De Bastos was among the first employees of XM Satellite Radio, where he was vice president of satellite engineering for nine years before the 2008 merger of Sirius and XM. He also held management positions with Worldspace and Lockheed Martin Astro Space.

   De Bastos will be responsible for procurement, technical direction and technical operations for EchoStar’s satellite fleet and will manage the team responsible for systems engineering and program management, reporting to EchoStar Satellite Services president Anders Johnson.

   Separately, EchoStar announced that former LightSquared Vice President of IT and Client Operations Mahmood Mirza has joined the company as its senior vice president of business systems, information technology and operations. Mirza is tasked with alignment of all IT strategy, business systems and IT technology across all EchoStar business units, reporting to EchoStar CEO and President Michael Dugan.