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Eddy Hartenstein Net Worth (2024) | wallmine

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Mia Phillips

Updated on March 21, 2026

Eddy Hartenstein biography

Eddy W. Hartenstein is Lead Independent Director of the Company. Mr. Hartenstein was the non-executive Chairman of the Board of Tribune Publishing, a leading diversified media company that included the Los Angeles Times, from August 2014 through January 2016. Mr. Hartenstein retired as the Publisher and Chief Executive Officer of the Los Angeles Times in August 2014, a position he held since August 2008. In addition, Mr. Hartenstein served as Co-President of the Tribune Company from October 2010 to May 2011 and as President and Chief Executive Officer from May 2011 until January 2013. In December 2008, the Tribune Company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and, under his leadership, emerged in December 2012. Mr. Hartenstein was Vice Chairman and a member of the board of directors of The DIRECTV Group, Inc. (formerly Hughes Electronics Corporation), a television service provider, from December 2003 until his retirement in December 2004. He served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of DIRECTV, Inc. from late 2001 through 2004 and as President of DIRECTV, Inc. from its inception in 1990 to 2001. Previously, Mr. Hartenstein served in various capacities for Hughes Communications, Inc., a provider of satellite-based communications, Equatorial Communications Services Company, a provider of telephony and data distribution services, and NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, the lead U.S. center for robotic exploration of the solar system. Mr. Hartenstein also serves as a member of the board of directors of tronc, Inc., Broadcom Limited and TiVo Corporation (and Rovi Corporation prior to its merger with TiVo Corporation). Mr. Hartenstein served as a director of SanDisk Corporation, Yahoo! Inc. and The City of Hope during the last five years.

What is the salary of Eddy Hartenstein?

As the Lead Independent Director of Sirius XM Inc, the total compensation of Eddy Hartenstein at Sirius XM Inc is $326,834. There are 12 executives at Sirius XM Inc getting paid more, with James Meyer having the highest compensation of $18,778,800.