American Tower names new CEO

American Tower Corp. has announced Tom Bartlett will retire from his positions as president, CEO and director of the board of directors in February 2024.

Steve Vondran has been named to succeed Bartlett as president and CO, at which time Vondran will also be appointed as a director of the board. To facilitate the transition, the board also appointed Vondran to the role of executive vice president, global COO, for the interim period, effective Nov. 1, 2023, until Feb. 1, 2024.

Vondran has served as American Tower’s executive vice president and president, U.S. tower division, which includes the U.S. data center business, since August 2018, and has held various leadership positions since joining the company in 2000, including senior vice president, general counsel for the U.S. Tower Division, from 2010 to 2018.

Eugene “Bud” Noel, the company’s current senior vice president and COO, U.S. tower division, will become the new executive vice president and presid