"A board packed with family appointees and a lead director with a lower position size than mine after many years of membership is not a particularly positive sign for me."

If you yourself were Warren's well-informed adult son or daughter who has been immersed in everything Berkshire and Warren for your entire life and knew your dad's complete perspective and passion for helping to ensure Berkshire's ongoing success and culture for many decades, you would likely not be as critical of Warren's desire and decision. 2/14 hardly seems 'packed with family appointees' to me. Reasonable people can have different opinions and can vote accordingly. Warren has earned my trust and none of his recommendations of family (or non family) Board members were made hastily.

I do Totally agree that a few board members should really step up & own a larger stake of Berkshire. Glad to see Greg beefing up his ownership.