🔥TODAY: Warren Buffett is stepping down as Berkshire Hathaway chairman at age 96. His son, Howard Buffett, will become chairman under a long-standing succession plan. Buffett will become chairman emeritus immediately and remain on the board. Susan Decker will stay lead independent director. The move comes just over nine months after Greg Abel took over as CEO. “Time always wins, but it has been kind to me,” Buffett wrote to shareholders.