** Wireless tower operator Crown Castle's CCI.N shares fall 1.5% to $102.80 premarket
** Co said on Monday it has terminated CEO Steven Moskowitz, effective immediately; search to appoint successor is underway
** Dan Schlanger, co's current finance chief, named as interim CEO
** The executive shake-up comes on the heels of co's $8.5 bln deal to sell fiber assets to EQT Active Core and Zayo, after activist investor Elliott Investment Management pushed co for changes
** In Dec 2023, Jay Brown stepped down as CEO, in a move seen as a major win for Elliott
** Elliott owns a ~0.7% stake in co, as of December 31
** As of last close, CCI up ~15% YTD
(Reporting by Sukriti Gupta in Bengaluru)
((Sukriti.Gupta@thomsonreuters.com;))
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