Buffett
Britishnoun
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David Sokol gained Buffett’s confidence as a star executive who grew crucial businesses at Berkshire and turned others around, while also demonstrating his investing chops.
The Omaha, Neb., native could be a demanding manager, according to some who interacted with him, but he was popular with Berkshire’s board and Buffett, who publicly singled him out for his accomplishments.
“He gets more done in a day than probably I get done in a week, and I’m not kidding,” Buffett once told Fortune magazine.
“By all appearances, Sokol was a man of integrity and talent who was poised to replace Buffett,” said Darren Pollock, who runs Cheviot Value Management in Los Angeles, a longtime Berkshire shareholder.
Abel was MidAmerican’s president, but Buffett’s public accolades were directed at Sokol, the company’s chief executive.
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