Berkshire issues no incentive payoffs to CEOs that are unrelated to the business performance they control.
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Said for an organisation they lead or work for; it counts on both records.
Reasoning
Berkshire's internal compensation arrangements with subsidiary CEOs are not publicly itemized.
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Warren Buffett, “Berkshire issues no incentive payoffs to CEOs that are unrelated to the business performance they control.” (said 2007). Verdict: own records only. Reliability API, claim c_e07686f5b96a, method 0.1.0+28da144b, dataset release v1.1.2. https://epistacklabs.com/claims/c_e07686f5b96a
This claim is in dataset release v1.1.2, with the same verdict.
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