ENGLEWOOD, Colo. – Yesterday, former Bell Canada executive Michael Neuman resigned as president and chief operating officer of number two U.S. satellite company EchoStar Communications.
A short announcement yesterday by the company said Neuman’s duties will be assumed by Carl Vogel, vice-chairman of the company, and Michael Dugan, CTO and former president and COO of the company.
Neuman landed the gig in only in June of this year and EchoStar gave no reason for his departure. Neuman was president of Bell Mobility until early in 2005 when he was forced out after the wireless unit endured a series of billing blunders which saw customers either over-billed or un-billed, among other issues.
Neuman filled a post with EchoStar that had been vacant for more than a year. Prior to his stint with Bell Mobility, he served as president of Bell ExpressVu, WorldLinx Telecommunications and Cerberus Canada.
"I am excited about joining the company that has been such an innovator in the pay-TV industry," Neuman said when he was hired in June, "and I look forward to the role I can play in advancing EchoStar’s push into some dynamic new products and services."
