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| Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
(b) On October 2, 2022, Edmund DiSanto communicated his intention to retire from his role as American Tower Corporation’s (the “Company”) Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer, General Counsel and Secretary, effective January 1, 2023. The Company’s Board of Directors has appointed Ruth Dowling as the Company’s Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer, General Counsel and Secretary, effective January 1, 2023. To assist in the transition of responsibilities, Mr. DiSanto will assume the new role of Executive Vice President, Special Advisor and Counsel to the Chief Executive Officer, effective January 1, 2023.
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On October 3, 2022, the Company issued a press release (the “Press Release”) announcing the management changes described above in Item 5.02(b). A copy of the Press Release is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1.
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| 99.1 | Press Release, dated October 3, 2022. | |
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| AMERICAN TOWER CORPORATION | ||||||
| (Registrant) | ||||||
| Date: October 3, 2022 | By: | /s/ Rodney M. Smith | ||||
| Rodney M. Smith | ||||||
| Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | ||||||
Exhibit 99.1
Contact: Adam Smith
Senior Vice President, Investor Relations
Telephone: (617) 375-7500
AMERICAN TOWER CORPORATION ANNOUNCES MANAGEMENT CHANGES
Boston, Massachusetts – October 3, 2022 - American Tower Corporation (NYSE: AMT) today announced changes to its senior management team. Ed DiSanto intends to step down from his position as Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer, General Counsel and Secretary, effective January 1, 2023. Ruth Dowling, who has been with American Tower for over ten years, will succeed Mr. DiSanto in the role of Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer, General Counsel and Secretary, effective January 1, 2023. To assist in the transition of responsibilities, Mr. DiSanto will assume the new role of Executive Vice President, Special Advisor and Counsel to the Chief Executive Officer, reporting to Tom Bartlett, effective January 1, 2023.
Mr. DiSanto first joined American Tower in 2007 in his role as Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer, General Counsel and Secretary. Under his leadership, American Tower expanded its U.S. & Canada and international footprint to nearly 222,000 communications sites and other communications infrastructure assets across 25 markets while generating strong organic growth and shareholder returns.
Ms. Dowling joined American Tower in July 2011 and over the past four years has been General Counsel for the Company’s Latin America, Europe and Africa regions. Prior to her current role, Ms. Dowling spent seven years in the Corporate Legal group in various functions, including material litigation and regulatory matters. Before joining American Tower, Ms. Dowling spent 13 years at Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge, where, as a senior partner, she served as co-chair of the firm’s litigation department and was responsible for business planning, budgeting, recruitment and professional development programs.
Tom Bartlett, American Tower’s Chief Executive Officer, commented “Ed has provided exemplary leadership throughout a period of transformational growth for American Tower. His contributions and impact over the last decade and a half will be felt for many years to come. I’m also pleased to welcome Ruth Dowling to our executive team. We’re excited to have Ruth stepping into this key leadership position, and I look forward to working with Ed and Ruth over the next several months on what we expect to be a seamless transition.”
About American Tower
American Tower, one of the largest global REITs, is a leading independent owner, operator and developer of multitenant communications real estate with a portfolio of approximately 222,000 communications sites and a highly interconnected footprint of U.S. data center facilities. For more information about American Tower, please visit www.americantower.com.
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