American Tower Corporation

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Team

Member Current Role Career Path
Tom Bartlett President and Chief Executive Officer
  • Educational background: M.B.A. from Rutgers University and a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Engineering from Lehigh University
  • Started his career at Deloitte, Haskins & Sells
  • Prior to 2009: Served in numerous corporate, operations, and business development roles at Verizon Communications and its predecessor companies and affiliates
  • Held various positions including President and CEO of Bell Atlantic International Wireless, CEO of Iusacell, and CEO of Verizon's Global Solutions Inc.
  • April 2009: Joined American Tower as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
  • Current roles: President and Chief Executive Officer of American Tower Corporation
  • Affiliations: Member of the World Economic Forum’s Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) Board of Governors, NAREIT Executive Committee, and the Business Roundtable
Ruth Dowling Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer, General Counsel and Secretary
  • Educational background: Law degree from Duke University School of Law and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
  • Prior to joining American Tower: Partner and co-chair of the litigation department at Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP
  • Served as Senior Vice President and General Counsel for the EMEA and Latin America regions
  • 2011: Joined American Tower and served as Senior Vice President, Corporate Legal
  • Led American Tower’s Global Remobilization Project Team during the pandemic
Sanjay Goel Executive Vice President and President, Asia-Pacific
  • Educational background: Bachelor’s degree in Engineering with specialization in Electronics and Communications from Manipal Institute of Technology
  • Worked at ABB and IBM earlier in his career
  • Prior to American Tower: Held various sales and business management positions at Nokia, including President of the Global Services business group and Nokia Operations
  • March 2021: Joined American Tower as Executive Vice President and President, Asia-Pacific
Edward Knapp Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer
  • Educational background: M.B.A. from Columbia University, Master of Science in Electrical Engineering from Polytechnic University (NYU), and a Bachelor of Science in Engineering from Stony Brook University
  • Prior to American Tower: Served as Senior Vice President of Engineering at Qualcomm
  • Worked at Flarion Technologies, PacketVideo Corporation, NextWave Telecom, and Bell Atlantic/NYNEX Mobile (Verizon Wireless)
  • 2017: Joined American Tower as Chief Technology Officer
  • Holds five granted U.S. patents and one pending application
Anthony Noble Senior Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer
  • Educational background: Graduate of Syracuse University, the School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University, and the University of Pennsylvania Law School
  • Prior to American Tower: Worked as a commercial real estate developer and as a lawyer in private practice
  • May 2016: Joined American Tower as Vice President and Chief of Staff to the Chairman, President, and CEO
  • Involved in counselling and securing zoning approvals for various developments
Colleen Richards Powell Senior Vice President and Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer
  • Educational background: Bachelor’s degree from Wellesley College and a master’s degree from Harvard University
  • Started her career on the Capitol Hill staff of Senator Edward “Ted” Kennedy
  • Prior to American Tower: Held the same position at MFS Investment Management and served in various roles at the Massachusetts Convention Center Authority and Harvard University
  • March 2021: Joined American Tower as Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer
  • Active in various leadership and advisory roles
Olivier Puech Executive Vice President and President, Latin America and EMEA
  • Educational background: Bachelor’s degree in International Business Administration from Ecole Supérieure De Commerce in Marseille, France
  • Prior to American Tower: Held various leadership roles at Nokia and Gemalto
  • 2013: Joined American Tower as Senior Vice President and CEO of Latin America
  • October 2018: Appointed as Executive Vice President and President, Latin America and EMEA
Rod Smith Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
  • Educational background: M.B.A. from Suffolk University, a Certificate of Accountancy from Bentley College, and a Bachelor of Science in Finance from Merrimack College
  • Prior to American Tower: Served in executive roles at Lightower and RoweCom
  • October 2009: Joined American Tower and held various roles, including Senior Vice President, Corporate Finance and Treasurer, and CFO of American Tower's U.S. Tower Division
  • Also held leadership positions at Nextel Communications
Steven O. Vondran Executive Vice President and President, U.S. Tower Division
  • Educational background: J.D. with high honors from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock School of Law and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Business from Hendrix College
  • Prior to American Tower: Worked at Lewellen & Frazier LLP, Young & Associates, Inc., and as a Law Clerk to the Hon. John Stroud on the Arkansas Court of Appeals
  • 2000: Joined American Tower as a member of the Corporate legal team
  • August 2004: Appointed Senior Vice President of U.S. Leasing Operations
  • August 2018: Appointed Senior Vice President and General Counsel for U.S. Tower Division

Summary

American Tower Corporation, one of the largest global REITs, is a leading independent owner, operator and developer of multitenant communications real estate with a portfolio of approximately 219,000 communications sites.


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