Hock Tan

Broadcom's CEO received $162 million in total compensation in 2023, making him consistently one of the highest-paid CEOs globally. Born in Penang, Malaysia, Tan transformed Broadcom from a mid-tier chip company into a $800+ billion enterprise through aggressive acquisitions — Brocade, CA Technologies, Symantec's enterprise security division, and most notably VMware for $69 billion in 2023 (the largest tech acquisition in history). His net worth exceeds $10 billion. Tan's strategy is simple: buy companies, cut costs aggressively, and extract maximum profit. Wall Street loves it.