---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-22-308039"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BRK-B"
cik: "0001067983"
company_name: "BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC"
filed_at: "2022-12-19T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-21T02:20:51.803897+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Thomas S. Murphy, Jr. elected to Berkshire Hathaway Board of Directors to fill vacant seat

## Summary
- Elected on Dec 19, 2022 to fill the vacancy left by the death of David Gottesman on Sept 28, 2022.
- Murphy co-founded Crestview Partners (NYC private equity firm) and was a partner at Goldman Sachs.
- Also serves on boards of New York University, NYU Langone Health, and Inner-City Scholarship Fund.
- No arrangements or understandings with other board members regarding his election.
- Committee assignments have not yet been determined.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-22-308039
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BRK-B
- cik: 0001067983
- company_name: BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC
- filed_at: 2022-12-19T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1067983/000119312522308039/0001193125-22-308039-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1067983/000119312522308039/d435103d8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-22-308039
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-22-308039.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-22-308039.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Thomas S. Murphy, Jr. was elected as Director at BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC.
  - Action: elected
  - Role: Director
  source text: On December 19, 2022, Thomas S. Murphy, Jr. was elected to Berkshire’s Board of Directors to fill the vacant Board of Directors position
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1067983/000119312522308039/0001193125-22-308039-index.htm

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