Joseph P. Clayton | |
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| Born | (1949-10-11)October 11, 1949 |
| Died | (aged 69) |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Known for | CEO of satellite dish providerDish Network |
Joseph P. Clayton (11 October 1949 – 3 November 2018) was the CEO ofDish Network, aColorado basedDirect Broadcast Satellite provider.[1] He both took the role from and was replaced byCharlie Ergen.[2]
From 1992 to 1996, Clayton was executive vice president of marketing and sales in the Americas and Asia atThomson S.A. (the Consumer Electronics Division at GE).[3] During his tenure as EVP, Clayton was involved in developing and rolling out the consumer equipment forDirecTV.[4]
In 1997, Clayton become the CEO ofFrontier Communications (originallyRochester Telephone[5]). He was CEO of Frontier until September 1999,[6] during which time the company acquired GlobalCenter.
Clayton went on to become president of Global Crossing Ltd, the company that acquired Frontier Communications.[7] He was president until November 2001.[8]
From 2001 to 2004, Clayton was the CEO ofSirius XM Holdings, where he launchedsatellite radio.[9] He then became the president of Sirius until 2008.
In May 2011, Clayton took over the role of CEO of DISH Network from Charlie Ergen.[10] Clayton stepped down from his role in February 2015, and was replaced by Ergen.[11]
Clayton died November 3, 2018, at the age of 69.[12]
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