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Market Cap:$10.9B
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$1.5B
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  • US
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Crown Castle International, the leading owner and operator of shared wireless infrastructures, has two major tower operations subsidiaries, Crown Castle USA, Inc. and Crown Castle Australia. We take pride in anticipating and responding to our customers' needs. This approach has resulted in strong relationships with our customers, landowners and employees.

President and Chief Executive Officer
W. Benjamin Moreland
Number of Employees 1,300
Contact Information

510 Bering Dr Ste 600

Houston, Texas 77057-1457

crowncastle.com

(713) 570-3000

NAICS Code Cellular and Other Wireless Telecommunications: 517212

Recent Events

  • Fitch Rates Crown Castle's IDR 'BB-'; Outlook Positive

    11/02/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • Cell tower operator Crown Castle raises 3Q view

    10/20/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • Crown Castle International CCI Rises Despite Q3 Loss

    11/04/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Oppenheimer & Co. initiates coverage of Crown Castle International at 'outperform'

    9/17/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • Colonial Williamsburg's cellular towers the envy of some Kingsmill residents

    9/12/09 - Sites Leased - View Story

  • Crown Castle Slips To Loss In Q2; Narrows FY09 Loss Outlook - Update

    7/30/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Crown Castle International Announces Revised Presentation Time At the Credit Suisse Global Media and Communications...

    6/05/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

News & Analysis

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Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
W. Benjamin Moreland President and Chief Executive Officer
John P. Kelly President
James D Young Chief Operating Officer
Jay Brown Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
Jed P. Fawaz Vice President, Technology & Chief Information Officer
E. Blake Hawk Executive Vice President & General Counsel
Lisa Davidson Senior Vice President of Human Resources
Mark Schrott Senior Vice President
Pat Slowey Senior Vice President Sales and Customer Relations
Philip M. Kelley Senior Vice Presidentcorporate Development and Strategy
Fiona McKone Vice President of Finance
Rick Platt Vice President, Sales
Rob A. Fisher Vice President
Paul Gannon Director, Natl Sales Finance
Benjamin Moreland
Bob Keith Account Executive
Christi King Account Executive
Gannon Sutter Account Executive
Gina Lane Account Executive
Joanne Gundermann Account Executive
Juliette Hamer Account Executive
Kellie Rogers
Laura Whitten Account Executive
Lynn Hagood Account Executive
Mark Chmura Account Executive
Mary Lou Dimaggio Corporate Real Estate Paralegal
Pete Faulhaber Account Executive
Rachel Arkema Account Executive
Tara Rand Account Executive
Ted Powell
Edward C. Hutcheson Jr. Director

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
J. Landis Martin Chairman of the Board of Directors
Robert F. McKenzie Chairman
Ari Q. Fitzgerald Board of Directors
Carl Ferenbach Board of Directors
Cindy Christy Board of Directors
Cynthia K Christy Langenfeld Board of Directors
Dale N. Hatfield Board of Directors
David C. Abrams Board of Directors
Lee W. Hogan Board of Directors
Randall A. Hack Board of Directors
Robert E. Garrison Board of Directors
Wesley R. Edens Board of Directors
William D. Strittmatter Board of Directors

Organization Position Status
Crown Castle International Corp. President and Chief Executive Officer Current
Puerto Rico Chief Executive Officer Current
Puerto Rico President Current
Calpine Corporation Board of Directors Current
Crown Castle International Corp. Executive. Vice President & Cfo Former
Crown Castle Senior Vice President Former
Crown Castle International Corp. Senior Vice President Former
Crown Castle Treasurer Former
Crown Castle International Corp. Treasurer Former
The University of Houston Master of Business Administration Degree Former
The University of Texas at Austin Degree Former

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Crown Castle International Corp. President Current
FiberTower Corporation Current
Crown Castle International Corp. Executive Vice Chairman Current
Pcia, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Crown Castle International Corp. CEO Former
Crown Capital Corporation President Former
Crown Castle International Corp. Coo Former
Crown Capital Corporation Coo Former
Crown Castle International Corp. Director of Ccic Former

James D. Young was appointed Chief Operating Officer in February 2009. Prior to this appointment, he served as President, U.S. Tower Operations from October 2005. He is responsible for the management of all operational groups including the four Areas, Property Management, Operations, Service Delivery, Performance Improvement, Information Technology, and National Site Development. Mr. Young also sits on the Board of Directors for Crown Castle's business in Australia. With more than 21 years of experience in the telecom industry, Mr. Young has served in several key capacities for various organizations. Prior to joining Crown Castle, he served as the Northeast Region Vice President of Network Operations for Sprint/Nextel, before that spending several years with GTE in a variety of leadership positions across multiple disciplines.

Organization Position Status
Crown Castle International Corp. Chief Operating Officer Current
Crown Castle International Corp. President, Tower Operations Former
Verizon Communications Inc. Former
Sprint Nextel Corporation Former
Purdue University Masters of Science In Management Former
DePauw University Bachelor of Arts Degree Former
Washington University BS In Systems Engineering Former

Jay A. Brown was appointed Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Crown Castle in July 2008. Prior to that, Mr. Brown served as Treasurer of Crown Castle from May 2004. Since joining Crown Castle in August 1999, he has served in a number of positions in corporate development and corporate finance. Prior to joining Crown Castle, Mr. Brown worked for a start-up health care company and Arthur Andersen LLP. He is responsible for general corporate financing and compliance activities for Crown Castle. Mr. Brown is a Certified Public Accountant.

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Crown Castle International Corp. Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer Current
Crown Castle International Corp. Senior Vice President Current
Crown Castle International Corp. Vice President, Finance Former
Crown Castle International Corp. Treasurer Former

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Crown Castle International Corp. Vice President, Technology & Chief Information Officer Current

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Crown Castle International Corp. Executive Vice President & General Counsel Current
Crown Castle International Corp. General Counsel Former

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Crown Castle International Corp. Senior Vice President of Human Resources Current

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Crown Castle International Corp. Senior Vice President Current

Patrick Slowey was appointed Senior Vice President Sales and Customer Relations in January 2005. Prior to his appointment, he served as Vice President of National Sales of Crown Castle USA. Mr. Slowey joined Crown Castle in 2000 as Vice President of Business Development, Crown Castle USA. Before joining CCI, Mr. Slowey worked with the wireless carriers Nextel and McCaw Communications (ATT Wireless), as well as Air Products and Chemicals, in various Sales and Operations Management positions.

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Crown Castle International Corp. Senior Vice President Sales and Customer Relations Current
Crown Castle International Corp. Vice President of Business Development Current
Crown Castle Vice President of Business Development Former
Crown Castle International Corp. Sales Executive Former
McCaw Cellular Communications Former
Air Products Company Former

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Crown Castle International Corp. Senior Vice Presidentcorporate Development and Strategy Current
FiberTower Corporation Board of Directors Current

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Crown Castle International Corp. Vice President of Finance Current

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Crown Castle International Corp. Vice President, Sales Current

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Crown Castle International Corp. Vice President Current
Crown Castle International Corp. Controller Current

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Crown Castle International Corp. Director, Natl Sales Finance Current

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Crown Castle International Corp. Account Executive Current

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Crown Castle International Corp. Current

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Crown Castle International Corp. Account Executive Current

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Swfloridaparalegals.Com President Current
Crown Castle International Corp. Corporate Real Estate Paralegal Current
Swfloridaparalegals.Com Board of Directors Current
Keiser College Aa In Paralegal Studies Former

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Crown Castle International Corp. Account Executive Current

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Crown Castle International Corp. Account Executive Current

Ted Powell is an expert consultant and facilitator, with more than a decade of experience with Stop at Nothing's leadership seminars, Cognitive Selling program, Self-Leadership and Empowerment seminars, leadership team development, and individual executive coaching. Although he has been administering these programs for some time, Ted receives "never-ending gratification" from what he does. "It is wonderful watching and being a part of an organization as people truly transform themselves to make positive change," he said.

Organization Position Status
Stop At Nothing, Inc. Managing Partner Current
Crown Castle International Corp. Current
Sprint Nextel Corporation Current
Atta, Inc Vice President Former
Stop At Nothing, Inc. Facilitator Former
University of Virginia Bachelor of Arts In Economics Former

J. Landis Martin has been Chairman of the Board of TIMET since 1987, Chief Executive Officer of TIMET since 1995 and President since 2000 and previously from 1995 to 1996. Mr. Martin is also a director of Halliburton Company, Apartment Investment and Management Company and Trico Marine Services Inc. and is a director and non-executive chairman of Crown Castle International Corporation.

Organization Position Status
Titanium Metals Corporation Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer Current
Platte River Ventures Founder and Managing Director Current
Intrepid Potash Founder Current
Crown Castle International Corp. Chairman of the Board of Directors Current
Halliburton Company Director Current
Intrepid Potash Director Current
Apartment Investment & Management Co. Board of Directors Current
Intrepid Mining, LLC Director Current
Baroid Corporation Chief Executive Officer Former
Nl Industries, Inc. Chief Executive Officer Former
Nl Industries, Inc. President Former
Baroid Corporation Chairman Former
Intrepid Potash Chairman Former
Crown Castle International Corp. Board of Directors Former
Northwestern University J.D. Degree Former
Northwestern University School of Law J.D. Former
Northwestern University B.S.B.A. In Business Administration and Economics Former
Northwestern University School of Law B.S. Former

Organization Position Status
Crown Castle International Corp. Chairman Current

Ari Fitzgerald's practice focuses on wireless, satellite, international communications, and Internet-related issues. Ari also provides strategic and legal advice on a wide range of telecommunications and spectrum-related issues. He serves as counsel to an association of companies seeking to develop ultra-wideband technology in the United States and Europe, represents a number of telematics providers, and represents several telecommunications carriers, equipment suppliers, and investors in major spectrum-related and regulatory policy proceedings at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). He has also provided advice on telecommunications privatization and market liberalization issues. Ari joined Hogan & Hartson from the FCC, where for nearly three years he served as legal advisor to the FCC's former chairman, William Kennard. In this position, he advised the chairman on wireless, international, and spectrum policy issues. Ari later served as deputy chief of the FCC's International Bureau, overseeing the development of FCC policies on international telecommunications, foreign ownership, satellite services, spectrum allocation, and promotion of the Internet. Prior to working at the FCC, Ari worked as an attorney in the Office of Legal Counsel of the U.S. Department of Justice, counseling the White House and federal government agencies on constitutional and administrative law matters. He also served as legal counsel to former U.S. Senator Bill Bradley. Before his work in the federal government, Ari was an attorney at another international law firm. In addition, Ari worked as a financial analyst in the corporate finance department of the First Boston Corporation, an international investment bank, before entering law school. Ari served as a law clerk to The Honorable H. Lee Sarokin of the federal district court for New Jersey. Ari currently serves on the board of directors of Crown Castle International, a publicly traded communications infrastructure firm. He also serves on the board of directors of the Harvard Club of Washington and the Duke Ellington Fund, an organization established to secure private financial support for Washington D.C.'s public high school for the performing arts.

Organization Position Status
Hogan & Hartson LLP Partner, Washington, D.C. Current
F.C.C. Co., Ltd. Legal Advisor Current
Crown Castle International Corp. Board of Directors Current
Hogan & Hartson LLP Legal Advisor Former
Federal Communications Commission Counsel Former
The First Boston Corporation Financial Analyst Former

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Berkshire Partners LLC Managing Director Current
Crown Castle International Corp. Board of Directors Current
U.S. Can Corporation Board of Directors Current
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. Managing Director Former
Thomas H. Lee Partners, LP partner Former
Loveshaw Corporation Representative Former
Crown Castle International Corp. member Former
English Welsh & Scottish Railway Limited member Former
U.S. Can Corporation member Former
Harvard Business School M.B.A Former
Princeton University A.B. Former

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Crown Castle International Corp. Board of Directors Current

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Crown Castle International Corp. Board of Directors Current

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Crown Castle International Corp. Board of Directors Current

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S2 Report Current
USA Mobility, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Crown Castle International Corp. Board of Directors Current
Global Signal Inc. Board of Directors Former

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Platte River Ventures Managing Director Current
Tell Tool Inc Director Current
Trico Marine Services, Inc. Director Current
Crown Castle International Corp. Director Current
Crown Castle International Corp. Chief Executive Officer Former
Baroid Drilling Fluids, Inc. President Former
Baroid Drilling Fluids, Inc. Coo Former
Bernard Johnson Corporation Senior Vice President Former
Crown Castle International Corp. Co-Founder Former
Bernard Johnson Corporation Director of Marketing Former
Crown Castle International Corp. Chairman of the Board Former
Northwestern University B.S. Former

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Crown Castle International Corp. Board of Directors Current

Randall Hack serves as a Board Member for Crown Castle International Corp. as well as an Advisory Director for Berkshire Partners. Since January 1995, Hack has served as a senior managing director of Nassau Capital L.L.C., an investment firm that he co-founded. Nassau Capital manages a $300 million portfolio of investments in private companies exclusively on behalf of Princeton University's endowment. From 1990 to January 1995, Hack served as President of the Princeton University Investment Company, which has management responsibility for Princeton's $8 billion endowment. From 1979 to 1988, he was President and CEO of Matrix Development Company, a commercial and industrial estate development firm that he founded. Hack received an A.B. from Princeton University and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.

Organization Position Status
Berkshire Partners LLC Advisory Director Current
FiberTower Corporation Board Member for Crown Castle International Corp. Current
Crown Castle International Corp. Board of Directors Current
First Avenue Networks, Inc. Board Member for Crown Castle International Corp. Current
Matrix Development Corporation CEO Former
Matrix Development Corporation President Former
Harvard Business School M.B.A. Former
Princeton University A.B. Former

Organization Position Status
Crown Castle International Corp. Board of Directors Current

Wesley R. Edens is the Chairman of the board of directors and the Chief Executive Officer of Fortress Investment Group LLC ( Fortress ). Mr. Edens has been a principal and the Chairman of the Management Committee of FIG LLC ( FIG ) since co-founding FIG in May 1998. Mr. Edens is responsible for the Fortress private equity and publicly traded alternative investment businesses. He is also the Chairman of the board of directors of each of Aircastle Limited, Brookdale Senior Living Inc., Eurocastle Investment Limited, GateHouse Media, Inc., Mapeley Limited and Newcastle Investment Corp. and a director of GAGFAH S.A. Mr. Edens served as the Chief Executive Officer of Newcastle Investment Corp. since inception until February 2007. Mr. Edens was the Chief Executive Officer of Global Signal Inc. from February 2004 to April 2006 and the Chairman of the board of directors from October 2002 to January 2007. Mr. Edens serves in various capacities in the following five registered investment companies: Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Trustee of Fortress Registered Investment Trust and Fortress Investment Trust II; Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Fortress Brookdale Investment Fund LLC and Fortress Pinnacle Investment Fund LLC and Chief Executive Officer of RIC Coinvestment Fund LP. Prior to forming Fortress, Mr. Edens was a partner and a managing director of BlackRock Financial Management Inc., where he headed BlackRock Asset Investors, a private equity fund. In addition, Mr. Edens was formerly a partner and a managing director of Lehman Brothers. Mr. Edens received a B.S. in Finance from Oregon State University.

Organization Position Status
The Fortress Corporation Founder Current
Brookdale Senior Living Inc. Chairman Current
Eurocastle Investment Limited Chairman of The Board of Directors Current
Newcastle Investment Corp. Chairman of The Board of Directors Current
Fortress Investment Group LLC Co-Chairman Current
GateHouse Media, Inc. Chairman Current
Aircastle Limited Chairman of The Board and Class III Director Current
Penn National Gaming, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Crown Castle International Corp. Board of Directors Current
Newcastle Investment Corp. Chief Executive Officer Former
Fortress Investment Group LLC Chief Executive Officer Former
Impac Commercial Holdings, Inc. Chairman & Chief Executive Officer Former
Global Signal Inc. Chief Executive Officer Former
Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. managing director Former
Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. partner Former
UBS Securities LLC head of Global Principal Finance Former
Fortress Investment Group LLC Founding Principal Former
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. Former
Crown Castle International Corp. Chairman Former
Alterra Healthcare Corporation Chairman Former
GateHouse Media, Inc. Board of Directors Former
Capstead Mortgage Corporation Director Former
Oregon State University B.S., Finance Former

Organization Position Status
Crown Castle International Corp. Board of Directors Current

Executive News

  • Crown Castle International to Present At the Goldman Sachs Communacopia XVIII Conference

    Reuters - 9/03/09 - View Story

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     CCI $37.66 +0.21 (0.56% )
Average Volume 1,626,510
Shares Outstanding 291.21M
Market Cap 11.0B
Year High 38.89
Year Low 10.07
Earnings Per Share -0.77
P/E Ratio -48.91
Dividend N/A
Yield N/A
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