---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-22-123668"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "SATS"
cik: "0001415404"
company_name: "EchoStar CORP"
filed_at: "2022-12-01T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-21T10:48:19.177912+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# EchoStar President Pradman Kaul to retire; Paul Gaske named COO effective Jan 1, 2023

## Summary
- Pradman Kaul retires Dec 31, 2022 as President of Hughes Network Systems; named Vice Chair of EchoStar Board.
- Paul Gaske appointed COO effective Jan 1, 2023; previously EVP/GM of North American Division.
- Kaul to receive $120K annual retainer for Vice Chair role; remains on Board.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-22-123668
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: SATS
- cik: 0001415404
- company_name: EchoStar CORP
- filed_at: 2022-12-01T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1415404/000110465922123668/0001104659-22-123668-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1415404/000110465922123668/tm2231732d1_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-22-123668
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-22-123668.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-22-123668.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Paul Gaske was appointed as Chief Operating Officer at EchoStar CORP.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Operating Officer
  source text: Paul Gaske, the Executive Vice President and General Manager of the North American Division of Hughes Network Systems, LLC, has been appointed to the role of Chief Operating Officer of the Company effective January 1, 2023
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1415404/000110465922123668/0001104659-22-123668-index.htm
- Executive change
  Pradman P. Kaul was appointed as Vice Chair of the Board of Directors at EchoStar CORP.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Vice Chair of the Board of Directors
  source text: The Board of Directors has appointed Mr. Kaul to serve as Vice Chair of the Board of Directors effective January 1, 2023.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1415404/000110465922123668/0001104659-22-123668-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.