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In the weekend, Warren Buffett of Berkshire Hathaway announced a plan to step into as the Chief Executive starting next year.
Greg Abel, vice president of non-settlement operations in Berkshire received unanimous approval from the board Successful buffettWhich, after more than half a century, is planning to renounce the top job.
Abel will begin his term on January 1, 2026 as the new CEO of Berkshire.
Buffett’s employed successor has placed its present place in Berkshire since January 2018 and the Berkshire Hathaway Energy chairs, which are helpful, own firms such as Pacificorp, Northern Natural Gas and BHE renewal.
Greg Abel, Center, is currently the vice-president of non-settlement operations in Berkshire Hathway. (DAN Bruilet / Bloomberg Getty Embolce / Getty Image)
Abil has a long history energy sectorAfter working at Calannerjee and later Midamerican Energy Holdings Company, Kalennerjee bought it and assumed his name in the late 1990s.
Warren Buffett to step as CEO of Berkshire Hathway by the end of the year
He joined Berkshire in 1999, when the group bought a majority interest at the Midamerican Energy Holdings Company. He was the president of Midamerican at the time of that deal and eventually became the CEO of the firm.
The first job outside the college was in PricewaterhousesCupers, according to the Algeria Association of District American of a non -profit organization, where he plays the role of President.
Abel, a Canadian, attended the University of Alberta, obtained a commerce degree.
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Before Abel recommends to become Berkshire Next CEOBuffett had clarified on several occasions that Abel was his top choice for a successor.
Berkshire Hathaway shareholders run on a video screen on 4 May 2013 at the company’s annual meeting in Omaha, Nebraska. (Reuters/Rick Wilking/File Photo/Reuters Photos)
“Omaha of Omaha” told CNBC in 2021 that Berkshire’s director “was in the agreement that if something happened to me tonight, it would be Greg which would be taken tomorrow morning.”
Warren Buffett attended the “Warren Buffet” World Premier at the Modern Arts Museum on January 19, 2017 in New York City. (J. Kempin / Getty Images / Getty Images)
Buffett in his 2023 letter wrote to the shareholders that Abil is “ready to become CEO of Berkshire tomorrow in all cases”. Additionally, recently, in his 2024 letters, he said that it would not be “Greg Abel would not be before converting me into a CEO and would write an annual letter.”
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Berkshire said that Buffett will be the chairman when Abel would accept the CEO job early next year.
The group produced $ 89.7 billion in total revenue in the first quarter.
The market capitalization of Berkshire hovering to the north of $ 1 trillion until Monday morning.
| Langer | Security | Last | Change | Change % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brk.a | Berkshire Hathaway Inc. | 770,999.00 | +1,999.00 |
+0.26% |
| Brk.b | Berkshire Hathaway Inc. | 513.74 | +0.49 |
+0.10% |
