Consumer >> CEO Interviews >> March 3, 2002

Howard Verlin – Pegasus Communications Corporation (pgtv)

HOWARD E. VERLIN is Executive Vice President of Pegasus Communications Corporation where he is responsible for the company's direct broadcast satellite (DBS) operations, broadband and set-top box initiatives and other advanced digital services that Pegasus distributes through its independent retail network of 3,500 retailers. Mr. Verlin is responsible for the achievement of yearly budgets, acquisitions, divestitures and capital projects, and also oversees changes in content, pricing and vendor contract negotiation. Mr. Verlin has been an employee of Pegasus since its formation, and was employed by Butcher & Singer where he provided investment banking and brokerage services to the media and communications industries. Mr. Verlin is a graduate of Harvard University with a BA in Economics. Profile
TWST: Could we start with a brief historical sketch of Pegasus

Communications Corporation, and then a picture of what you are doing at

the present time?

Mr. Verlin: The company was founded in