OMAHA, Neb. ?Warren Buffett and Bill Gates, who became the world's richest men on very separate paths, will be working together after this weekend to help guide one of the world's most successful conglomerates.
Shareholders of Buffett's company, Berkshire Hathaway, are expected to officially vote Gates onto the board of directors, cementing a friendship between billionaires that goes back to 1991. Just what the Microsoft chairman's involvement might mean for Berkshire is not clear, but Gates, 49, could help the company plan for a future without its legendary 74-year-old founder.
Buffett may be looking for someone of his own caliber to continue on the board after he is gone, said Terry Connelly, dean of Golden Gate University's Ageno School of Business in San Francisco
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Shareholders of Buffett's company, Berkshire Hathaway, are expected to officially vote Gates onto the board of directors, cementing a friendship between billionaires that goes back to 1991. Just what the Microsoft chairman's involvement might mean for Berkshire is not clear, but Gates, 49, could help the company plan for a future without its legendary 74-year-old founder.
Buffett may be looking for someone of his own caliber to continue on the board after he is gone, said Terry Connelly, dean of Golden Gate University's Ageno School of Business in San Francisco
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