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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B)

Berkshire Hathaway names Greg Abel CEO, effective January 1, 2026; Buffett stays chairman

Neutral Impact 4 of 5 leadership Written later

Berkshire Hathaway's board unanimously voted on May 4, 2025 to appoint Greg Abel, currently Vice Chairman – Non-Insurance Operations, as President and CEO effective January 1, 2026. Warren Buffett will remain Chairman of the Board, and the company said so in a May 5, 2025 press release. The filing marks a planned leadership succession for shareholders, though it reports no financial results.

Key points

  • Board vote: unanimous, on May 4, 2025, following Buffett's May 3, 2025 announcement at the annual shareholders meeting
  • Greg Abel, age 62, has been a Berkshire director and Vice Chairman – Non-Insurance Operations since 2018
  • Abel was CEO of Berkshire Hathaway Energy from 2008 to 2018 and has been its chairman since 2011
  • Warren Buffett will remain Chairman of the Board of Directors

The filing

CompanyBerkshire Hathaway (BRK-B)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECMay 8, 2025, 11:16 AM ET
Accession number0001193125-25-115695

Items reported: 5.02 Director / Officer Change

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 8, 2026, 2:07 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on May 08, 2025.

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