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Transitioning to first chief executive other than Buffett since 1965
Warren Buffett ran Berkshire Hathaway's annual question-and-answer session for 60 years. On Saturday in Omaha, he watched from off-stage as Greg Abel hosted it instead. Abel, who took over as chief executive on January 1, 2026, fielded shareholder questions alongside Vice Chairman Ajit Jain, BNSF chief Katie Farmer, and reinsurance executive Adam Johnson—a panel format Berkshire never used while Buffett was at the microphone.
Updated 2 hours ago
Undergoing CEO, CFO, legal and key subsidiary leadership transitions
Berkshire Hathaway is executing its most consequential leadership transition in six decades as Warren Buffett prepares to hand the CEO role to Greg Abel on January 1, 2026, backed by a broader reshuffle that maps out CFO succession, installs the conglomerate’s first in‑house general counsel, and names a new CEO at GEICO. At the same time, JPMorgan Chase is launching a $1.5 trillion, decade‑long Security and Resiliency Initiative (SRI) to finance and invest in U.S. critical industries, and has recruited Berkshire investment manager and GEICO CEO Todd Combs to lead its strategic investment group at the heart of that effort.
Updated Dec 11, 2025
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