Joseph P. Clayton (11 October 1949 – 3 November 2018) was the CEO of Dish Network, a Colorado based Direct Broadcast Satellite provider.
[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.
Clayton went on to become president of Global Crossing Ltd, the company that acquired Frontier Communications.
[8] From 2001 to 2004, Clayton was the CEO of Sirius XM Holdings, where he launched satellite radio.