Buffett has sung Cook's praise in the past, too. In his 2021 letter to Berkshire shareholders, he wrote, "Tim Cook, Apple's brilliant CEO, quite properly regards users of Apple products as his first love, but all of his other constituencies benefit from Tim's managerial touch as well."

Berkshire Hathaway CEO and longtime Apple backer Warren Buffett announced today that he will retire at the end of

In what was likely the final Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:BRK, NYSE:BRK) annual shareholders meeting with Warren Buffett at the helm, the legendary investor made a rare public acknowledgment, praising an executive in attendance who has played a significant role in shaping Berkshire's financial performance in recent years.