James Young

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James D.
Young held several positions in different companies throughout his career.
He was a Director at Axicom Pty Ltd., a Principal at GTE Corp., and a Vice President-Engineering & Operations at Nextel Communications, Inc. He then became the Chief Operating Officer at Crown Castle International Corp.
from 2005 to 2009, and later the Chief Operating Officer & Senior Vice President at Crown Castle, Inc. from 2009 to 2020.
Mr. Young obtained his undergraduate degree from the University of Washington and DePauw University, and his graduate degree from Purdue University.

Latest news about James Young

11/03/25	Novavax: retirement of the Chairman of the Board of Directors
11/03/25	Novavax appoints Margaret McGlynn as chair of its board	RE
02/08/21	Ernst & Young, auditors to pay over $10 million to settle SEC charges	RE

Former positions of James Young

Companies	Position	End
CROWN CASTLE INC.	Chief Operating Officer	05/09/2017
Axicom Pty Ltd. Axicom Pty Ltd. Engineering & ConstructionIndustrial Services Provides tower and rooftop sites for wireless communications	Director/Board Member	01/12/2014
GTE Corp. GTE Corp. Major TelecommunicationsCommunications Provides local, long distance, and other related telecommunications services	Corporate Officer/Principal	-
Nextel Communications, Inc. Nextel Communications, Inc. Wireless TelecommunicationsCommunications Provides wireless telecommunications services	Corporate Officer/Principal	-
Crown Castle International Corp. /Old/ Crown Castle International Corp. /Old/ Real Estate DevelopmentFinance Owns, operates and leases towers and other infrastructure for wireless communications	Chief Operating Officer	-

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GTE Corp. GTE Corp. Major TelecommunicationsCommunications Provides local, long distance, and other related telecommunications services	Communications
Crown Castle International Corp. /Old/ Crown Castle International Corp. /Old/ Real Estate DevelopmentFinance Owns, operates and leases towers and other infrastructure for wireless communications	Finance
Nextel Communications, Inc. Nextel Communications, Inc. Wireless TelecommunicationsCommunications Provides wireless telecommunications services	Communications
University of Washington University of Washington Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
DePauw University DePauw University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Purdue University Purdue University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Axicom Pty Ltd. Axicom Pty Ltd. Engineering & ConstructionIndustrial Services Provides tower and rooftop sites for wireless communications	Industrial Services
Crown Castle, Inc. Crown Castle, Inc. Real Estate Investment TrustsFinance Owns, operates and leases shared communications infrastructure	Finance