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WARREN BUFFETT STEPS DOWN AS CHAIRMAN OF BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY

cnbc.com6 min read

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Warren Buffett is stepping down as Berkshire Hathaway chairman at age 96, becoming chairman emeritus while remaining on the board. His son Howard Buffett will become chairman, with Greg Abel continuing as CEO. The move completes Berkshire's long-planned succession and puts more responsibility on Abel to deploy the company's $365.5 billion cash hoard, as Buffett closes a six-decade tenure in which Berkshire compounded shareholder returns at 19.7% annually, nearly double the S&P 500.