Fiscal year 2024 executive and director compensation, incentive-plan design, equity activity, and governance — every figure in this brief is traceable to its exact location in the company’s SEC filing — the document, the section, the page, and the table, linked directly.
This is the complete answer, not a partial one — the list is never padded.
| Named executive officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamid Akhavan | $2,471,168 | $0 | $4,360,528 | $0 | $2,000,000 | $0 | $96,169 | $8,927,865 |
| President and Chief Executive Officer | ||||||||
| John Swieringa | 1,000,000 | 0 | 1,162,800 | 1,809,107 | 1,000,000 | 0 | 5,210 | 4,977,117 |
| President, Technology and Chief Operating Officer | ||||||||
| Charles Ergen | 1,000,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3,098,981 | 4,098,981 |
| Chairman | ||||||||
| Paul Orban | 650,000 | 0 | 0 | 1,012,892 | 650,000 | 0 | 5,520 | 2,318,412 |
| Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, DISH | ||||||||
| Dean Manson | 667,451 | 0 | 0 | 348,020 | 483,894 | 69,131 | 9,790 | 1,578,286 |
| Chief Legal Officer and Secretary | ||||||||
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column; 0 means it reported zero. Figures are as printed in the filing, without adjustment.
| Named executive officer | FY2024 total | FY2023 total | FY2022 total | Δ FY2023→2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamid Akhavan | $8,927,865 | $7,190,962 | $15,228,135 | +1,736,903 |
| John Swieringa | 4,977,117 | — | — | — |
| Charles Ergen | 4,098,981 | — | — | — |
| Paul Orban | 2,318,412 | — | — | — |
| Dean Manson | 1,578,286 | 1,203,431 | 2,031,274 | +374,855 |
Prior-year totals as disclosed in the corresponding proxy; deltas are computed values with the derivation shown in the register.
No insider equity transactions reported since the proxy statement.
| Executive | Award | Grant date | Threshold | Target | Granted | Maximum | Grant-date fair value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamid Akhavan | RSU | 2024-01-01 | — | — | 263,158 | — | $4,360,528 |
| Dean Manson | OPTION | 2024-04-01 | — | — | 188,331 | — | 348,020 |
| Paul Orban | OPTION | 2024-04-01 | — | — | 100,000 | — | 607,850 |
| Paul Orban | OPTION | 2024-04-01 | — | 7,017 | 109,239 | — | 405,042 |
| John Swieringa | OPTION | 2024-01-01 | — | — | 175,439 | — | 2,367,417 |
| John Swieringa | OPTION | 2024-04-01 | — | 17,543 | 158,947 | — | 604,490 |
| Named executive officer | Time-vested (RSU) | Performance-vested (PSU) | Options / SARs | % performance-vested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamid Akhavan | $4,360,528 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% |
| Dean Manson | 0 | 0 | 348,020 | 0.0% |
| Paul Orban | 0 | 0 | 1,012,892 | 0.0% |
| John Swieringa | 0 | 0 | 2,971,907 | 0.0% |
% performance-vested = PSU grant-date fair value ÷ (RSU + PSU + Options), a computed value with the derivation shown in the register.
| Executive | Award | Shares unvested | Exercise price | Market value unvested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Swieringa | Option | 175,439 | 16.57 | — |
| John Swieringa | PSU | 70,175 | — | 1,607,008 |
| John Swieringa | PSU | 21,053 | — | 482,114 |
| Hamid Akhavan | Option | 467,836 | 16.57 | — |
| Hamid Akhavan | Option | 326,668 | 14.04 | — |
| John Swieringa | Option | 122,467 | 14.04 | — |
| Paul Orban | Option | 187,215 | 14.04 | — |
| Dean Manson | Option | 135,399 | 14.04 | — |
EchoStar designs its executive compensation programs to create long-term shareholder value and ensure long-term success by attracting and retaining top talent, reinforcing stock ownership, and emphasizing performance as a basis for compensation. The program aims to align management interests with shareholders through equity compensation based on future stock performance and performance-based cash incentives.
| CEO STI target (% of salary) | — |
|---|---|
| CEO LTI target (% of salary) | — |
| Independent consultant | — |
| Clawback policy | true |
| Anti-hedging | true |
| Anti-pledging | true |
| Meeting year | Meeting date | For | Against | Abstain | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2023-04-27 | 493,571,464 | 8,442,894 | 134,558 | 98.32% | Passed |
| 2020 | 2020-04-30 | 515,367,419 | 688,013 | 23,976 | 99.87% | Passed |
| 2017 | 2017-05-02 | 514,916,888 | 666,589 | 12,621 | 99.87% | Passed |
Rows are labeled by annual-meeting year, with the meeting date beside each; the vote held in a given year acts on the prior fiscal year's compensation.
| Meeting year | Meeting date | Approval — company's computation |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2023-04-27 | 98.32%a |
| 2020 | 2020-04-30 | 99.87%b |
| 2017 | 2017-05-02 | 99.87%c |
a. Voting standard not stated in the filing.
b. Voting standard not stated in the filing.
c. Voting standard not stated in the filing.
Approval percentages are the company's own reported computations under its own stated standard, not recomputed by Velarion. Where a company does not state a standard, none is assumed.
| Ratio (CEO : median employee) | 105 : 1 |
|---|---|
| CEO total compensation | — |
| Median employee compensation | $85,048 |
| Director | Cash fees | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George R. BrokawIndependent · Audit (Chair) · Compensation | $81,500 | $0 | $40,380 | $0 | $0 | $121,880 |
| Kathleen Q. AbernathyIndependent · Compensation (Chair) · Nominating and Governance | 80,000 | 0 | 40,380 | 0 | 0 | 120,380 |
| R. Stanton DodgeIndependent · Compensation · Nominating and Governance (Chair) | 80,000 | 0 | 40,380 | 0 | 0 | 120,380 |
| William D. WadeIndependent · Nominating and Governance · Audit | 75,500 | 0 | 40,380 | 0 | 0 | 115,880 |
| Lisa W. HershmanIndependent · Compensation · Audit | 75,500 | 0 | 40,380 | 0 | 0 | 115,880 |
| Tom A. OrtolfIndependent · Audit · Nominating and Governance | 69,500 | 0 | 40,380 | 0 | 0 | 109,880 |
| Stephen J. ByeIndependent | 68,000 | 0 | 40,380 | 0 | 0 | 108,380 |
| Hamid AkhavanEmployee director | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Charles W. ErgenEmployee director · Board Chair | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| James DeFrancoEmployee director | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Annual cash retainer | $60,000 |
|---|---|
| Annual equity retainer | — |
| Per board meeting fee | $1,000 |
| Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov) | 5,000 / 5,000 / 5,000 |
| Stock ownership guideline | — |
| Component | FY2024 |
|---|---|
| Cash retainers and fees | $530,000 |
| Equity awards (grant-date value) | $0 |
| All other compensation | $0 |
| Total cost of the board | $530,000 |
Computed as the sum of the director compensation table rows above; inputs and formula shown in the register.
Most recent fiscal-year chief executive compensation at each disclosed peer, taken from that company's own proxy statement.
| Rank | Company | FY | Chief executive | Salary | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | EchoStar CORP | 2024 | Hamid Akhavan | $2,471,168 | $4,360,528 | $0 | $2,000,000 | $8,927,865 |
Each peer's compensation is from its most recently filed proxy; fiscal years differ by company. Each peer's figures come from its own filings; the subject company is highlighted. Peers whose chief executive compensation is outside our coverage universe are stated as such, never left blank.
Each figure's location is given both for the eye (section · page · table · row · column) and for a script (table/row/column index and exact character span in the filed document). Any figure can be independently confirmed against the source.
| # | Supports | Document | Filed | Accession | Location in document |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Section 01, Hamid Akhavan | DEF 14A | 2025-03-21 | 0001558370-25-003470 | Section “Executive Compensation Tables” · page 40. As printed: 8,927,865. Filing ↗ |
| 2 | Section 01, John Swieringa | DEF 14A | 2025-03-21 | 0001558370-25-003470 | Section “Executive Compensation Tables” · page 40. As printed: 4,977,117. Filing ↗ |
| 3 | Section 01, Charles Ergen | DEF 14A | 2025-03-21 | 0001558370-25-003470 | Section “Executive Compensation Tables” · page 40. As printed: 4,098,981. Filing ↗ |
| 4 | Section 01, Paul Orban | DEF 14A | 2025-03-21 | 0001558370-25-003470 | Section “Executive Compensation Tables” · page 40. As printed: 2,318,412. Filing ↗ |
| 5 | Section 01, Dean Manson | DEF 14A | 2025-03-21 | 0001558370-25-003470 | Section “Executive Compensation Tables” · page 40. As printed: 1,578,286. Filing ↗ |
| 6 | Section 03, Hamid Akhavan RSU | DEF 14A | 2025-03-21 | 0001558370-25-003470 | Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 1174413–1174422 |
| 7 | Section 03, Dean Manson OPTION | DEF 14A | 2025-03-21 | 0001558370-25-003470 | Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 1246227–1246234 |
| 8 | Section 03, Paul Orban OPTION | DEF 14A | 2025-03-21 | 0001558370-25-003470 | Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 1222368–1222375 |
| 9 | Section 03, Paul Orban OPTION | DEF 14A | 2025-03-21 | 0001558370-25-003470 | Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 1229846–1229853 |
| 10 | Section 03, John Swieringa OPTION | DEF 14A | 2025-03-21 | 0001558370-25-003470 | Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 1198304–1198313 |
| 11 | Section 03, John Swieringa OPTION | DEF 14A | 2025-03-21 | 0001558370-25-003470 | Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 1206355–1206362 |
| 12 | Section 07, pay ratio | DEF 14A | 2025-03-21 | 0001558370-25-003470 | Section “CEO Pay Ratio”. As printed: 105 : 1. Filing ↗machine: span 414193–414196 |
| 13 | Section 08, George R. Brokaw | DEF 14A | 2025-03-21 | 0001558370-25-003470 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 121,880. Filing ↗machine: span 234945–235117 |
| 14 | Section 08, Kathleen Q. Abernathy | DEF 14A | 2025-03-21 | 0001558370-25-003470 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 120,380. Filing ↗machine: span 229679–229851 |
| 15 | Section 08, R. Stanton Dodge | DEF 14A | 2025-03-21 | 0001558370-25-003470 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 120,380. Filing ↗machine: span 245893–246065 |
| 16 | Section 08, William D. Wade | DEF 14A | 2025-03-21 | 0001558370-25-003470 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 115,880. Filing ↗machine: span 262523–262695 |
| 17 | Section 08, Lisa W. Hershman | DEF 14A | 2025-03-21 | 0001558370-25-003470 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 115,880. Filing ↗machine: span 251577–251749 |
| 18 | Section 08, Tom A. Ortolf | DEF 14A | 2025-03-21 | 0001558370-25-003470 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 109,880. Filing ↗machine: span 256840–257012 |
| 19 | Section 08, Stephen J. Bye | DEF 14A | 2025-03-21 | 0001558370-25-003470 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 108,380. Filing ↗machine: span 240627–240799 |
| 20 | Section 08, Hamid Akhavan | DEF 14A | 2025-03-21 | 0001558370-25-003470 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗ |
| 21 | Section 08, Charles W. Ergen | DEF 14A | 2025-03-21 | 0001558370-25-003470 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗ |
| 22 | Section 08, James DeFranco | DEF 14A | 2025-03-21 | 0001558370-25-003470 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗ |
| 23 | Section 06, 2023 vote | Form 8-K | 2023-04-28 | 0001104659-23-052951 | Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 98.32% (votes for as printed: 493,571,464). Filing ↗ |
| 24 | Section 06, 2020 vote | Form 8-K | 2020-05-01 | 0001415404-20-000018 | Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 99.87% (votes for as printed: 515,367,419). Filing ↗ |
| 25 | Section 06, 2017 vote | Form 8-K | 2017-05-02 | 0001415404-17-000026 | Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 99.87% (votes for as printed: 514,916,888). Filing ↗ |
| 26 | Section 01 trend, Δ column (computed) | Computed | — | computed | Δ = current-FY total − prior-FY total per named officer.machine: formula: Δ = FY(n) − FY(n−1) |
| 27 | Section 03b vehicle mix (computed) | Computed | — | computed | RSU / PSU / Options grant-date fair values summed per officer from the grants table; % performance-vested = PSU ÷ (RSU+PSU+Options).machine: formula: sums + PSU ratio |
| 28 | Section 09b board cost (computed) | Computed | — | computed | Cash 530,000 + equity 0 + all other 0 = 530,000, summed across the director compensation table rows.machine: formula: Σ = 530,000 |
| 29 | EchoStar CORP (subject), Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2025-03-21 | 0001558370-25-003470 | CEO total compensation as printed in EchoStar CORP's own proxy. As printed: 8,927,865. Filing ↗ |