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Warren Buffett, the investing legend that turned Berkshire Hathaway into an massive conglomerate, on Friday stepped aside as chairman after leaving as CEO at the beginning of the year.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026

Buffett has been preparing Howie, the second of his three children, to take over as chairman for some time.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

Former YouTube executive Adam Smith has been named chairman of direct-to-consumer for Disney Entertainment, placing the longtime tech leader in charge of the Burbank media giant’s streaming business, Disney said Thursday.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026

Paul, who serves as chairman of the Senate Homeland Security Committee, said he would not advance the nomination to a full vote until the White House provided more information about the Minneapolis killings.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

The chairman was only a little taller than him.

From "Stormbreaker" by Anthony Horowitz

Indeed, Warsh was less willing than previous Fed chairmen to speculate much on the path of the economy, inflation and interest rates during his first press conference.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026

Sullivan and Gold became joint chairmen of West Ham when they completed their takeover of the club in January 2010.

From BBC ● Jun. 6, 2026

Manifold’s abrupt departure adds to BP’s leadership turmoil, which has seen four CEOs and three chairmen since 2023.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 27, 2026

His term as governor doesn’t expire until 2028, and most chairmen step down from the board when their chairmanship ends.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 3, 2026

I wrote a note to all the chairmen of English departments who had offered me jobs.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez

It provides that all legal disputes which may arise between Austria and Czechoslovakia are to be submitted to an impartial commission chairmaned by an appointee of the Swiss Government.

From Time Magazine Archive

The Senate committee, chairmaned by Florida's New-Dealing Pepper, proposed to do something to better the nation's health.

From Time Magazine Archive

At Edinburgh in 1910 he chairmaned the great interdenominational world conference, out of which evolved in 1920 the I.M.C., which he has headed ever since.

From Time Magazine Archive

As such he supervised the corporation's financial affairs, chairmaned some of its most important committees.

From Time Magazine Archive

It was late in the afternoon of the same day that the Federative Council sent its committee, chairmaned by Engineer Scott, to interview the ex-general manager at his rooms in the Clarendon.

From The Grafters by Francis Lynde

His plan: an Industry Council made up of an equal number of representatives from management and S. W. O. C., chairmanned by a Government man.

From Time Magazine Archive

Security-First National Bank of Los Angeles, chairmanned by President Hoover's great & good friend Henry Mauris Robinson, reported a ratio of cash & Governments to deposits of 26%.

From Time Magazine Archive

At Yale he played some football, some golf, chairmanned the Yale Graphic.

From Time Magazine Archive

For four years he has chairmanned the Federal Council's Commission on a Just and Durable Peace.

From Time Magazine Archive

Before the Appropriations subcommittee chairmanned by Colorado's compact little Senator Adams, Alabama's gift to the drama tossed aside her blue felt hat, perched herself on the table and read a prepared statement.

From Time Magazine Archive