John P. Kelly

John P. Kelly "joined Berkshire Partners as an Advisory Director in 2010. He was most recently Executive Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors of Crown Castle International Corporation (NYSE: CCI). Prior to his appointment as Executive Vice-Chairman, John served as President and Chief Executive Officer of CCI from August 2001 to July 2008. Previously he served as President and Chief Operating Officer of CCI. John joined CCI in July 1998 and was named President and COO of Crown Communication, Inc. in December of that year. From January 1990 to July 1998, he was the President and Chief Operating Officer of Atlantic Cellular Company L.P. From December 1995 to July 1998, John was also President and Chief Operating Officer of Hawaiian Wireless, Inc., an affiliate of Atlantic Cellular. He serves as a Director of CCI and NEW Asurion Corporation, and as the Non-Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of FiberTower Corporation (NASDAQ: FTWR). John received a B.S. from Purdue University."