Crown Castle Inc. announced that Jay Brown informed the Company?s Board of Directors on December 6, 2023 of his decision to retire as Crown Castle?s Chief Executive Officer of the Company, effective January 16, 2024. The Board has appointed Anthony Melone, a member of Crown Castle?s Board, to begin serving as interim CEO at that time. The Board will conduct a search process to identify a permanent CEO.

Mr. Melone has over three decades of experience in the telecommunications industry, including having served as Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer (?CTO?) for Verizon Communications from December 2010 to April 2015. In addition, Mr. Melone served in a variety of positions with Verizon Wireless from 2000 to December 2010, including as Senior Vice President and CTO from 2007 to December 2010.