He has arguably the toughest act in Corporate America—following Warren Buffett. But now that Greg Abel officially has a timetable to take over Berkshire Hathaway by year-end, the question is: How will he run it?

“With respect to our dialogue with Berkshire, we see a good alignment in philosophy of creating long-term value,” Marubeni President Masayuki Omoto said on BloombergTV.

According to Guarino, hiring is no longer about filling a seat.