Crown Castle Management

Management criteria checks 2/4

Crown Castle's CEO is Dan Schlanger, appointed in Mar 2025, has a tenure of less than a year. total yearly compensation is $7.92M, comprised of 8% salary and 92% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.026% of the company’s shares, worth $11.34M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 1.3 years and 4.5 years respectively.

Key information

Dan Schlanger

Chief executive officer

US$7.9m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage8.03%
CEO tenureless than a year
CEO ownership0.03%
Management average tenure1.3yrs
Board average tenure4.5yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

Crown Castle Vs. American Tower: A Battle Of The Tower REITs

Apr 28

Crown Castle: Back To The Mast

Apr 20

Crown Castle's $8.5 Billion Sale May Be A Mistake

Mar 14

Crown Castle: Dividend Cut Lining Up, Stock Still Modestly Attractive

Feb 04

Crown Castle: Towers Of Disappointment For Investors

Jan 17

Crown Castle: Attractive Upside Potential, Nearly 7% Dividend Yield

Jan 03

Crown Castle: Analyzing Historical And Future Fair Value

Dec 01

Crown Castle: Buy The Dip Hand Over Fist

Nov 14

Crown Castle: Between Significant Undervaluation And Dividend Cut Risks

Oct 17

Crown Castle: Lower Rates Offer Tailwind, But Competitive And Refinancing Risks Mount (Rating Upgrade)

Sep 08

Crown Castle: Reset For Recovery With REITs Rebounding

Aug 22

Why 6%-Yielding Crown Castle Is A Top REIT Pick

Aug 07

Crown Castle: Unlikely To Disappoint With Q2 Earnings Release

Jul 13

Crown Castle: Mr. Market Is Wrong About This One

Jul 01

Crown Castle: There Are Many Positives Beyond The Sprint Churn

Jun 19

Crown Castle: Cash Flow Pressures And Debt Financing Limit Upside

May 18

Crown Castle Q1 Earnings Preview: Patience Is The Key

Apr 15

Crown Castle Presents A Buying Opportunity With A 6.18% Dividend Yield

Apr 08

Crown Castle: Shares Should Comfortably Outperform Moving Forward

Mar 22

Crown Castle Is A Buy As Activist's Campaign 'Restores' Confidence

Feb 16

Crown Castle: Price Drop Presents Buying Opportunity Before Earnings

Jan 22

Crown Castle: Is This 5.5%-Yielding REIT A Buy Now?

Jan 12

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Dan Schlanger's remuneration changed compared to Crown Castle's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Mar 31 2025n/an/a

-US$4b

Dec 31 2024US$8mUS$636k

-US$4b

Sep 30 2024n/an/a

US$1b

Jun 30 2024n/an/a

US$1b

Mar 31 2024n/an/a

US$1b

Dec 31 2023US$5mUS$620k

US$2b

Sep 30 2023n/an/a

US$2b

Jun 30 2023n/an/a

US$2b

Mar 31 2023n/an/a

US$2b

Dec 31 2022US$4mUS$618k

US$2b

Sep 30 2022n/an/a

US$2b

Jun 30 2022n/an/a

US$2b

Mar 31 2022n/an/a

US$1b

Dec 31 2021US$5mUS$610k

US$1b

Sep 30 2021n/an/a

US$1b

Jun 30 2021n/an/a

US$1b

Mar 31 2021n/an/a

US$963m

Dec 31 2020US$6mUS$626k

US$999m

Sep 30 2020n/an/a

US$671m

Jun 30 2020n/an/a

US$724m

Mar 31 2020n/an/a

US$739m

Dec 31 2019US$4mUS$562k

US$747m

Sep 30 2019n/an/a

US$703m

Jun 30 2019n/an/a

US$624m

Mar 31 2019n/an/a

US$588m

Dec 31 2018US$3mUS$528k

US$509m

Compensation vs Market: Dan's total compensation ($USD7.92M) is below average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD14.14M).

Compensation vs Earnings: Dan's compensation has increased whilst the company is unprofitable.


CEO

Dan Schlanger (50 yo)

less than a year
Tenure
US$7,920,962
Compensation

Mr. Daniel K. Schlanger, also known as Dan, has been Interim President and Chief Executive Officer at Crown Castle Inc. since March 24, 2025. He was an Executive Vice President of Crown Castle Internationa...


Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Daniel Schlanger
Interim President & CEOless than a yearUS$7.92m0.026%
$ 11.3m
Sunit Patel
Executive VP & CFOless than a yearUS$437.39k0.00067%
$ 296.2k
Edward Adams
Executive VP & General Counsel2.3yrsUS$4.10m0.0050%
$ 2.2m
Christopher Levendos
Executive VP & COO of Fiber1.3yrsUS$5.79m0.0043%
$ 1.9m
Karen Rohrkemper
Senior Vice President of Implementation & Operations1.3yrsno datano data
Robert Collins
Principal Accounting Officer8.3yrsno data0.0017%
$ 747.1k
Kris Hinson
VP of Corporate Finance & Treasurerno datano datano data
Fiona McKone
Vice President of Communications & Marketingno datano datano data
Catherine Piche
Executive VP & COO of Towersless than a yearUS$4.75m0.0023%
$ 1.0m
Jeff Baker
Senior Vice President of Fiber Sales & Marketing2.3yrsno datano data
Donald Reid
Corporate Secretaryno datano datano data
1.3yrs
Average Tenure
55yo
Average Age

Experienced Management: CCI's management team is not considered experienced ( 1.3 years average tenure), which suggests a new team.


Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Bradley Singer
Independent Director1.3yrsUS$429.87k0.0013%
$ 557.0k
Kevin Kabat
Independent Director1.8yrsUS$342.42k0.0015%
$ 658.7k
Ari Fitzgerald
Independent Director22.8yrsUS$342.42k0.0085%
$ 3.7m
Kevin Stephens
Independent Director4.4yrsUS$382.78k0.0047%
$ 2.1m
Andrea Goldsmith
Independent Director7.3yrsUS$336.17k0.0030%
$ 1.3m
Cindy Christy
Independent Director17.8yrsUS$342.42k0.0081%
$ 3.6m
P. Bartolo
Independent Chairman of the Board11.3yrsUS$547.84k0.0098%
$ 4.3m
Anthony Melone
Independent Director10yrsUS$7.36m0.0083%
$ 3.7m
Jason Genrich
Independent Director1.4yrsUS$427.39k0.0013%
$ 561.4k
Matthew Thornton
Independent Director4.5yrsUS$344.92k0.0028%
$ 1.2m
Tammy Jones
Independent Director4.5yrsUS$369.92k0.0022%
$ 954.9k
Katherine Motlagh
Independent Directorless than a yearno data0.00058%
$ 256.4k
4.5yrs
Average Tenure
59yo
Average Age

Experienced Board: CCI's board of directors are considered experienced (4.5 years average tenure).


Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/05/22 04:01
End of Day Share Price 2025/05/22 00:00
Earnings2025/03/31
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

Data Sources

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Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Crown Castle Inc. is covered by 48 analysts. 19 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Christopher WattsAtlantic Equities LLP
Amir RozwadowskiBarclays
Brendan LynchBarclays