Berkshire Hathaway Management
Management criteria checks 4/4
Berkshire Hathaway's CEO is Warren Buffett, appointed in Jan 1970, has a tenure of 54.58 years. total yearly compensation is $413.60K, comprised of 24.2% salary and 75.8% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 14.47% of the company’s shares, worth CHF122.15B. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 7.4 years and 16 years respectively.
Key information
Warren Buffett
Chief executive officer
US$413.6k
Total compensation
CEO salary percentage | 24.2% |
CEO tenure | 54.6yrs |
CEO ownership | 14.5% |
Management average tenure | 7.4yrs |
Board average tenure | 16yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
---|---|---|---|
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 Swiss market ($USD4.97M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Warren's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
CEO
Warren Buffett (94 yo)
54.6yrs
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Chairman | 54.6yrs | US$413.60k | 14.47% $ 122.2b | |
Senior VP | no data | US$3.85m | no data | |
Vice Chairman of Insurance Operations & Director | 6.6yrs | US$20.02m | 0.022% $ 185.6m | |
Vice Chairman of Non Insurance Operations & Director | 6.6yrs | US$20.02m | 0.016% $ 134.5m | |
VP, Controller & Principal Accounting Officer | no data | no data | no data | |
Treasurer | no data | no data | no data | |
CEO & President of Specialty Insurance | no data | no data | no data | |
CEO & President of General Re Unit | 8.3yrs | no data | no data |
7.4yrs
Average Tenure
73yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: BRK/B's management team is seasoned and experienced (7.4 years average tenure).
Board Members
Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
---|---|---|---|---|
Chairman | 59.6yrs | US$413.60k | 14.47% $ 122.2b | |
Vice Chairman of Insurance Operations & Director | 6.6yrs | US$20.02m | 0.022% $ 185.6m | |
Vice Chairman of Non Insurance Operations & Director | 6.6yrs | US$20.02m | 0.016% $ 134.5m | |
Independent Director | 4.3yrs | US$2.70k | 0.00028% $ 2.4m | |
Lead Independent Director | 17.3yrs | US$6.70k | 0.00014% $ 1.2m | |
Executive Chairman of Burlington Northern Santa Fe | no data | no data | no data | |
Director | 31.6yrs | US$2.70k | 0.046% $ 388.2m | |
Director | 27.6yrs | US$2.70k | 0.0095% $ 80.4m | |
Independent Director | 14.7yrs | US$2.70k | 0.0019% $ 16.5m | |
Independent Director | 21.6yrs | US$2.70k | 0.0040% $ 34.1m | |
Chairman of GEICO | no data | no data | no data | |
Independent Director | 11.3yrs | US$6.70k | 0.00083% $ 7.0m |
16.0yrs
Average Tenure
68yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: BRK/B's board of directors are seasoned and experienced ( 16 years average tenure).