a member of EchoStar Corporation’s (“EchoStar” or the “Company”) and Hughes Satellite Systems Corporation (“Hughes”) boards of directors, notified the Company and Hughes that he will resign effective immediately from all positions with the Company and Hughes. To ensure an orderly transition, Mr. Akhavan will be available to consult with the Company and Hughes through December 31, 2026. (c) Mr. Charles W. Ergen will take over Mr. Akhavan’s responsibilities as Principal Executive Officer of Hughes. Information regarding Mr. Ergen’s compensation and related-party transactions are included in the Company’s filings.
Read the 8-K filing - Jun 25, 2026
(b) After 26 years with EchoStar Corporation (the “Company”) and its subsidiary Hughes Network Systems, in April 2026, Dean Manson informed the Company that he intends to step down as Chief Legal Officer and Secretary in the near future to take a career break. On June 23, 2026, Mr. Manson and the Company formalized that plan, with Mr. Manson’s resignation as Chief Legal Officer and Secretary to become effective June 26, 2026. To ensure a seamless transition, Mr. Manson will remain with the Company for a period of time in the role of Senior Advisor, after which he will take some time to consider future professional opportunities. (c) Jeffrey Blum, the Company’s Executive Vice President of Government Affairs will assume the role of Acting Chief Legal Officer and Secretary, while the Company pursues a search for a permanent Chief Legal Officer and Secretary. Mr.
Read the 8-K filing - Dec 29, 2025
On December 26, 2025 (the “Effective Date”), in connection with Mr. Hamid Akhavan’s appointment as Chief Executive Officer, EchoStar Capital, Mr. Akhavan and EchoStar Corporation (the “Company”) entered into a new letter agreement (the “Letter Agreement”) that replaces and supersedes the previous letter agreement with Mr. Akhavan dated October 2, 2023. The Letter Agreement: (i) continues his existing base salary and bonus opportunity unchanged; (ii) provides that vesting of the final tranche of Mr. Akhavan’s December 31, 2023 option award would accelerate in the event of a Qualifying Termination; and (iii) provides that any future equity awards on or after the Effective Date are at the discretion of the Chairman and the Executive Compensation Committee. The Letter Agreement expires by its terms on December 31, 2026.
Read the 8-K filing - Nov 6, 2025
On November 6, 2025, the Company announced the creation of a new division within EchoStar to be named EchoStar Capital. In connection therewith, effective November 6, 2025, Charles W. Ergen, Chairman of EchoStar, has accepted his appointment by the board of directors of the Company (the “ Board ”) as Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, and Hamid Akhavan (formerly President and Chief Executive Officer of EchoStar) has accepted his appointment by the Board as Chief Executive Officer, EchoStar Capital. Mr. Akhavan will continue to serve as a member of the Board. Mr. Ergen, age 72, has served as our executive Chairman since November 2009 and Chairman of the Board of Directors since our formation in 2007. Mr. Ergen served as our Chief Executive Officer from our formation in 2007 until November 2009. Mr.
Read the 8-K filing - Dec 30, 2024
Departure of Directors; Election of Directors On December 24, 2024, Mr. James DeFranco submitted his resignation from the board of directors of DISH DBS Corporation (“DISH DBS”). Mr. DeFranco did not resign from such position as a result of any disagreement with DISH DBS relating to its operations, policies, or practices. Mr. DeFranco will continue to serve as a director of EchoStar Corporation. On December 25, 2024, following the resignation of Mr. DeFranco as a director of DISH DBS, the board of directors of DISH DBS appointed Mr. Jeffrey H. Blum as a director of DISH DBS. Mr. Blum currently serves as the Executive Vice President (External and Government Affairs) of EchoStar Corporation and has been with DISH Network Corporation since 2005.
Read the 8-K filing - Jan 11, 2024
Departure of Directors; Election of Directors On January 8, 2024, Mr. Timothy Messner submitted his resignation from the board of directors of DISH DBS Corporation (“DISH DBS”). Mr. Messner did not resign from such position as a result of any disagreement with DISH DBS relating to its operations, policies or practices. Mr. Messner will continue as an officer of DISH DBS. On January 8, 2024, Mr. Tom Ortolf was appointed a director of DISH DBS. Mr. Ortolf is also a director of EchoStar Corporation.
Read the 8-K filing - Jan 2, 2024
Board of Directors and Committees Thereof As contemplated by the Merger Agreement, effective as of the Effective Time, the board of directors of EchoStar (the “Board”) (i) amended the bylaws of the Company to provide for a maximum size of eleven members of the Board, and fixed the number of directors on the Board at eleven, and (ii) appointed to the Board Hamid Akhavan, President and Chief Executive Officer of EchoStar, as well as the following persons, each of whom served on the board of directors of DISH (the “DISH Board”) immediately prior to the Effective Time: Kathleen Q. Abernathy, Cantey M. Ergen, Stephen J. Bye, James DeFranco, George R. Brokaw and Tom A. Ortolf, in each case, which such individuals will serve on the Board until his or her successor shall have been duly elected and qualified or until his or her earlier resignation, removal, death or disqualification.
Read the 8-K filing - Oct 3, 2023
Pursuant to the terms of the Original Merger Agreement, which contemplated the appointment of Mr. Hamid Akhavan as President and Chief Executive Officer of DISH and a member of the DISH Board, to be effective as of the Effective Time, the DISH Board and its compensation committee approved the terms of, and the entry by DISH into, a letter agreement with Mr. Akhavan (the “Original CEO Agreement”). In connection with the Amended Merger Agreement, pursuant to which Mr. Akhavan will continue to serve as the President and Chief Executive Officer of EchoStar and will serve as a member of the Company Board upon the Effective Time, the Company Board and its Executive Compensation Committee approved the terms of, and the entry by the Company into, a letter agreement with Mr.
Read the 8-K filing - Mar 23, 2023
Effective March 20, 2023, Veronika Takacs has been appointed to serve as the Company’s Controller and replaces Jeffrey S. Boggs, Senior Vice President of Global Finance of Hughes Network Systems, LLC (“HNS”), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, as principal accounting officer of the Company as of such date. Ms. Takacs, age 40, served as Global Controller and Director – Financial Accounting and Reporting of The Washington Post Company from June 2020 until March 2023. Prior thereto, she served in various accounting positions at comScore, Inc. beginning in July 2017, including serving as Senior Director, Technical Accounting and External Reporting from August 2018 until June 2020. From July 2007 until July 2017, Ms. Takacs served as Senior Manager, Assurance at PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP. Ms.
Read the 8-K filing - Jan 11, 2023
On and effective January 5, 2023, Muhammad Ali Butt’s employment with EchoStar Corporation (the “Company”) as Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer was terminated and he will no longer serve as principal accounting officer of the Company. On and effective January 6, 2023, Jeffrey S. Boggs, Senior Vice President of Global Finance of Hughes Network Systems, LLC (“HNS”), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, has been appointed to serve as the Company’s interim principal accounting officer. Mr. Boggs, age 60, has served in his current position since June 2021, and prior thereto served as Vice President of Finance, North American Division, at HNS since 2013. Mr. Boggs has been employed by the Company and its predecessor entities for over 35 years. Mr. Boggs has no family relationships with any of the Company’s directors or executive officers.
Read the 8-K filing - Dec 30, 2022
As previously announced by EchoStar Corporation (the “Company”), Pradman P. Kaul will retire from his positions as President of Hughes Communications, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (“Hughes Communications”), and as President of Hughes Network Systems, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Hughes Communications, effective as of the close of business on December 31, 2022. Mr. Kaul will continue to serve as a member of the Board of Directors of the Company and has been appointed to serve as Vice Chair of the Board of Directors effective January 1, 2023. On December 30, 2022, the Company and Mr. Kaul entered into a letter agreement (the “Letter Agreement”) in connection with Mr. Kaul’s retirement. The Letter Agreement provides that all references in certain of Mr.
Read the 8-K filing - Dec 1, 2022
On December 1, 2022, EchoStar Corporation (the “Company”) announced that Pradman P. Kaul will retire from his positions as President of Hughes Communications, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (“Hughes Communications”) and as President of Hughes Network Systems, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Hughes Communications, effective as of the close of business on December 31, 2022. Mr. Kaul will continue to serve as a member of the Board of Directors of the Company. The Board of Directors has appointed Mr. Kaul to serve as Vice Chair of the Board of Directors effective January 1, 2023. Mr. Kaul will be paid an annual cash retainer of $120,000 for his service as Vice Chair, and will otherwise be eligible to receive the same compensation as is paid to the Company’s non-employee directors.
Read the 8-K filing - Oct 3, 2022
In July 2022, EchoStar Corporation (the “Company”) reported that David Rayner informed the Company of his intention to retire as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operating Officer, and Treasurer at a future date. On September 27, 2022, Mr. Rayner notified the Company that his last day with the Company will be October 7, 2022. Mr. Rayner’s retirement is not the result of any disagreement with the Company on any matter relating to the Company’s operations, policies, or procedures. The Company is engaged in a search for a new Chief Financial Officer. Effective immediately following Mr. Rayner’s retirement, Hamid Akhavan, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and President, will assume the role of principal financial officer while the Company searches for a permanent replacement. Mr.
Read the 8-K filing - Jul 22, 2022
On July 20, 2022, David Rayner informed EchoStar Corporation (the “Company”) that he intends to retire as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operating Officer and Treasurer. Mr. Rayner intends to continue in his current role for the near future, to allow time for a successor to be appointed. The Company has commenced a search for a new Chief Financial Officer.
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- May 2, 2022
On April 28, 2022, Anders N. Johnson, EchoStar Corporation’s (the “Company”) Chief Strategy Officer and President – EchoStar Satellite Services, notified the Company that he will resign from the Company effective June 3, 2022.
Read the 8-K filing - Feb 22, 2022
On February 22, 2022, EchoStar Corporation (the “Company”) announced that Hamid Akhavan will join the Company as its Chief Executive Officer and President. Mr. Akhavan will commence employment with the Company on or around March 31, 2022. In connection with the foregoing, the Company also announced on February 22, 2022 that Michael Dugan would be stepping down as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer simultaneously with Mr. Akhavan’s commencing employment. The Company further announced that Mr. Dugan will continue to serve as a member of the Company’s Board of Directors. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Akhavan served as a Partner at Twin Point Capital, an investment firm, beginning in April 2018, and from March 2016 to April 2018, he was a Founding Partner of Long Arc Capital LLC. Prior March 2016, Mr. Akhavan held a variety of leadership positions, including as CEO of Unify, Inc.
Read the 8-K filing - Apr 30, 2021
At the annual meeting of shareholders of EchoStar Corporation (“EchoStar”) held on April 29, 2021 (the “2021 Annual Meeting”), EchoStar’s shareholders approved an amendment (the “2021 Amendment”) to the EchoStar Corporation 2017 Non-Employee Director Stock Incentive Plan (the “2017 Director Plan”), which had previously been adopted by EchoStar’s Board of Directors subject to shareholder approval. The following brief description of the 2021 Amendment is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete text of the 2017 Director Plan and the 2021 Amendment. A copy of the 2017 Director Plan is filed as an appendix to EchoStar’s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A, filed on March 23, 2017, and a copy of the 2021 Amendment is filed as Exhibit 10.1 hereto, and each is incorporated herein by reference.
Read the 8-K filing - Mar 14, 2019
On March 13, 2019, EchoStar Corporation (“EchoStar”) increased the size of its Board of Directors from eight to nine members and the number of independent members of its Board of Directors from four to five. To fill the resulting vacancy, Jeffrey R. Tarr was appointed to EchoStar’s Board of Directors as an independent director effective March 13, 2019 following the recommendation of EchoStar’s Chairman of the Board of Directors, Mr. Charles W. Ergen, and the Nominating Committee of the EchoStar Board of Directors. Mr. Tarr will serve on the Audit Committee and Nominating Committee of EchoStar’s Board of Directors. EchoStar’s Board of Directors determined that Mr. Tarr meets applicable independence requirements and concluded that Mr.
Read the 8-K filing - May 2, 2017
At the 2017 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of EchoStar Corporation (“EchoStar”) held on May 2, 2017, EchoStar’s shareholders approved the EchoStar Corporation 2017 Stock Incentive Plan (the “2017 Stock Incentive Plan”) and the Amended and Restated 2017 EchoStar Corporation Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “A&R 2017 ESPP”). A description of the material terms of the 2017 Stock Incentive Plan and the A&R 2017 ESPP are set forth on pages 42-47 and pages 52-54, respectively, of EchoStar’s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 23, 2017 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Read the 8-K filing - Feb 8, 2017
On February 7, 2017, EchoStar Corporation (“EchoStar”) increased the size of its Board of Directors from seven to eight members and the number of independent members of its Board of Directors from three to four. To fill the resulting vacancy, William D. Wade was appointed to EchoStar's Board of Directors as an independent director effective February 7, 2017 following the recommendation of the Nominating Committee of the EchoStar Board of Directors. Mr. Wade will serve on the Audit Committee, Nominating Committee and Executive Compensation Committee of EchoStar's Board of Directors. EchoStar's Board of Directors determined that Mr. Wade meets the independence requirements of NASDAQ and SEC rules and regulations and concluded that Mr.
Read the 8-K filing - Oct 3, 2016
Effective September 30, 2016, the Board of Directors of EchoStar Corporation (“EchoStar”) appointed Mr. David J. Rayner as Chief Operating Officer in addition to his current positions of Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, and Mr. Anders N. Johnson as Chief Strategy Officer in addition to his current position of President of EchoStar Satellite Services L.L.C. Mr. Rayner, age 59, has served as EchoStar’s Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer since December 2012. From November 2011 to November 2012, Mr. Rayner served as Chief Financial Officer of Tendril Networks, Inc., a Boulder, Colorado software company. Mr. Rayner served as EchoStar’s Chief Financial Officer from June 2010 to November 2011 and served as EchoStar’s Chief Administrative Officer from January 2008 to June 2010. Prior to that, Mr.
Read the 8-K filing - May 5, 2016
(e) Executive Officer Bonus Incentive Plan On May 4, 2016, EchoStar Corporation (“EchoStar’) adopted an Executive Officer Bonus Incentive Plan (the “Bonus Plan”). The Bonus Plan is a cash bonus plan intended to promote the success of EchoStar and its subsidiaries by providing performance-oriented incentives to motivate EchoStar’s executive officers whose decisions and performance have a significant impact on the success of EchoStar and its subsidiaries to reward them for superior managerial performance and the successful growth of EchoStar and its subsidiaries. Participants in the Bonus Plan include those executive officers of EchoStar or any of its subsidiaries who are subject to Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as the Executive Compensation Committee of the board of directors of EchoStar (the “Committee”) may designate from time to time.
Read the 8-K filing - Apr 6, 2016
On April 1, 2016, Hughes Communications, Inc. (the “Company”), a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of EchoStar Corporation, a Nevada corporation (“EchoStar”), entered into an amendment (the “Amendment”) to the Employment Agreement dated April 23, 2005, between the Company and Pradman P. Kaul (the “Employment Agreement”). Mr. Kaul is the President of the Company and the President and Chief Executive Officer of Hughes Network Systems, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company. Mr. Kaul is also a member of the EchoStar Board of Directors. Pursuant to the Employment Agreement, if Mr. Kaul’s employment is terminated by us without cause or terminated by him for good reason, or in the event that we provide him with notice of non-renewal of his employment agreement, subject to his execution of a waiver and release of claims, Mr.
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Annual financials
From the company's 10-K XBRL data (SEC companyfacts).
| Fiscal year | Revenue | Net income | Margin | Diluted EPS | Total assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $15.0B | -$14.5B | -96.6% | $-50.41 | $43.0B |
| FY2024 | $15.8B | -$119.5M | -0.8% | $-0.44 | $60.9B |
| FY2023 | $17.0B | -$1.7B | -10.0% | $-6.28 | $57.1B |
| FY2022 | $18.6B | $2.5B | 13.6% | $8.05 | $58.7B |
| FY2021 | $19.8B | $2.5B | 12.7% | $7.94 | $6.0B |
| FY2020 | $1.9B | -$51.9M | -2.7% | $-0.41 | $7.1B |
| FY2019 | $1.9B | -$62.9M | -3.3% | $-0.65 | $7.2B |
| FY2018 | $1.8B | -$40.5M | -2.3% | $-0.42 | $8.8B |
Former directors and officers (40)
People who stopped filing as an insider of this company. “Last filing” is the last Form 3/4/5, an upper bound on when they left.