| Joseph P. Clayton | |
| Birth Date: | 11 October 1949 |
| Birth Place: | Louisville, Kentucky, US |
| Occupation: | Businessman |
| Known For: | CEO of satellite dish provider Dish Network |
Joseph P. Clayton (11 October 19493 November 2018) was the CEO of Dish Network, a Colorado based Direct Broadcast Satellite provider.[1] He both took the role from and was replaced by Charlie Ergen.[2]
From 1992 to 1996, Clayton was executive vice president of marketing and sales in the Americas and Asia at Thomson 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 for DirecTV.[4]
In 1997, Clayton become the CEO of Frontier Communications (originally Rochester 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 of Sirius XM Holdings, where he launched satellite 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]