Buffett Says Non-Insurance Executive Abel Is His Likely Successor May 3, 2021 By Jonathan Stempel and Niket Nishant Warren Buffett ended long-running speculation about his successor at Berkshire Hathaway Inc by saying Greg Abel, who oversees the conglomerate’s...
Insurance Chief Jain’s Berkshire Hathaway Shares Top $100 Million January 19, 2018 By Noah Buhayar One of Warren Buffett’s top deputies has amassed a stake in Berkshire Hathaway Inc. valued at more than $100 million....
Likely Buffett Successors Abel, Jain Promoted at Berkshire Hathaway January 10, 2018 Berkshire Hathaway Inc. on Wednesday promoted two of its top executives, Gregory Abel and Ajit Jain, cementing their widely viewed...
Buffett Downplays Succession Speculation In Wake of Jain Assuming General Re Role May 3, 2016 By Susanne Sclafane Among the insurance-related highlights of Berkshire Hathaway’s annual meeting in Omaha, Neb. was Warren Buffett’s answer to a question about...
CEO Montross to Exit Gen Re at Year’s End; New CEO to Report to Jain, Not Buffett April 13, 2016 By Mark Hollmer General Reinsurance Corp. Chairman and CEO Tad Montross plans to step down by the end of 2016, the Berkshire-Hathaway-owned reinsurer...
Jain or Abel? Buffett Successor Speculation Continues March 1, 2015 By Noah Buhayar Warren Buffett’s annual reports to Berkshire Hathaway Inc. shareholders have their own Kremlinology. Investors hunt for any hint about who...
Speculation on Buffett’s Successor Heats Up Before Berkshire Annual Meeting May 1, 2014 By Noah Buhayar Two years ago, Warren Buffett, then 81, announced that the Berkshire Hathaway Inc. board had chosen his successor as chief...
Buffett Plays Down Health Issue, Responds to Analysts May 7, 2012 By Ben Berkowitz Warren Buffett tried to allay fears of Berkshire Hathaway Inc shareholders about the company’s future after he was diagnosed with...