Industry & Services >> CEO Interviews >> November 1, 2004
Kevin N. McGrath is President and CEO of Digital Angel corporation. He
spent 16 years at El Segundo, California-based Hughes Electronics Corp.,
and was Chairman of DirecTV Latin America, a Hughes subsidiary based in
Fort Lauderdale, Florida. He was a Hughes Corporate Vice President and a
member of its Management Committee. Mr. McGrath was responsible for the
startup, development and operation of what has become the world's
largest Latin American, direct-to-home pay television business, with 1.6
million subscribers in 28 countries and more than $600 million in annual
revenue. Mr. McGrath also spent two years as President of DirecTV
International and helped bring satellite-based pay TV to a worldwide
audience. During that time, he also advised Hughes Management and its
Board of Directors in all aspects of creating, funding and managing
satellite-based businesses in diverse regions of the world. He has also
held a number of other senior level executive positions at Hughes,
including President of Hughes Communications, Inc., and Chief Financial
Officer of Hughes Space and Communications Group. Prior to his work at
Hughes, Mr. McGrath spent two years as Chief Financial Officer for
Electronic Data Systems, Asia and Pacific, and 10 years in various
financial management positions at General Motors Corp. Mr. McGrath is a
graduate of Princeton University and received an MBA from the Amos Tuck
School at Dartmouth College. Profile
Mr. McGrath: Digital Angel is a small, very interesting company. It's a
company in the business of tracking, identifying and communicating with
high-value assets,
