• DIRECTV GROUP INC Key Executives

  • Total Compensation: $ 13.93 M
    Mr. Carey has served as a Director and as the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company since December 2003. Mr. Carey served as a Director of News Corporation from November 2004 until December 2007, and as Executive Director of The News Corporation Limited (the prior parent of the News Corporation group of companies), or TNCL, from 1996 until November 2004. Mr. Carey served a consultant to TNCL from 2002 to 2003 and as Co-Chief Operating Officer of TNCL from 1996 until 2002. Mr. Carey served as a Director, President and Chief Executive Officer of Sky Global Networks, Inc. from 2001 until 2002. Mr. Carey served as a Director of Fox Entertainment Group, Inc., or Fox Entertainment, from 1992 until 2002 and served as Co-Chief Operating Officer from 1998 until 2002. Mr. Carey was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Fox Television from 1994 until 2000. Mr. Carey was a Director of News America Incorporated from 1998 until 2002, President and Chief Operating Officer from 1998 until 2002 and Executive Vice President from 1996 to 1998. Mr. Carey served as a Director of STAR Group Ltd., or STAR, from 1993 until 2002, a Director of NDS Group, plc., or NDS, from 1996 until 2002 and a Director of Gemstar-TV Guide International, Inc. from 2000 until 2002. Mr. Carey was a Director of British Sky Broadcasting plc. from February 2003 until February 2008. Mr. Carey is a Trustee Emeritus of Colgate University.
    Total Compensation: $ 1.30 M
    Mr. Doyle has served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company since October 2007. He served as Treasurer, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer of the Company from June 2001 to October 2007. He was appointed Corporate Vice President and Controller in July 2000 and Treasurer in June 2001. Previously, Mr. Doyle served as Vice President, Taxes from October 1996 to July 2000 and was given the additional responsibility of Corporate Development in June 1997.
    Romulo Pontual - Chief Technology Officer
    Total Compensation: $ —
    Mr. Pontual has served as Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer of the Company since January 2004. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Pontual served as Executive Vice President, Television Platforms, at News Corporation since 1996.
    John F. Murphy - Chief Accounting Officer
    Total Compensation: $ —
    Mr. Murphy currently serves as Senior Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer of the Company. He served as Vice President & General Auditor from October 2004 to November 2007. Previously, Mr. Murphy served as Vice President-Finance and Emerging Businesses for Experian Group Ltd. Mr. Murphy was head of internal audit activities at International Rectifier, JDS Uniphase, and Nestle USA.
    Larry D. Hunter - General Counsel
    Total Compensation: $ 2.56 M
    Mr. Hunter has served as Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of the Company since January 2004. He served as Senior Vice President from June 2001 to January 2004 and as General Counsel since December 2002. He was named Associate General Counsel in June 2001 and was named Corporate Vice President in August 1998. Mr. Hunter served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of DIRECTV Japan from 1998 until 2001.
    Bruce B. Churchill - Executive VP
    Total Compensation: $ 3.54 M
    Mr. Churchill has served as the Executive Vice President of the Company, President-New Ventures and as President of the DIRECTV Latin America business since January 2004. He served as Chief Financial Officer of the Company from January 2004 until March 2005. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Churchill served as President and Chief Operating Officer of STAR, a position he held beginning in May 2000. Previously, he served as the Deputy Chief Executive Officer of STAR since 1996. Prior to joining STAR, Mr. Churchill served as Senior Vice President, Finance at Fox Television.
    J. William Little - Senior VP
    Total Compensation: $ —
    Mr. Little currently serves as Senior Vice President, Treasurer and Business Development. He served as Vice President Business Development from August 2004 to June 2007. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Little was a Vice President in the Investment Banking Division of Merrill Lynch & Co., where he served from 2000 to 2004. Previously, he held various positions at Lazard Freres and Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette.
    Haim Saban - Director
    Total Compensation: $ —
    Nancy S. Newcomb - Director
    Total Compensation: $ —
    Ms. Newcomb has served as a Director of the Company and a member of the Audit Committee since February 2006. Since February 2008, Ms. Newcomb has also served on the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. Ms. Newcomb served as a senior corporate officer, risk management, of Citigroup, Inc. from May 1998 until April 2004. She served as a customer group executive of Citicorp (the predecessor corporation) from December 1995 to April 1998, as a division executive, Latin America, from September 1993 to December 1995 and as the principal financial officer responsible for liquidity, funding and capital management from January 1988 to August 1993. Ms. Newcomb currently serves as a Director of Moody's Corporation and Sysco Corporation. Ms. Newcomb is also a member of the Governing Council of the Van Leer Group Foundation, the Netherlands.
    Michael W. Palkovic - Executive VP, Divisional
    Total Compensation: $ 2.35 M
    Mr. Palkovic has served as the Executive Vice President-Operations since October 2007. He served as Chief Financial Officer of the Company from March 2005 to October 2007. He served as Senior Vice President of the DIRECTV U.S. business from December 2000, was promoted to Executive Vice President in February 2004 and served as the Chief Financial Officer of the DIRECTV U.S. business from July 2001 to October 2007. Mr. Palkovic joined the Company in 1996 and prior to that held various positions at Times Mirror Cable Television.
    Total Compensation: $ —
    Mr. Cornelius has served as a Director of the Company since 2000 and has served as Chairman of the Company's Audit Committee since 2003. He served as a member of the Compensation Committee from 2000 to 2003. Mr. Cornelius has served as the Chief Executive Officer since September 2006, and as the Chairman since February 11, 2008, of Bristol-Meyers Squibb where he has served as a Director since January 2005. From November 2005 to April 2006, Mr. Cornelius served as the Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Guidant Corporation, where he served as a Non-Executive Chairman from 2000 to November 2005 and a Director since 1994. Previously, he served as Executive Chairman of Guidant Corporation from 1995 until 2000. Mr. Cornelius is also a Director and Chairman of the compensation committee and a member of the audit committee of Given Imaging Ltd.
    Peter A. Lund - Director
    Total Compensation: $ —
    Mr. Lund has served as a Director of the Company and as a member of the Compensation Committee and the Audit Committee since 2000. Mr. Lund served as Chairman of the Compensation Committee from December 2003 to February 2006. Mr. Lund is a private investor and media consultant. Mr. Lund served as President and CEO-CBS, Inc., and President and CEO-CBS Television and Cable from October 1995 to June 1997. In a career spanning 20 years at CBS, Mr. Lund held numerous positions, including President-CBS Broadcasting Group, President-CBS Sports, President-CBS Television Stations and President-CBS Television Network. Mr. Lund is a Director and member of the audit committee of Crown Media Holdings, Inc. and a Director and member of the audit committee and compensation committee of Emmis Communications Corporation.
    Charles R. Lee - Director
    Total Compensation: $ —
    Mr. Lee has served as a Director and a member of the Compensation Committee and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee since December 2003 and Chairman of the Compensation Committee since February 2006. From April 2002 to December 2003, Mr. Lee served as the non-executive Chairman of Verizon Communications, Inc., or Verizon. From 2000 through 2002, Mr. Lee served as Chairman and Co-Chief Executive Officer of Verizon. Previously, Mr. Lee served as Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of GTE Corporation. Mr. Lee is also a Director of The Procter & Gamble Company, United Technologies Corporation, United States Steel Corporation and Marathon Oil Corporation. He also serves as Chairman of the audit committee for United States Steel Corporation and is a member of the audit committees of The Proctor & Gamble Company and Marathon Oil Corporation. Mr. Lee is a Trustee Emeritus and Presidential Councilor of Cornell University. He serves on the Board of Overseers for The Weill Cornell Medical College and is a member of the Business Council.
    Neil R. Austrian - Director
    Total Compensation: $ —
    Mr. Austrian has served as a Director and as Chair of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee since December 2003. Since February 2008, Mr. Austrian has also served on the Compensation Committee. Mr. Austrian is a private investor. He served as the interim Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Office Depot, Inc. from October 2004 until March 2005 and continues to serve as a Director and a member of the finance committee. Mr. Austrian served as President and Chief Operating Officer of the National Football League from 1991 until 1999. Prior to that, he was a Managing Director of Dillon, Read & Co., Inc. from 1987 until 1991.
    Dr. John C. Malone, Ph.D. - Director/Chairman of the Board
    Total Compensation: $ —
    Mr. Malone has served as the Chairman of the Board and a Director of the Company since February 27, 2008, when he was appointed by the Board to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Mr. David DeVoe. Mr. Malone has served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Liberty Media Corporation since March 2006. He has been Chairman of the Board and a Director of Liberty Media LLC from 1990 to May 2006 and Chief Executive Officer of Liberty Media LLC from August 2005 to February 2006. Mr. Malone served as Chairman of the Board of Tele-Communications, Inc., or TCI, from November 1996 to March 1999; and Chief Executive Officer of TCI from January 1994 to March 1997. Mr. Malone is Chairman of the Board of Liberty Global, Inc., Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Discovery Holding Company and a Director of IAC/InterActiveCorp and Expedia, Inc.
    Total Compensation: $ —
    Mr. Maffei has served as a Director of the Company since February 27, 2008, when he was appointed to the Board to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Mr. K. Rupert Murdoch. Mr. Maffei has served as the Chief Executive Officer, President and a Director of Liberty Media Corporation since March 2006, Chief Executive Officer and President of Liberty Media LLC since February 2006 and a Director of Liberty Media LLC from November 2005 to May 2006. Mr. Maffei served as President and Chief Financial Officer of Oracle Corporation from June 2005 until November 2005. Mr. Maffei served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of 360networks Corporation from January 2000 until June 2005. Previously, Mr. Maffei was Chief Financial Officer of Microsoft Corporation and Chairman of the Board of Expedia, Inc. Mr. Maffei serves as a Director of Electronic Arts, Inc.
    Mark S. Carleton - Director
    Total Compensation: $ —
    The Board of Directors has appointed Mr. Mark Carleton as a member of the Board of Directors, effective at the next meeting of the Board of Directors after the annual meeting of stockholders of the Company on June 3, 2008. Mr. Carleton has been a Senior Vice President at Liberty Media Corporation since December 2003. His primary responsibilities include corporate development and oversight of Liberty"s technology, telecommunications, satellite and sports interests. Prior to joining Liberty Media Corporation, Mr. Carleton was a partner at KPMG LLP, where he had overall responsibility for communications and media enterprises. Mr. Carleton was also a member of KPMG LLP"s Board of Directors. Mr. Carleton"s current directorships include WildBlue Communications, Inc., True Position, Inc., Mobile Streams, Inc., Zoombak, Leisure Arts, Inc., Liberty Sports Group, Starz Media, LLC, Atlanta National League Baseball Club, Inc. and Volunteers of America " Colorado Branch. He is also a member of the University of Colorado Sports and Entertainment Advisory Council and of the Colorado State University College of Business Global Leadership Counsel.
    Total Compensation: $ —
    Mr. Boyd has served as a Director of the Company and as a member of the Company's Audit Committee and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee since December 2003. Since February 2005, Mr. Boyd has served as the Executive Vice President/Community Relations of the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, or Freddie Mac, the Chairman, President and CEO of the Freddie Mac Foundation, and a Director of the Home Ownership Funding Corporation I and II, two real estate investment trust affiliates of Freddie Mac. Prior to that, Mr. Boyd was the General Counsel of Freddie Mac from April 2004 to February 2005. From 2003 through March 2004, Mr. Boyd was a senior litigation partner in the Washington, D.C. office of the law firm of Alston & Bird, LLP. Mr. Boyd was an Assistant Attorney General of the United States for Civil Rights in the U.S. Department of Justice from 2001 until 2003 and a trial partner with the Boston law firm of Goodwin Procter LLP from 1997 until 2001. Mr. Boyd also served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Criminal Division of the Boston U.S. Attorney's Office from 1991 until 1997. From January 2004 to November 2006, he was the United States Member to the United Nations Human Rights Commission's Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination. He currently serves as a Trustee, Audit Committee Chair and member of the Investment Committee of the National Housing Partnership Foundation.