Berkshire Hathaway CEO Greg Abel at the Iowa Cubs game last night. Photo: Courtesy of Carl Voss
Berkshire Hathaway CEOGreg Abel became a U.S. citizen Thursday evening at Principal Park.
State of play: Abel — a Canadian native living in Des Moines — succeeded Warren Buffett as CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, one of the world's largest companies, on Jan. 1.
He was among 29 new citizens from 16 countries who were naturalized during a ceremony before an Iowa Cubs game.
Zoom in: U.S. District Judge Stephen Locher presided over the ceremony, which the I-Cubs hosted as part of their annual citizenship celebration.
Abel, 64, also threw the first pitch before the Iowa Cubs faced the Buffalo Bisons.
