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Berkshire Hathaway Inc Company Profile



440 Kiewit Plaza Tel: +1 402 346 1400  
Omaha, NE 68131 Fax: +1 402 346 3375  
berkshire@berkshirehathaway.com  
United States www.berkshirehathaway.com  
North America  
   
Date of Establishment
Employees 246,083
Ticker Symbol New York: BRK
SIC Codes 6311 6321 6331 6719
Sector Insurance
   
             

Berkshire Hathaway Inc Principal Activities and Company Overview

Berkshire Hathaway Inc is a holding company owning subsidiaries engaged in a number of diverse business activities. The most important of these is the property and casualty insurance business conducted on both a direct and reinsurance basis through a number of subsidiaries. Included in this group of subsidiaries is GEICO, the fifth largest auto insurer in the United States, General Re, one of the four largest reinsurers in the world, and the Berkshire Hathaway Reinsurance Group. The company operates in the business lines listed below:-

� GEICO - Underwriting private passenger automobile insurance mainly by direct response methods
� General Re - Underwriting excess-of-loss, quota-share and facultative reinsurance worldwide
� Berkshire Hathaway Reinsurance Group - Underwriting excess-of-loss and quota-share reinsurance for property and casualty insurers and reinsurers
� Berkshire Hathaway Primary Group - Underwriting multiple lines of property and casualty insurance policies for primarily commercial accounts
� Fruit of the Loom, Garan, Fechheimer Brothers, H.H. Brown Shoe, Lowell Shoe, Justin Brands and Dexter Shoe - Manufacturing and distribution of a variety of footwear and clothing products, including underwear, activewear, children�s clothes and uniforms
� Acme Building Brands, Benjamin Moore, Johns Manville and MiTek - Manufacturing and distribution of a variety of building materials and related products and services
� BH Finance, Clayton Homes, XTRA, CORT, Berkshire Hathaway Life and General Re Securities - Proprietary investing, manufactured housing and related consumer financing, transportation equipment leasing, furniture leasing, life annuities and risk management products
� FlightSafety and NetJets - Training to operators of aircraft and ships and providing fractional ownership programs for general aviation aircraft
� McLane - Wholesale distributing of groceries and non-food items
� Nebraska Furniture Mart, R.C. Willey Home Furnishings, Star Furniture Company, Jordan�s Furniture, Borsheim�s, Helzberg Diamond Shops and Ben Bridge Jeweler - Retail sales of home furnishings, appliances, electronics, fine jewelry and gifts
� Shaw Industries - Manufacturing and distribution of carpet and floor coverings under a variety of brand names
 

Berkshire Hathaway Inc Board of Directors

Warren E Buffett, Chairman and CEO
Charles T Munger, Vice Chairman
Howard G Buffett, Director
Susan L Decker, Director
William H Gates III, Director
David S Gottesman, Director
Charlotte Guyman, Director
Donald R Keough, Director
Thomas S Murphy, Director
Ronald L Olson, Director
Walter Scott Jr, Director
 
Berkshire Hathaway Inc Leadership, Senior Decision Makers and Key Executives
Warren E Buffett, Chairman and CEO
Charles T Munger, Vice Chairman
Marc D Hamburg, Senior Vice President and CFO
Sharon L Heck, Vice President
Daniel J Jaksich, Vice President, Controller
Forrest N Krutter, Secretary
Rebeccca K Amick, Director of Internal Auditing
Mark D Millard, Vice President
Jo Ellen Rieck, Director of Taxes

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