EchoStar Communications Corp., the No. 2 direct-broadcast satellite-television provider in the U.S., said Monday that it appointed Michael Neuman as president and chief operating officer.
Neuman comes to EchoStar from Bell Canada Enterprises unit Bell Mobility, where he last served as president. He fills a position that has been vacant following the April 2004 retirement of Michael Dugan.
Neuman will oversee day-to-day operations and focus on financial and strategic initiatives.
Neuman also served as president of Bell ExpressVu Satellite Television, WorldLinx Telecommunications and Cerberus Canada.
The company also appointed board member Carl Vogel to the position of vice chairman. Vogel joined the board in May and was most recently president and chief executive of cable-television company Charter Communications.
Vogel also served as EchoStar president from 1994 to 1997 and was a key member of the executive team that created EchoStar’s Dish Network.
EchoStar also launched Traders TV, a network that tracks market trends for online day-traders and investors. Monthly subscriptions to the network cost $495 or $99 when purchased in conjunction with Wizetrade, Options Made Easy and 4X Made Easy trend analysis software.
Shares of EchoStar rose 12 cents Monday to close at $30.09.
Denver Post staff writer Kimberly S. Johnson contributed to this report.
