[Satellite TODAY 04-19-12] U.S. pay-TV provider Dish Network has appointed James Moorhead to the position of senior vice president and chief marketing officer, the company announced April 18.

      Moorhead will be responsible for Dish Network’s marketing, advertising, public relations and market research, reporting to Dish Network CEO Joe Clayton. Moorhead also will serve on Dish Network’s senior executive leadership team.

      Moorhead previously held senior marketing roles at the Procter & Gamble Co. Prilosec OTC, Vicks and Gillette.

      “James has the marketing experience, the energy and, most importantly, the imagination to help lead our commercial transformation,” Clayton said in a statement.