Activist investor Elliott Investment Management said on Friday that the exit of Crown Castle CEO Jay Brown, who will be leaving in January, was a step in the "right direction" but more changes were needed at the wireless tower owner. Brown led the company for more than two decades, and his departure is a major win for Elliot, which sought a management shakeup for what it said was years of underperformance. The activist investor said it wants a comprehensive review of Crown's Fiber business and a transparent search process for the next CEO.
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The following are the top stories in the Wall Street Journal. - Apple and its suppliers, led by Taiwan-based Foxconn, aim to build more than 50 million iPhones in India annually within the next two to three years, with additional tens of millions of units planned after that. - Clothing retailer Levi Strauss named Michelle Gass as its next president and chief executive and will succeed Chip Bergh, who is slated to retire on April 26.