Hock e tan biography

Name: Hock E. Tan

Net worth: Approx. $ billion Executive pay: $ million

Company: Broadcom Inc

Bio: Tan was born in Penang, Malaysia, in either or He was awarded a scholarship to study at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Upon completion of his studies, he obtained a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering in , followed by a master's degree in the same field later that year.

Subsequently, Tan pursued further education at Harvard University, where he obtained an MBA a few years later.

He was managing director of Hume Industries in Malaysia from to before helming Pacven Investment from to He then held financial positions at General Motors Co and PepsiCo Inc before becoming the Vice President of Finance of Commodore International Ltd.

Tan went on to become the CEO of Integrated Circuit Systems Inc. When this was sold to Integrated Device Technology Inc, he became the latter company's chairman.

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