---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001051470-23-000174"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CCI"
cik: "0001051470"
company_name: "CROWN CASTLE INC."
filed_at: "2023-12-07T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-07T15:59:05.538862+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Crown Castle CEO Jay Brown to retire Jan 16, 2024; board member Anthony Melone named interim CEO

## Summary
- Jay Brown retiring as President, CEO, and Director effective January 16, 2024, after ~25 years at Crown Castle.
- Board member Anthony Melone appointed Interim CEO, effective January 16, 2024.
- Melone previously served as EVP and CTO of Verizon Communications and held leadership roles at Verizon Wireless.
- Board will conduct a search for a permanent CEO; interim CEO compensation not yet finalized.
- No family relationships or transactions requiring disclosure under Item 404(a) for Melone.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001051470-23-000174
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CCI
- cik: 0001051470
- company_name: CROWN CASTLE INC.
- filed_at: 2023-12-07T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1051470/000105147023000174/0001051470-23-000174-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1051470/000105147023000174/cci-20231206.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001051470-23-000174
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001051470-23-000174.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001051470-23-000174.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Anthony J. Melone was appointed as interim Chief Executive Officer at CROWN CASTLE INC..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: interim Chief Executive Officer
  source text: the Board has appointed Anthony J. Melone, a member of the Board, as interim Chief Executive Officer of the Company (the "Interim CEO"), commencing on January 16, 2024.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1051470/000105147023000174/0001051470-23-000174-index.htm
- Executive change
  Jay A. Brown departed as President and Chief Executive Officer at CROWN CASTLE INC..
  - Action: retire
  - Role: President and Chief Executive Officer
  source text: On December 6, 2023, Jay A. Brown informed the board of directors (the "Board") of Crown Castle Inc. (the "Company") of his decision to retire, pursuant to the Company's Extended Service Separation Program, from his role as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and as a member of the Board.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1051470/000105147023000174/0001051470-23-000174-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.