Potential Buffett Heir Reveals What May Be Just the Start of His Berkshire Stake

  • Latest filing shows executive owns $2.1 million in stock
  • Executive was named to the conglomerate’s board this month

Greg Abel

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Greg Abel is seen by many analysts and investors as the likeliest candidate to one day lead Berkshire Hathaway Inc. The latest disclosure on his stock holdings offers just a glimpse of his potential stake in Warren Buffett’s sprawling company.

A regulatory filingBloomberg Terminal on Friday shows Abel indirectly holds about $2.1 million of stock in the Omaha, Nebraska-based company. But a separate disclosure last year noted an agreement that could catapult his holdings higher. That filing showed he could convert a stake in Berkshire’s energy business into more than $400 million of stock in the conglomerate.