Berkshire Hathaway Chairman and CEO Warren Buffett before presiding over the annual shareholders meeting in Omaha, Neb. on May 2, 2015. More than 40,000 people attended the meeting. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)

(Bloomberg) — Warren Buffett said Berkshire Hathaway Inc. should look beyond stock pickers when selecting its next chief executive officer.

A CEO should have “a significant array of skills,” Buffett, 84, said Saturday at Berkshire’s annual meeting in Omaha, Nebraska. The billionaire said he’s unlikely to support someone whose only expertise is in investing, but could accept a candidate who also had operational experience.

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