There’s only one Warren Buffett, and there will never be another. On May 3, Buffett announced that he will step down as chief executive of Berkshire Hathaway the conglomerate he has built into one of the most successful investments in history. Buffett is not only brilliant, but he has also spent nearly his entire long lifetime obsessed with the stock market.
Warren Buffett said he has recommended Berkshire Hathaway’s Vice Chairman Greg Abel to become the CEO in 2026. Omaha, Neb.—It was time. Warren Buffett stunned the investing world Saturday by revealing his plans to step down as Berkshire Hathaway’s chief executive at year-end and hand the reins to handpicked successor, Greg Abel.
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OMAHA, Nebraska (Reuters) -When Greg Abel succeeds Warren Buffett at the helm of Berkshire Hathaway at the end of this year, he is expected to preserve the culture at the behemoth even if he does not match the star power of his legendary boss. Abel, 62, now a Berkshire vice chairman, is expected by investors and analysts to uphold the $1.18 trillion conglomerate's track record of investing in companies for the long haul and eschewing dividend payments to shareholders. Berkshire, which owns railroads, insurance companies and an ice-cream maker, has been planning for decades for the eventuality when Buffett, 94, who has run the company since 1965, is no longer there.
Billionaire investor Warren Buffett said Saturday that he wants to step down as chief executive of Berkshire Hathaway at the end of the year. Buffett, one of the world's richest people and most accomplished investors, took control of Berkshire Hathaway in 1965 when it was a textiles manufacturer. It also earned him the nickname “Oracle of Omaha,” a reference to the Nebraska city where Buffett was born and chose to live and work.
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