Crown Castle Inc. (NYSE: CCI) yesterday announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Christian Hillabrant as President and Chief Executive Officer, effective September 15, 2025. Hillabrant is also expected to join the company’s Board at that time.
Hillabrant brings over three decades of experience in the industry having previously held senior management positions at T-Mobile, Ericsson AB, and Samsung, leading corporate functions spanning engineering, sales, and operations. He later served as the COO of Tillman Infrastructure, where, according to Crown, he steered the business through a transformational growth period “while simultaneously strengthening tower cash flow and reducing operational expenses.”
He most recently served as the CEO and Chairman of the Management Board at Vantage Towers AG, which manages over 86,000 communication sites across 10 countries.
Dan Schlanger will continue to serve as the company’s Interim President and CEO until Hillabrant joins the company. The Board is expected to appoint Schlanger to the role of Executive Vice company’s sale of its small cells and fiber solutions businesses, which is expected to close in the first half of 2026.
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