ECHO · EchoStar CORP · Executive Compensation
$94.25
+6.00 (+6.80%)
At close · Oct 2
Return incl. dividend (before tax)
Going-concern doubt
— cleared Aug 3, 2026
The latest filing states the doubt was alleviated.
“Certain of our subsidiaries currently do not have the necessary cash on hand, projected future cash flows or committed financing to fund their obligations over the next twelve months, which raises substantial doubt about certain of our subsidiaries ability to continue as a going concern. As a result of the AT&T Closing and satisfaction of our obligation to pay the FCC, substantial doubt regarding our ability to continue as a going concern does not exist.”View the 10-Q filed Aug 3, 2026
Market Cap
$26.18B
Shares
290.49M
Volume · Oct 2
4.94M
Avg daily vol (3M)
3.96M
Named-executive compensation from the company's DEF 14A proxy statements — salary, bonus, stock and option awards, non-equity incentive, and the company-reported total per executive per fiscal year, exactly as disclosed in the Summary Compensation Table.
Fiscal 2023
| Executive | Role | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Hamid Akhavan | President and Chief Executive Officer | $7,190,962 |
| Dean Manson | — | $1,203,431 |
| Dean A. Manson | Chief Legal Officer and Secretary | $1,203,431 |
| Paul Gaske | Chief Operating Officer, Hughes | $1,172,147 |
| Adrian Morris | EVP and Chief Technology Officer, Hughes | $1,125,702 |
| Ramesh Ramaswamy | EVP, Hughes International | $622,687 |
Fiscal 2022
| Executive | Role | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Hamid Akhavan | President and Chief Executive Officer | $15,228,135 |
| Dean Manson | — | $2,031,274 |
| Dean A. Manson | Chief Legal Officer and Secretary | $2,031,274 |
Fiscal 2021
| Executive | Role | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Pradman Kaul | President, Hughes Communications, Inc. | $1,915,229 |
| Pradman P. Kaul | President, Hughes Communications, Inc. | $1,915,229 |
| Michael Dugan | Chief Executive Officer and President | $1,775,101 |
| Michael T. Dugan | Chief Executive Officer and President | $1,775,101 |
| Anders Johnson | Chief Strategy Officer and President, EchoStar Satellite Services | $1,472,807 |
| David Rayner | Executive Vice President, CFO, COO and Treasurer | $1,338,234 |
| Dean A. Manson | Chief Legal Officer and Secretary | $1,109,163 |
| Dean Manson | — | $1,109,163 |
Fiscal 2020
| Executive | Role | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Michael Dugan | Chief Executive Officer and President | $1,877,524 |
| Michael T. Dugan | Chief Executive Officer and President | $1,877,524 |
| Pradman P. Kaul | President, Hughes Communications, Inc. | $1,869,730 |
| Pradman Kaul | President, Hughes Communications, Inc. | $1,869,730 |
| Anders Johnson | Chief Strategy Officer and President, EchoStar Satellite Services | $1,228,109 |
| David Rayner | Executive Vice President, CFO, COO and Treasurer | $1,205,142 |
| Dean A. Manson | Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | $1,016,163 |
| Dean Manson | General Counsel | $1,016,163 |
Fiscal 2019
| Executive | Role | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Michael T. Dugan | Chief Executive Officer and President | $2,547,199 |
| Michael Dugan | Chief Executive Officer and President | $2,547,199 |
| Pradman P. Kaul | President, Hughes Communications, Inc. | $2,542,438 |
| Pradman Kaul | President, Hughes Communications, Inc. | $2,542,438 |
| David Rayner | Executive Vice President, CFO, COO and Treasurer | $2,104,694 |
| Anders Johnson | Chief Strategy Officer and President, EchoStar Satellite Services | $1,991,552 |
| Dean A. Manson | Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | $1,909,192 |
| Dean Manson | General Counsel | $1,909,192 |
Fiscal 2018
| Executive | Role | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Michael Dugan | Chief Executive Officer and President | $2,026,060 |
| Michael T. Dugan | Chief Executive Officer and President | $2,026,060 |
| Pradman P. Kaul | President, Hughes Communications, Inc. | $1,740,740 |
| Pradman Kaul | President, Hughes Communications, Inc. | $1,740,740 |
| David Rayner | Executive Vice President, CFO, COO and Treasurer | $1,226,458 |
| Anders Johnson | Chief Strategy Officer and President, EchoStar Satellite Services | $1,092,563 |
| Dean A. Manson | Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | $1,017,115 |
| Dean Manson | General Counsel | $1,017,115 |
Fiscal 2017
| Executive | Role | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Michael T. Dugan | Chief Executive Officer and President | $1,857,253 |
| Michael Dugan | Chief Executive Officer and President | $1,857,253 |
| Pradman P. Kaul | President, Hughes Communications, Inc. | $1,705,169 |
| Pradman Kaul | President, Hughes Communications, Inc. | $1,705,169 |
| Anders Johnson | Chief Strategy Officer and President, EchoStar Satellite Services | $1,091,745 |
| David Rayner | Executive Vice President, CFO, COO and Treasurer | $931,578 |
| Dean A. Manson | Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | $785,944 |
| Dean Manson | General Counsel | $785,944 |
Executive changes
| Person | Role | Change | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony R. Horton | independent director | Appointed | 2026-08-03 |
| Michael C. Buenzow | independent director | Appointed | 2026-08-03 |
| Ramesh Ramaswamy | Executive Vice President, General Manager | Appointed | 2026-08-03 |
| Robert Del Genio | Chief Restructuring Officer | Appointed | 2026-08-03 |
| Paul Gaske | director and officer positions of EchoStar and HSSC | Resigned | 2026-08-03 |
| Hamid Akhavan | Chief Executive Officer, EchoStar Capital, President and Chief Executive Officer Hughes and a member of EchoStar Corporation's a | Resigned | 2026-07-07 |
| Dean Manson | Chief Legal Officer and Secretary | Resigned | 2026-06-25 |
| Hamid Akhavan | Chief Executive Officer of EchoStar Capital | Appointed | 2025-12-29 |
| Hamid Akhavan | Chief Executive Officer, EchoStar Capital | Appointed | 2025-11-06 |
| Charles W. Ergen | Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company | Appointed | 2025-11-06 |
| Jeffrey H. Blum | director of DISH DBS Corporation | Appointed | 2024-12-30 |
| James DeFranco | director of DISH DBS Corporation | Resigned | 2024-12-30 |
| Tom Ortolf | director | Appointed | 2024-01-11 |
| Timothy Messner | director | Resigned | 2024-01-11 |
| Gary Schanman | Executive Vice President and Group President, Video Services | Appointed | 2024-01-02 |
| Charles W. Ergen | Chairman | Appointed | 2024-01-02 |
| Dean A. Manson | Chief Legal Officer and Secretary | Appointed | 2024-01-02 |
| Michael Kelly | Executive Vice President and Group President, Retail Wireless | Appointed | 2024-01-02 |
| Paul Gaske | Chief Operating Officer, Hughes | Appointed | 2024-01-02 |
| John W. Swieringa | President, Technology and Chief Operating Officer | Appointed | 2024-01-02 |
| Paul W. Orban | principal financial officer and principal accounting officer of EchoStar | Appointed | 2024-01-02 |
| Hamid Akhavan | President and Chief Executive Officer | Appointed | 2024-01-02 |
| Paul W. Orban | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, DISH | Appointed | 2024-01-02 |
| C. Michael Schroeder | Director | Resigned | 2024-01-02 |
| Jeffrey R. Tarr | Director | Resigned | 2024-01-02 |
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