# Warren Buffett steps down as Berkshire Hathaway chairman

https://mins.news/en/video/64687

- Reuters, 2026-09-18 17:59 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDEvW8c-IqI

> Berkshire Hathaway said Warren Buffett is stepping down as chairman with immediate effect and will become chairman emeritus. The move comes nine months after he handed the CEO role to longtime lieutenant Greg Abel, while the company named his son Howard Buffett as chairman.

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