Berkshire Hathaway Management

Management criteria checks 4/4

Berkshire Hathaway's CEO is Warren Buffett, appointed in Jan 1970, has a tenure of 54.83 years. total yearly compensation is $413.60K, comprised of 24.2% salary and 75.8% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 14.35% of the company’s shares, worth €140.08B. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 7.7 years and 16.2 years respectively.

Key information

Warren Buffett

Chief executive officer

US$413.6k

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage	24.2%
CEO tenure	54.8yrs
CEO ownership	14.4%
Management average tenure	7.7yrs
Board average tenure	16.2yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Warren Buffett's remuneration changed compared to Berkshire Hathaway's earnings?
Date	Total Compensation	Salary	Company Earnings
Sep 30 2024	n/a	n/a	US$107b
Jun 30 2024	n/a	n/a	US$68b
Mar 31 2024	n/a	n/a	US$73b
Dec 31 2023	US$414k	US$100k	US$96b
Sep 30 2023	n/a	n/a	US$77b
Jun 30 2023	n/a	n/a	US$87b
Mar 31 2023	n/a	n/a	US$7b
Dec 31 2022	US$402k	US$100k	-US$23b
Sep 30 2022	n/a	n/a	-US$1b
Jun 30 2022	n/a	n/a	US$12b
Mar 31 2022	n/a	n/a	US$84b
Dec 31 2021	US$373k	US$100k	US$90b
Sep 30 2021	n/a	n/a	US$86b
Jun 30 2021	n/a	n/a	US$106b
Mar 31 2021	n/a	n/a	US$104b
Dec 31 2020	US$380k	US$100k	US$43b
Sep 30 2020	n/a	n/a	US$36b
Jun 30 2020	n/a	n/a	US$22b
Mar 31 2020	n/a	n/a	US$10b
Dec 31 2019	US$375k	US$100k	US$81b
Sep 30 2019	n/a	n/a	US$27b
Jun 30 2019	n/a	n/a	US$29b
Mar 31 2019	n/a	n/a	US$27b
Dec 31 2018	US$389k	US$100k	US$4b
Sep 30 2018	n/a	n/a	US$62b
Jun 30 2018	n/a	n/a	US$47b
Mar 31 2018	n/a	n/a	US$40b
Dec 31 2017	US$476k	US$100k	US$45b

Compensation vs Market: Warren's total compensation ($USD413.60K) is below average for companies of similar size in the Austrian market ($USD4.33M).

Compensation vs Earnings: Warren's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.

CEO

Warren Buffett (94 yo)

54.8yrs

Tenure

US$413,595

Compensation

Mr. Warren E. Buffett has been the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer since 1970 , President of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. since 2013 and has been its Director since 1965. Mr. Buffett joined Berkshire Hatha...

Leadership Team

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Warren Buffett	Chairman	54.8yrs	US$413.60k	14.35% € 140.1b
Marc Hamburg	Senior VP	no data	US$3.85m	no data
Ajit Jain	Vice Chairman of Insurance Operations & Director	6.8yrs	US$20.02m	0.0081% € 78.8m
Gregory Abel	Vice Chairman of Non Insurance Operations & Director	6.8yrs	US$20.02m	0.016% € 155.4m
Daniel Jaksich	VP, Controller & Principal Accounting Officer	no data	no data	no data
Kerby Ham	Treasurer	no data	no data	no data
Peter Eastwood	CEO & President of Specialty Insurance	no data	no data	no data
Kara Raiguel	CEO & President of General Re Unit	8.5yrs	no data	no data

7.7yrs

Average Tenure

73yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: BRKA's management team is seasoned and experienced (7.7 years average tenure).

Board Members

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Warren Buffett	Chairman	59.8yrs	US$413.60k	14.35% € 140.1b
Ajit Jain	Vice Chairman of Insurance Operations & Director	6.8yrs	US$20.02m	0.0081% € 78.8m
Gregory Abel	Vice Chairman of Non Insurance Operations & Director	6.8yrs	US$20.02m	0.016% € 155.4m
Kenneth Chenault	Independent Director	4.5yrs	US$2.70k	0.00028% € 2.7m
Susan Decker	Lead Independent Director	17.5yrs	US$6.70k	0.00014% € 1.4m
Matthew Rose	Executive Chairman of Burlington Northern Santa Fe	no data	no data	no data
Howard Buffett	Director	31.8yrs	US$2.70k	0.046% € 448.7m
Ronald Olson	Director	27.8yrs	US$2.70k	0.0095% € 93.0m
Stephen Burke	Independent Director	14.9yrs	US$2.70k	0.0019% € 19.0m
Charlotte Guyman	Independent Director	21.8yrs	US$2.70k	0.0040% € 39.3m
Olza Nicely	Chairman of GEICO	no data	no data	no data
Meryl Witmer	Independent Director	11.5yrs	US$6.70k	0.00083% € 8.1m

16.2yrs

Average Tenure

68yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: BRKA's board of directors are seasoned and experienced ( 16.2 years average tenure).

Berkshire Hathaway Management

Management criteria checks 4/4

Key information

Recent management updates

Board Member recently sold €126m worth of stock

Berkshire Hathaway Inc., Annual General Meeting, May 04, 2024

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Appoints Thomas S. Murphy, Jr. to the Board of Directors

Berkshire Hathaway Inc., Annual General Meeting, May 06, 2023

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Announces the Resignation of Tom Murphy from Berkshire’s Board

Independent Director recently sold €1.9m worth of stock

Recent updates

Third quarter 2024 earnings released: EPS: US$18,272 (vs US$8,824 loss in 3Q 2023)

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. to Report Q3, 2024 Results on Nov 02, 2024

New major risk - Revenue and earnings growth

Board Member recently sold €126m worth of stock

Second quarter 2024 earnings released: EPS: US$21,122 (vs US$24,775 in 2Q 2023)

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. to Report Q2, 2024 Results on Aug 03, 2024

First quarter 2024 earnings released: EPS: US$8,825 (vs US$24,377 in 1Q 2023)

New major risk - Revenue and earnings growth

As You Sow Files a Notice of Exempt Solicitation to Berkshire Hathaway Inc

New major risk - Revenue and earnings growth

Full year 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$66,412 (vs US$15,494 loss in FY 2022)

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. to Report Fiscal Year 2023 Results on Feb 24, 2024

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:BRK.A) acquired the remaining 20% stake in Pilot Travel Centers LLC from Pilot Corporation.

Berkshire Hathaway Inc., Pilot Travel Centers LLC, and National Indemnity Company Reach Settlement with Pilot Corporation

Berkshire Hathaway Inc., Annual General Meeting, May 04, 2024

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. to Report Q3, 2023 Results on Nov 04, 2023

Microsoft Corporation (NasdaqGS:MSFT) acquired Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NasdaqGS:ATVI) from Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:BRK.A) and other investors.

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. to Report Q2, 2023 Results on Aug 05, 2023

An unknown buyer acquired unknown minority stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited (TWSE:2330) from Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:BRK.A).

Warren Buffett Says Berkshire Not Planning to Buy Occidental Petroleum

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. to Report Q1, 2023 Results on May 06, 2023

GIC Real Estate, Inc. and Oak Street Real Estate Capital, LLC completed the acquisition of STORE Capital Corporation (NYSE:STOR) from Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:BRK.A), BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE:BLK),The Vanguard Group, Inc. and others.

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Appoints Thomas S. Murphy, Jr. to the Board of Directors

Berkshire Hathaway Inc., Annual General Meeting, May 06, 2023

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:BRK.A) completed the acquisition of Alleghany Corporation (NYSE:Y) from Kirby family, BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE:BLK), The Vanguard Group, Inc., Victory Capital Management Inc. and others.

Full year 2021 earnings: Revenues exceed analyst expectations

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Announces the Resignation of Tom Murphy from Berkshire’s Board

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. to Report Fiscal Year 2021 Results on Feb 26, 2022

Independent Director recently sold €1.9m worth of stock

Third quarter 2021 earnings released: EPS US$6,882 (vs US$18,994 in 3Q 2020)

Independent Director Walter Scott has left the company

Independent Director Walter Scott has left the company

Independent Director Walter Scott has left the company

Independent Director Walter Scott has left the company

Independent Director Walter Scott has left the company

Independent Director Walter Scott has left the company

Independent Director Walter Scott has left the company

Independent Director Walter Scott has left the company

Independent Director Walter Scott has left the company

Independent Director Walter Scott has left the company

CEO Compensation Analysis

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