# Hock E. Tan: CEO, Broadcom

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Malaysian-born American business executive, President and CEO of Broadcom Inc. since March 2006. Born Tan Hock Eng in 1951/1952 in Penang, Malaya; naturalized US citizen since 1990. Holds BS and MS in Mechanical Engineering from MIT and an MBA from Harvard Business School. Known for building Broadcom through aggressive acquisitions including Avago-Broadcom merger (2015), CA Technologies ($18.9B, 2018), and Symantec's enterprise security business (2019). Led a blocked $117B hostile bid for Qualcomm in 2017-18. Was the third-highest-paid US CEO in 2023 ($161.8M compensation). Joined Meta's board of directors in February 2024. Received the Dr. Morris Chang Exemplary Leadership Award from the Global Semiconductor Alliance in 2024.

- **Nationality:** American

## Current roles (1)

- [Broadcom](https://registry.deploy.report/companies/broadcom.md) President & Chief Executive Officer (secondary-verified)

## Sources (2)

1. https://www.broadcom.com/company/about-us/executives/hock-e-tan
2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hock_Tan


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