Entertainment · Communication Services
COO
2024-12-16–present
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Get SIRI alertsWayne D. Thorsen is recorded as COO at Sirius Xm Holdings Inc. (SIRI) since December 16, 2024. Sirius Xm Holdings Inc. reported in an 8-K filed July 30, 2026 that Wayne D. Thorsen was terminated as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, effective July 31, 2026. Sirius Xm Holdings Inc. reported in an 8-K filed December 10, 2024 that Wayne D. Thorsen was appointed Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, effective December 16, 2024. The proxy statement of Sirius Xm Holdings Inc. reports total compensation of $8,286,752 for Wayne D. Thorsen in fiscal 2025, including a base salary of $1,150,000. Disclosed compensation is on record for 2 fiscal years. Wayne D. Thorsen has spoken on 5 earnings calls across 1 company, most recently for Sirius Xm Holdings Inc. on April 29, 2026. Sirius Xm Holdings Inc. is classified in the Entertainment industry within the Communication Services sector. Other leadership on record at Sirius Xm Holdings Inc. includes Jennifer C. Witz (CEO and Board Member), Jennifer Witz (CEO), Thomas D. Barry (CFO) and 7 others.
“On July 30, 2026, Sirius XM Holdings Inc. (the "Company") announced that Wayne D. Thorsen, the Company's Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, will cease serving as an employee of the Company effective July 31, 2026.”
“On December 5, 2024, our subsidiary, Sirius XM Radio LLC, entered into an Employment Agreement (the “Employment Agreement”) with Wayne D. Thorsen to serve as our Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer.”
“And just to add to that, importantly, we do see the path to value creation being partnership focused as well as evaluating things internally, which we've said in the past, and our position there remains consistent.”
“And on the partnership side, I think the key work that we've been doing to do things such as fixing our identity stack are key in order to do more effective distribution partnerships such as hard bundles.”
“Just to level set, our spectrum holdings total about 35 megahertz right now of contiguous spectrum with 25 megahertz being used for our core broadcast operations and 10 megahertz of the recently acquired spectrum that are positioned either side of the 25 megahertz, and those are the WCS licenses.”
“As Jennifer said, I mean, this priced Play, which we just launched about 2 weeks ago is in the U.S. and Canada. It's priced below our lowest music-only offering, which you're noting.”
“And as you can tell, we are really excited about this addition to our business. Our plan is to roll this out in the coming months, but in a very targeted way, while at the same time testing a few different prices and packages.”
2024-12-16–present
Start not stated–2026-07-31
Entertainment · Communication Services
COO
2024-12-16–present
Compensation components disclosed in company proxy statements. Amounts are nominal USD; total is the company-reported figure.
| Fiscal year | Company | Role | Salary | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Sirius Xm Holdings Inc. (SIRI) | Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer | $1,150,000 | $8,286,752 |
| 2024 | Sirius Xm Holdings Inc. (SIRI) | Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer | $50,273 | $750,273 |