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Issuer:     BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC (BRK-B)
CIK:        0001067983
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-05-08T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001193125-25-115695
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 5.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Berkshire Hathaway appoints Greg Abel as CEO effective Jan 1, 2026; Buffett remains Chairman
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- Warren Buffett recommends Greg Abel as CEO on May 3; Board unanimously votes May 4.
- Greg Abel, age 62, previously Vice Chairman – Non-Insurance Operations since 2018; CEO of BHE 2008-2018.
- Greg Abel appointed President and CEO effective January 1, 2026; Warren Buffett remains Chairman.
- No family relationship or material transactions between Abel and Berkshire since June 2022.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1067983/000119312525115695/0001193125-25-115695-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1067983/000119312525115695/d28310d8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-25-115695

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