(NYSE: BRK.A; BRK.B) — Berkshire Hathaway is pleased to announce that
Todd Combs will soon be joining Berkshire as an investment manager.
Warren E. Buffett, Berkshire’s CEO, commented "For three years Charlie
Munger and I have been looking for someone of Todd’s caliber to handle a
significant portion of Berkshire’s investment portfolio. We are
delighted that Todd will be joining us.”
Todd is 39 and has been managing Castle Point Capital for the past five
years. Simultaneously with the issuance of our announcement, Todd issued
a letter to the limited partners of Castle Point Capital announcing his
decision to join Berkshire.
Berkshire Hathaway and its subsidiaries engage in diverse business
activities including property and casualty insurance and reinsurance,
utilities and energy, freight rail transportation, finance,
manufacturing, retailing and services. Common stock of the company is
listed on the New York Stock Exchange, trading symbols BRK.A and BRK.B.
