Crown Castle Inc. announced on May 21, 2026, that Kris Hinson has been named to the position of Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer (CCO), and Mark Lennon has been named to the position of Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer. Mr. Hinson will manage customer commercial relationships and commercial strategy. Mr. Lennon will lead Crown Castle?s data, digital and information security strategies and teams. Cathy Piche will continue in her role as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer (COO), focused on robust asset management and delivering the best possible customer experience on Crown Castle towers.
Hamilton West is now Vice President ? Corporate Finance and Treasurer, replacing Mr. Hinson in that role. Kris Hinson served as Crown Castle?s VP ?
Corporate Finance and Treasurer since 2023, with responsibility including investor relations, strategic planning, treasury, procurement, business analytics, sustainability and corporate facilities. Prior to joining the company, Kris was an executive at ExxonMobil, where he spent 13 years in a variety of finance leadership roles, most recently as Director of Investor Relations and Managing Director of ExxonMobil Czech Republic. He earned an MBA from Harvard Business School and an AB in Economics from Harvard College.
Mark Lennon has led large-scale enterprise transformations to drive business value through technology. He was recently CIO and Digital Officer at Netpower, where he developed and led this startup through its digital strategy for a new phase of growth. He?s also held CIO roles at Archrock, Jardine Lloyd Thompson, Maersk Oil and Universalpegasus International.
He began his career with the Royal Air Force in the U.K.
