Buffett: Combs Is 'a 100% Fit'

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"Mr. Combs was one of hundreds of people who responded to an unconventional "help wanted" request Mr. Buffett made in early 2007. But his initial inquiry didn't distinguish itself.

 

Undaunted, the low-key father of three, who lives in Darien, Conn., recently sent another letter to Berkshire Vice Chairman Charles Munger asking for a meeting. Mr. Munger said in an interview that he gets "hundreds" of such requests each year, but "something in his request piqued my interest."

 

The two soon met for a lunch that extended well into the afternoon at the California Club in downtown Los Angeles. Mr. Munger later phoned Mr. Buffett and told him, "this is a guy I am sure you are going to like," Mr. Munger recalls."