Leadership

Scott McGregor serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of Broadcom Corporation. In this role, he is responsible for guiding the vision and direction for the company’s growth strategy. Since joining Broadcom in 2005, the company has expanded from $2.40 billion in revenue and 3,250 employees to $8.01 billion in 2012 revenue and 11,550 employees. In addition, Broadcom’s geographic footprint has grown from 13 countries in 2005 to 24 and its patent portfolio has expanded from 4,800 U.S. and foreign patents and applications to more than 18,900.

Mr. McGregor joined Broadcom from Philips Semiconductors (now NXP Semiconductors) where he served as President and CEO from 2001 to 2004. He joined Philips in 1998 and rose through a series of leadership positions. Prior to joining Philips, Mr. McGregor served in a range of senior management positions at Santa Cruz Operation Inc. (SCO), a provider of open systems software. He also served in senior positions at Digital Equipment Corporation (now part of HP) and Microsoft, where he was Director of the Interactive Systems Group and architect and development team leader for the original version of Microsoft Windows®. Prior to Microsoft, Mr. McGregor worked at Xerox Corporation’s Palo Alto Research Center (PARC), where he was involved in designing software for the first personal computers employing graphical user interfaces.

Mr. McGregor received a B.A. in Psychology and a M.S. in Computer Science and Computer Engineering from Stanford University. He serves on the board of Ingram Micro, on the Engineering Advisory Council for Stanford University and also is President of the Broadcom Foundation.

Dr. Henry Samueli is a Co-Founder of Broadcom Corporation and serves as Chairman of the Board and Chief Technical Officer (CTO). In this role, he is responsible for driving the vision of Broadcom's research and development activities as well as helping to lead corporate-wide engineering development strategies.

Dr. Samueli has more than 30 years of experience in the fields of communications systems engineering and digital signal processing. Since co-founding Broadcom, he has also served as Chairman and Co-Chairman of the Board and Vice President of Research and Development.

Since 1985, Dr. Samueli has been a professor in the Electrical Engineering Department at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), where he has supervised advanced research programs in broadband communications circuits and digital signal processing, and he has published more than 100 technical papers in these areas. He has been on a leave of absence from UCLA since 1995. Dr. Samueli is also a Distinguished Adjunct Professor in the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department at the University of California, Irvine. Dr. Samueli was the Chief Scientist and one of the founders of PairGain Technologies, Inc., a telecommunications equipment manufacturer in the digital subscriber line (DSL) industry, and he consulted for PairGain from 1988 to 1994. From 1980 until 1985, Dr. Samueli served in a variety of engineering management positions in the Electronics and Technology Division of TRW, Inc., where he was responsible for the development of military broadband communications systems.

Dr. Samueli received a B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from UCLA. He is a named inventor in 70 U.S. patents. In June 2012 Dr. Samueli was awarded the Marconi Society Prize and Fellowship and in December 2011 the Global Semiconductor Alliance (GSA) named him the winner of the Dr. Morris Chang Exemplary Leadership Award. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (AAAS) and a Member of the National Academy of Engineering (NAE).

Eric Brandt serves as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Broadcom Corporation. He is responsible for managing Broadcom’s financial, information technology and corporate services organizations. For the last three years, he was named one of the "Best CFOs in America-Semiconductors" by Institutional Investor magazine and was #1 in the 2011 and 2013 rankings. In addition, he was honored for "2012 Best Investor Relations by a CFO" and "2013 Grand Prix for Best Overall Investor Relations Program" (all industries from $2B-$20B market cap) and the "2013 Sector Award for Technology" (mid and small cap) by Investor Relations magazine.

Mr. Brandt joined Broadcom in 2007 after serving as President and Chief Executive Officer of Avanir Pharmaceuticals, a developer of novel therapeutic products for the treatment of chronic disease. Prior to joining Avanir, he served as Executive Vice President of Finance and Technical Operations and Chief Financial Officer of Allergan Inc., a global specialty pharmaceutical and medical device company. While at Allergan, Mr. Brandt was twice named one of the "Best CFOs in America - #1 in Specialty Pharmaceuticals" by Institutional Investor magazine. Mr. Brandt joined Allergan after nearly a decade with The Boston Consulting Group (BCG), a global business consulting firm. He served as Vice President and Partner and as a senior member of the firm’s heath care practice. While at BCG he also led the North American operations practice.

Mr. Brandt currently serves on the boards of Broadcom Foundation, Dentsply International, Inc. and Lam Research, Inc. He received a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.

Arthur Chong serves as Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of Broadcom Corporation. In this role, he is responsible for the company's legal, governance and litigation activities, in addition to advising on all legal matters and overseeing the work of inside and outside legal counsel.

Mr. Chong joined Broadcom in 2008 after serving since 2005 as Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer of Safeco Corporation, a property and casualty insurance company.

Prior to joining Safeco, he served for more than 20 years at McKesson Corporation, a healthcare services and information technology company based in San Francisco, in a number of legal and management roles including Deputy General Counsel. Mr. Chong is a seasoned corporate attorney with nearly 30 years of experience in corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions, finance, securities law and litigation.

Mr. Chong received a B.A. from the University of California, Berkeley and a J.D. from Harvard Law School.

Michael Hurlston serves as Executive Vice President of Worldwide Sales of Broadcom Corporation. In this role he is responsible for leading the company’s global sales organization in delivering transformative communications technologies to Broadcom’s most important customers.

Mr. Hurlston joined Broadcom in 2001 as Director of Wireless Business Development. During his tenure at Broadcom he has progressed in a range of leadership positions including Senior Vice President and General Manager of Wireless LAN (local area network) and Senior Vice President and General Manager of Wireless Connectivity Combo. He was promoted to Executive Vice President of Worldwide Sales in April 2013.

Prior to joining Broadcom, Mr. Hurlston served in senior marketing and management positions at Radia Communications and Oren Semiconductor. He received a B.S.E.E., M.S.E.E. and a M.B.A. from the University of California, Davis.

Neil Kim serves as Executive Vice President, Operations and Central Engineering of Broadcom Corporation. In this role, he is responsible for all manufacturing activities, including foundry operations and supply chain management. Mr. Kim is also responsible for the development of analog mixed-signal and wired radio frequency (RF) technologies, manufacturing engineering, Broadcom's library of core technologies including the process technology direction, EDA and corporate quality assurance.

Mr. Kim joined Broadcom in 2000. In addition to his current role, he has held a variety of senior management positions including Vice President of Central Engineering, Senior Vice President of Central Engineering and Senior Vice President of Operations and Engineering.

Prior to Broadcom, he held a series of progressively senior technical and management positions at Western Digital Corporation, a data storage manufacturer, last serving as Vice President of Engineering.

Mr. Kim received a B.S.E.E. from the University of California, Berkeley.

Thomas Lagatta serves as Executive Vice President of Business Development of Broadcom Corporation. In this role he is responsible for leading the company’s strategic business development programs.

Mr. Lagatta joined Broadcom in 2002 as Vice President and General Manager of the Client Server Networking business unit. He became Group Vice President, Enterprise Computing Group in 2003 and Senior Vice President and General Manager, Enterprise Computing Group in 2005. He was promoted to Senior Vice President, Worldwide Sales in 2006 and Executive Vice President, Worldwide Sales in 2010, a position held until April 2013.

Prior to joining Broadcom, he served as Vice President and General Manager of Anadigics, Inc., a semiconductor manufacturer, where he led the Fiber Communications Products business unit. Mr. Lagatta also served as Vice President of Business Development at Avnet, Inc., an electronic component distributor in addition to various senior management and technical positions at Symbios Logic, a storage systems company.

Mr. Lagatta received a B.S.E.E. from Ohio State University and an M.S.E.E. from the University of Southern California.

Dan Marotta serves as Executive Vice President and General Manager of Broadcom's Broadband Communications Group. In this role, he is responsible for driving the company's vision for enabling broadband services to and throughout the home, with end products and end markets focused on providing complete solutions for cable, XPON, xDSL, fiber and satellite broadband access networks. Products from this group are found in cable and DSL modems and gateways; digital cable and satellite set-top boxes; cable modem termination systems (CMTS) used by cable providers; and DSL access multiplexers used by service providers.

Mr. Marotta joined Broadcom in 2002 after serving in various senior management positions at Conexant Systems, Inc., a semiconductor manufacturer.

Prior to joining Conexant, Mr. Marotta served as Director of Engineering at Brooktree Corporation, a semiconductor manufacturer, and Vice President of Engineering at Rockwell Semiconductor Systems, following Rockwell Semiconductor's acquisition of Brooktree.

Mr. Marotta received a B.S.E.E. from the State University of New York at Buffalo.

Rajiv Ramaswami serves as Executive Vice President and General Manager of Broadcom Corporation's Infrastructure and Networking Group. In this role he is responsible for all Ethernet controller, switching and physical layer products, optical solutions, storage products, security and embedded processors. The group's products and technologies are targeted at enterprise, service provider and data center markets. Products offered by this group include Ethernet controllers for notebooks, desktops and servers, physical layer devices for copper, optical and microwave links, switches and embedded processors for Layer 2 to Layer 7 switches, routers and security appliances - equipment that delivers and manages the flow of voice, video and data services within and across networks.

Mr. Ramaswami joined Broadcom in 2010 after serving as Vice President and General Manager of the Cloud Services and Switching Technology Group at Cisco Systems, Inc., where he also served as Vice President and General Manager for a variety of business units in Optical, Switching and Storage Networking.

Prior to joining Cisco, he served in various technical and leadership positions at Xros, Tellabs and IBM's T.J. Watson Research Center.

Mr. Ramaswami holds M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley and a B. Tech. degree from the Indian Institute of Technology in Madras. He holds 33 U.S. patents primarily in optical networking, and has coauthored a textbook, "Optical Networks: A Practical Perspective." He is a Fellow of the IEEE and a Distinguished Alumnus of the Indian Institute of Technology in Madras.

Robert Rango serves as Executive Vice President and General Manager of Broadcom's Mobile and Wireless Group. In this role he is responsible for leading wireless opportunities for the home, business and mobile markets. The group oversees Broadcom's cellular baseband, mobile multimedia, application processor, power management, Wi-Fi®, Bluetooth®, GPS, NFC and Voice over IP (VoIP) products. Broadcom's wireless connectivity and mobile solutions can be found in a variety of devices including mobile handsets, notebook/netbooks and desktop computers, tablets, IP phones, home gateways, and other wireless-enabled consumer electronics and peripherals. The group provides end-to-end solutions, including critical software to support new applications for many high-volume end markets.

Mr. Rango joined Broadcom in 2002. In addition to his current role, he has served as Vice President and General Manager of the Network Infrastructure business unit, Vice President and General Manager of the Mobile and Wireless business unit, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Wireless Connectivity Group and Executive Vice President, Wireless Connectivity Group.

Prior to joining Broadcom, Mr. Rango held several senior leadership positions at Lucent Microelectronics, a networking communications company, and Agere Systems, a semiconductor manufacturer, in its Optical Access, New Business Initiatives and Modem/Multimedia Divisions. He also held various positions with AT&T Bell Labs.

Mr. Rango received a B.S.E.E. from the State University of New York at Stony Brook and an M.S.E.E. from Cornell University.

Terri Timberman serves as Executive Vice President, Global Human Resources for Broadcom Corporation. In this role, she is responsible for managing and leading Broadcom's HR and administration functions, focusing on organizational development, employee relations, employee training and development, compensation and benefits, recruitment and retention strategies and integration of acquisitions.

Ms. Timberman joined Broadcom in March 2009 after serving in senior HR positions at Planar Systems, Inc., AMI Semiconductor, Inc., Radisys Corporation and Merix Corporation. She also held senior positions in the human resources departments at Tektronix, Inc., and TriQuint Semiconductors, and serves on the Board of Directors for NACME - National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering.

Ms. Timberman received a B.A. in Organizational Communications from Marylhurst University in Portland, Oregon.

Robert Tirva serves as Senior Vice President, Corporate Controller and Principal Accounting Officer of Broadcom Corporation. In this role, he is responsible for overseeing all accounting policies, transaction processing and financial reporting.

Mr. Tirva joined Broadcom in 2000 and has served in a number of management roles including Controller, Director of Finance - Broadband Communications Group, Senior Director of Finance - Broadband Communications Group, and Vice President, Corporate Controller and Principal Accounting Officer.

Prior to joining Broadcom, Mr. Tirva served in financial positions at IBM, including Finance and Planning Manager - Business Innovation Services. Before IBM, he served as an Advanced Staff Accountant at Ernst & Young LLP.

Mr. Tirva received a B.B.A. in Accounting from the University of Notre Dame and an M.B.A from the Yale School of Management. He is a certified public accountant licensed in Illinois, but is not engaged in public practice.