Buffett backs new CEO Greg Abel with 'huge endorsement' in CNBC interview

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Warren Buffett told CNBC’s Becky Quick he would rather have new Berkshire Hathaway

CEO Greg Abel handle his money “than any of the top investment advisers or any of the top CEOs in the United States.”

Buffett’s shares in the company are currently valued at $147.5 billion, so by managing Berkshire, Abel will, in effect, also be managing almost all of Buffett’s enormous net worth.

Buffett backs new CEO Greg Abel with 'huge endorsement' in CNBC interview

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