# Christian Hillabrant

> Christian H. Hillabrant is Crown Castle’s president, chief executive officer and a director, appointed in September 2025. His career spans T-Mobile, Ericsson, Samsung, Tillman Infrastructure and Vantage Towers, where he was CEO from 2023 to 2025. He returned to the United States to be closer to family and now leads Crown Castle following its May 2026 separation of the fiber and small-cell businesses.

- **Role:** President and Chief Executive Officer at Crown Castle
- **Organizations:** Crown Castle, Vantage Towers, Tillman Infrastructure, Samsung Electronics America, Ericsson, T-Mobile, INWIT, Cornerstone Telecommunications Infrastructure, Competitive Carriers Association, Tower Family Foundation
- **From:** Los Angeles, United States
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Bachelor of Arts, Skidmore College, Master of Business Administration, NYU Stern School of Business
- **Known for:** Led Vantage Towers, whose portfolio spanned more than 86,000 sites across ten markets by 2025., Vantage Towers credited his Tillman strategy with accelerating tower deployment and expanding customer relationships., Led Crown Castle through completion of its previously announced $8.5 billion fiber and small-cell sale in May 2026.

## Career timeline

- **Before 2012** — Held leadership positions at T-Mobile, including regional vice president.
- **2012-2017** — Held leadership positions at Ericsson, including senior operating roles in North America and Europe.
- **2017-2019** — General manager for the AT&T and Verizon accounts at Samsung Electronics America.
- **2019-2023** — Chief operating officer at Tillman Infrastructure; joined in August 2019.
- **2023-07** — Became CEO and chairman of the management board at Vantage Towers, effective July 28.
- **2025-09** — Became president and CEO of Crown Castle and joined its board, effective September 15.
- **2026-05** — Led Crown Castle when its previously agreed fiber and small-cell business sale closed.

## Achievements

- Led Vantage Towers, whose portfolio spanned more than 86,000 sites across ten markets by 2025.
- Vantage Towers credited his Tillman strategy with accelerating tower deployment and expanding customer relationships.
- Led Crown Castle through completion of its previously announced $8.5 billion fiber and small-cell sale in May 2026.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — Discussed third-quarter results on October 21, emphasizing improved margins, customer relationships, operating efficiencies, systems modernization and land ownership.
- **2026-05** — Crown Castle closed its fiber and small-cell business sale on May 1 for an announced $8.5 billion, subject to adjustments.
- **2025-09** — Started as Crown Castle president and CEO on September 15.

## Links

- Website: https://www.crowncastle.com/people/chris-hillabrant
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chillabrant

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