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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Clarizza Potoy

Warren Buffett Hands Over Berkshire Hathaway Chairman Role to Son Howard in Planned Succession

Warren Buffett has become Berkshire Hathaway chairman emeritus as son Howard takes the chairman role and Greg Abel remains chief executive (Credit: Warren Buffet fan page Instagram)

Warren Buffett has stepped down as chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, handing the chairmanship to his son Howard Buffett as the conglomerate completes a succession plan decades in the making.

The 96-year-old investor became chairman emeritus with immediate effect on Friday, 18 September, while remaining a director of the Omaha-based company he has helped shape since 1965.

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