Warren Buffett Steps Down as Berkshire Chairman After 61 Years

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    "title": "Warren Buffett Steps Down as Berkshire Chairman After 61 Years - CryptoRank",
    "excerpt": "Warren Buffett stepped down as Berkshire Hathaway chairman on Sept. 18, ending six decades of leadership. The board elected his son, Howard G. Buffett, chairman, while Greg Abel remained president and chief executive officer. Buffett became chairman emeritus and remained a Berkshire director. The transition separated board leadership from management while leaving investment and capital-allocation authority with Abel. Berkshire Hathaway said Buffett became chairman emeritus and remained a director. Howard Buffett, a director since 1993, succeeded him under the company’s succession plan. Buffett told shareholders that Abel had already taken control of Berkshire’s key decisions. He said Abel had exceeded the expectations set before taking the chief executive role. The transition followed a separate executive handover earlier this year. Berkshire’s 2025 Form 10-K said Abel became chief executive officer on Jan. 1, 2026. That filing assigned major investment and capital-allocation decisions to Abel. Ajit Jain continued leading insurance operations, while other operating executives reported through Berkshire’s decentralized structure. The board had approved Abel’s appointment unanimously on May 4, 2025. Berkshire disclosed that decision through a Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Berkshire later amended its bylaws to separate chairman and chief executive...",
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