Buffett protege Cool turns to job cuts to revive Berkshire units
Washington
TRACY Britt Cool earned Warren Buffett's trust overseeing a constellation of smaller units at his conglomerate, Berkshire Hathaway.
The billionaire's annual report gives a glimpse into one thing she's been doing: cutting jobs. All four of the subsidiaries under Ms Cool's supervision - either as chairman or chief executive officer - reduced staffing in 2015. The biggest decline on a percentage basis was at Pampered Chef, a kitchenware retailer that she began running as CEO in late 2014.
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