{"schema_version":"secwatch.filing_event.v1","accession":"0001104659-22-131346","form_type":"8-K","ticker":"SATS","cik":"0001415404","company_name":"EchoStar CORP","filed_at":"2022-12-30T23:59:59+00:00","discovered_at":"2026-05-14T18:03:50.571550+00:00","generated_at":"2026-06-20T21:24:39.469084+00:00","sec_items":["5.02","9.01"],"event_type":"leadership","sentiment":"neutral","materiality_score":0.5,"calibrated_materiality_score":0.5,"confidence":"high","headline":"EchoStar President Pradman Kaul retires from subsidiaries, named Vice Chair","bullets":["Kaul retires as President of Hughes Communications and Hughes Network Systems effective Dec 31, 2022; remains on board, appointed Vice Chair Jan 1, 2023.","Letter agreement modifies 2016 and 2022 stock options to vest based on board service instead of employment; unvested 2019 options forfeited.","Vested 2019 options exercisable until Jan 31, 2023; non-competition covenants amended."],"urls":{"canonical":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-22-131346","json":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-22-131346.json","markdown":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-22-131346.md","text":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-22-131346.txt","edgar_index":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1415404/000110465922131346/0001104659-22-131346-index.htm","edgar_primary_document":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1415404/000110465922131346/tm2233724d1_8k.htm"},"model":{"generated_by":"deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2","generated_at":"2026-06-20T21:24:39.469084+00:00"},"review":{"review_status":"machine_generated","human_reviewed":false,"corrected":false,"correction_note":null,"correction_timestamp":null,"superseded_by":null,"related_filings":[]},"source_grounded_claims":[{"claim_id":"0b7b468fba","claim":"Pradman P. Kaul was appointed as Vice Chair of the Board of Directors at EchoStar CORP.","evidence_excerpt":"Pradman P. Kaul will retire from his positions as President of Hughes Communications, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (“Hughes Communications”), and as President of Hughes Network Systems, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Hughes Communications, effective as of the close of business on December 31, 2022. Mr. Kaul will continue to serve as a member of the Board of Directors of the Company and has been appointed to serve as Vice Chair of the Board of Directors effective January 1, 2023.","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.02","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1415404/000110465922131346/0001104659-22-131346-index.htm","confidence":0.95,"family_label":"Executive change","details":[{"label":"Action","value":"retired from President, appointed Vice Chair"},{"label":"Role","value":"Vice Chair of the Board of Directors"}],"fact_type":"executive_change"}],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). Summaries (headline + bullets): CC-BY-4.0; attribute https://secwatch.observer"}