CarterBaldwin Places IT Leader Mike McClaskey in Chief Information Officer Role for EchoStar Communications
Roswell, GA – March 10, 2008 – CarterBaldwin Executive Search, a leading provider of retained executive search services, announced this week that its search to fill the CIO position for EchoStar Communications has ended in the selection of Mike McClaskey, formerly of Perot Systems Corporation. As the senior information technology leader, McClaskey’s role will be to develop the overall information technology mission, its strategic objectives and supporting tactical plans. As CIO for EchoStar he will also manage a 900+ person IT staff consisting of internal, off-shore and contract professionals.
McClaskey’s most recent background includes 12 years with Perot Systems where he served as Group Director for New Business Development of Global Infrastructure Services before becoming CIO and senior leader for Infrastructure Solutions in 2002. To his new tenure with EchoStar he will bring broad experience in enterprise IT operations and governance, technology strategy, outsourcing and globalization.
CarterBaldwin partner Margaret A. (Maggie) Bellville led the search efforts for EchoStar. “This was a critical position for EchoStar,” said Bellville. “Theirs is a large, complex environment and the candidate we were looking for had to have significant hands-on technology transformation leadership experience.” Bellville, who joined CarterBaldwin in 2005 to establish a specialty practice area in Telecommunications and Broadband, employed her own hands-on experience in the search, from the creation of the search profile through presentation of relevant findings to EchoStar.
“Mike McClaskey is a perfect fit for EchoStar,” continued Bellville. “He’s been an innovative, award-winning CIO for over 20 years. He fully understands that after ten years of explosive growth EchoStar is ready for a deliberate strategic plan—a sound strategy for assessing the objectives and priorities for going forward into the next stage.”
EchoStar, listed by Fortune as the nation’s 252nd largest company, is among the sizable share (40%) of the CarterBaldwin client roster that comes from the Fortune 500. Others include Dover Corporation, Newell Rubbermaid, Unisource Worldwide, Husqvarna, InterContinental Hotels Group, and General Dynamics. The company places “C” Suite executives, officers, and board directors in industries such as healthcare, finance, biotech, energy, telecom and non-profit sectors. The firm, headquartered just north of Atlanta, was recently named for the second year running to the prestigious Inc. 500 list of America’s fastest growing privately held companies.
About EchoStar Communications
EchoStar Communications operates two primary businesses: digital entertainment solutions and fixed satellite services. The digital entertainment solutions business includes Sling Media which designs, develops and distributes set-top boxes and related products for direct-to-home satellite television service providers. The fixed satellite services business provides service on nine owned and leased in-orbit satellites and includes related FCC licenses, a network of seven full-service digital broadcast centers, and leased fiber optic capacity with points of presence in approximately 150 cities. Visit www.echostar.com for more information.
About CarterBaldwin
CarterBaldwin is a retained executive search firm managed by a partnership team with more than 50 years of combined experience. Through extensive industry knowledge and comprehensive understanding of the intangibles required to create strong management teams, CarterBaldwin has secured top industry leaders for dynamic companies throughout the United States. The company is headquartered just north of Atlanta. Additional information is available at www.carterbaldwin.com.
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