Berkshire Hathaway material events

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Berkshire Hathaway names Greg Abel CEO, effective January 1, 2026

Filed May 8, 2025Original

An 8-K is the report a US listed company files within four business days of a material event.

What the company reported

  • On May 4, 2025, the board voted unanimously to appoint Greg Abel President and CEO, effective January 1, 2026.
  • Chairman and CEO Warren Buffett had announced on May 3, 2025 that he would put Abel's appointment to the board.
  • Abel, 62, has been a director and Vice Chairman of Non-Insurance Operations since 2018, and led Berkshire Hathaway Energy as CEO from 2008 to 2018.
  • Buffett will remain Chairman of the Board.

Items reported

  • 5.02 Executives or directors
  • 9.01 Exhibits

The company's own filing, put into Korean. The numbers are the filing's.