Berkshire Hathaway Announces Exit of Finance Chief Todd Combs for JPMorgan

Todd Combs, investment manager at Berkshire Hathaway, attends the annual Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference in Sun Valley, Idaho, on July 12, 2019. Drew Angerer/Getty ImagesBerkshire Hathaway investment manager Todd Combs is leaving to join JPMorgan Chase, the conglomerate stated on Dec. 8.Combs’s departure comes only weeks before Warren Buffett prepares to relinquish the CEO role on Jan. 1, 2026, part of a transition the 95-year-old investor announced in late November. Buffett will remain chairman after stepping down, a move approved unanimously by the board in May.