Form 8-K · Current report
Crown Castle 8-K, filed Sep 14, 2026
- Filed
- CIK
- 0001051470
- Accession no.
- 0001051470-26-000081
Summary
Crown Castle announced that Executive Vice President and CFO Sunit Patel will retire effective March 31, 2027, following the filing of the company's 2026 Form 10-K, and that Executive Vice President and COO Cathy Piche will step down from the COO role effective September 23, 2026 and leave the company on February 22, 2027. The board intends to appoint Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer Kris Hinson as CFO effective April 1, 2027, and the company has begun a search for Piche's replacement.
Key points
- Piche will serve as a special advisor supporting the transition of her responsibilities until her departure on February 22, 2027.
- Both departures are treated as a "qualifying termination" under the executives' existing agreements, so each continues current compensation through their separation dates and receives separation benefits.
- Hinson has served as EVP and Chief Commercial Officer since 2026 and was previously VP–Corporate Finance and Treasurer from 2023 to 2026, after 13 years in finance roles at ExxonMobil.
- No compensation arrangements for Hinson's intended appointment as CFO have been determined, and his existing arrangements remain in effect.
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Items reported
- 5.02Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
- 7.01Regulation FD Disclosure
- 9.01Financial Statements and Exhibits
From the filing
ITEM 5.02—DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR CERTAIN OFFICERS; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS; APPOINTMENT OF CERTAIN OFFICERS; COMPENSATORY ARRANGEMENTS OF CERTAIN OFFICERS (b) On September 14, 2026, Crown Castle Inc. (“Company”) announced certain upcoming changes in senior leadership. Cathy Piche, its Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, will, effective February 22, 2027, step down from all roles with the Company, and Sunit S. Patel, our Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will retire, effective March 31, 2027. Ms. Piche will transition out of her current role effective September 23, 2026, and serve as a special advisor to the Company until February 22, 2027. Mr. …
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