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Warren Buffett has stepped down as chairman of Berkshire Hathaway after 56 years, passing the role to his son Howard. Buffett remains on the board and will take the title of chairman emeritus; Greg Abel continues as CEO while Howard, who joined the board in 1993, becomes the new chairman. Buffett's tenure saw Berkshire Hathaway nearly double the S&P 500’s returns with a compounded annual growth rate of 19.9%.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-09-18,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
Warren Buffett, aged 96, stepped down as chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, a position he held since 1970, to become chairman emeritus effective immediately. His son, Howard Buffett, who has been on the board since 1993, will take over as the new chairman. Buffett had previously handed over CEO duties to his hand-picked successor, Greg Abel, in late 2022. In a letter to shareholders, Buffett expressed confidence in Abel and Howard's leadership while emphasizing that the company’s culture and values would remain intact under their guidance.
Written for “Warren Buffett Steps Down” on 2026-10-06,
grounded in this article and the 18 other(s) covering the same event.
Warren Buffett is standing down as chairman of Berkshire Hathaway after leading the conglomerate for more than 50 years.
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Buffett, 96, will assume the role of chairman emeritus immediately, the company announced on Friday.
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His son, Howard, who has sat on the Berkshire Hathaway board since 1993, will become the new chairman as part of a long-planned succession.
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Warren Buffett will remain a director, having served as chairman of the company since 1970.
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Greg Abel took over for Buffett as the CEO of the $1 trillion conglomerate to start the year, but Buffett remains one of the most influential investors in the world.
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"I have served Berkshire since 1965," Buffett said in a letter to shareholders.
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"Sixty-plus years in, I still have the best job in the world.
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That is not something many people my age can say, and I have never felt better about what comes next."
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Buffett expressed his full confidence in Abel and his son Howard to lead Berkshire Hathaway forward.
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"Greg runs the company; Howard will guard its culture and values – both worth more than anything on our balance sheet," he said.
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"Think of Howard as a policy the shareholders own and hope never to claim against."
The vast majority of Buffett's fortune has been amassed through Berkshire Hathaway stock, reaching a valuation of more than $140 billion in July 2026.
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He has already given away roughly $66 billion worth of stock since 2006.
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Over the years, Buffett has cultivated a devoted following, and when Berkshire Hathaway reveals the stocks that the company has acquired or sold in public disclosures, it can shake markets.
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During his tenure as CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, the company nearly doubled the returns of the S&P 500, with a 19.9 per cent compounded annual growth rate compared with the index’s 10.4 per cent gain.
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"Warren’s impact on Berkshire and its owners is without parallel in the history of American business," Abel said in a prepared statement.
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"The culture Warren built and the values he championed will remain at the heart of Berkshire, and Howard will be their guardian."
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