Hello Weekenders,
The Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholder’s Meeting is expected to draw more than 35,000 people this year. As with past years, we are expecting some famous faces to be at this year’s event.
I read an article in Fast Company written by Kate Rockwood on some of the famous attendees of past Berkshire Shareholder Weekends and I thought that I would share it with you.
ERNIE BANKS, Baseball Hall of Famer: This retired Chicago Cub met Buffett at a golf tourney in Omaha. From 1998 to 2001, he stepped into the batter’s box each year when Buffett, wearing a uniform with “The Whip” emblazoned on the back, threw out the first pitch at an Omaha Royals game — a meeting tradition.
SUSAN LUCCI, soap-opera star: Each annual meeting starts with a short film poking fun at Berkshire’s CEO and his cantankerous sidekick, Charlie Munger. Lucci starred last year, and then showed up to try to take Buffett’s job. Others who have made cameos include Arnold Schwarzenegger, Donald Trump, and the women of Desperate Housewives.
BILL GATES, chairman of Microsoft: The two megarich men are pals and occasional bridge partners. Gates, a Berkshire Hathaway director since 2004, bought wife Melinda’s engagement ring at Borsheim’s (a Berkshire subsidiary). He and Buffett have also cut loose postmeeting by playing Ping-Pong.
BOB IGER, CEO of Disney: Berkshire Hathaway used to be one of the biggest investors in Disney, though it now owns zero shares. Still, Buffett’s a big fan of Iger, calling him a “first-class CEO.“
Check out the rest of the article at Fast Company.
See you soon,
The Borsheims Team
