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accession: "0001053507-26-000028"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AMT"
cik: "0001053507"
company_name: "AMERICAN TOWER CORP /MA/"
filed_at: "2026-01-29T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-16T06:15:52.402110+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
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source: SEC EDGAR
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# American Tower appoints Paul Blanchett as CAO effective April 27, 2026

## Summary
- Blanchett, 42, former CAO of GXO Logistics, succeeds Robert J. Meyer who will retire by end of 2026.
- Base salary $450k, annual bonus target 90% of base, $200k signing bonus, $50k relocation bonus (12-month clawback).
- Recommended equity awards: $500k initial RSU and $2.125M make-whole RSU, vesting 1/3 annually over three years.
- No family relationships or reportable transactions with the company.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001053507-26-000028
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AMT
- cik: 0001053507
- company_name: AMERICAN TOWER CORP /MA/
- filed_at: 2026-01-29T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1053507/000105350726000028/0001053507-26-000028-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1053507/000105350726000028/amt-20260126.htm

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