Joe Clayton, Dish Network’s president and CEO since June 2011, will retire on March 31, 2015. Here, Clayton sits in his office and shows off the tenants of customer service, which is on the back of all employee badges.
After less than five years at the helm, Dish Network’s Joseph P. Clayton announced Monday that he will retire from his role as CEO and president on March 31, 2015.
The affable Clayton — who led the company as Dish unveiled an innovative stream of DVRs, TV equipment and other technology — became CEO in June 2011. Dish co-founder and chairman Charles W. Ergen will assume those roles.
On the back of his badge, Joe Clayton has a list of actions every employee needs to remember.
In a statement, Ergen called Clayton’s leadership “instrumental to Dish” and looked forward to the future: “He has set the stage for what will become a new company, and with that he has prepared a new class of management to address the adventures coming our way.”
Under Clayton, the satellite TV company launched the Hopper DVR and its , which allowed consumers to skip TV commercials with the press of a button. The company also expanded into satellite-based Internet service, or DishNet, to serve people living in more remote areas. And earlier this year, it launched Sling TV, an online and app-based live TV service targeting consumers who cut the cord.
“This team has done what it said it would – our operations are stronger, our leadership is deeper, our outlook is as positive as it ever has been,” said Clayton in a statement. “We were able to launch the Hopper, dishNet and Sling TV, navigate two spectrum auctions and deliver for our customers throughout. All of it was with great success – I am proud to have served with such a remarkable team.”
Clayton has long been in the broadcast and Internet businesses, but in various niches. Before Dish, he was chairman of Sirius Satellite Radio. Before that, he served as president of Global Crossing North America, and president and CEO of Frontier Corp.
Dish also noted that Clayton had many interests and won the .
