Berkshire Hathaway Executive Abruptly Resigns

from National Public Radio

David Sokol, a top executive at the company run by investor Warren Buffet, resigned Wednesday. Sokol was seen as a likely successor to Buffett, who is 80 years old. Sokol quit amid revelations that he had made some questionable personal stock trades involving a chemical company that Berkshire recently agreed to buy.

Broadcast Dates

• Morning Edition, March 31, 2011