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Stepped Aside After Finally Feeling Old: Buffett
Hindustan Times Delhi
|May 16, 2025
Warren Buffett, the towering figure of American finance who built Berkshire Hathaway from a struggling textile maker into a corporate behemoth, has revealed that his decision to step down as chief executive came after finally feeling the effects of his advanced age.
NEW DELHI: Warren Buffett, the towering figure of American finance who built Berkshire Hathaway from a struggling textile maker into a corporate behemoth, has revealed that his decision to step down as chief executive came after finally feeling the effects of his advanced age.
In an interview with the Wall Street Journal published on Wednesday, the 94-year-old billionaire investor said he began experiencing the limitations of aging only in recent years, despite remaining sharp-minded well into his ninth decade.
This story is from the May 16, 2025 edition of Hindustan Times Delhi.
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