By James Thomson
Publication Date: 2026-04-20 23:48:00
The fact that both Apple and Berkshire Hathaway are in the midst of a CEO transition that will define the next three decades is a nice symmetry.
At Berkshire, Greg Abel has just taken over the reins of the world’s most famous conglomerate from the world’s most famous investor, Warren Buffett. A profile of Abel in The Wall Street Journal This week – complete with photos of a frail Buffett – painted a picture of a company in a state of slight but predictable change, as Abel gently tries to put his stamp on a company that Buffett had run in a decidedly idiosyncratic manner for 55 years.
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