Robert L. Tirva, CPA

Overview

On June 16, 2008, the Board of Directors of Broadcom Corporation elected Robert L. Tirva as Vice President and Corporate Controller, and designated him as Principal Accounting Officer, effective as of that date. Mr. Tirva, 42, joined Broadcom as a Controller in October 2000. From October 2000 through October 2003 Mr. Tirva served as Controller for various lines of business within Broadcom. He was appointed Director of Finance"Broadband Communications Group in October 2003 and was promoted to Senior Director of Finance"Broadband Communications Group in May 2005. Most recently he served as Vice President, Finance, responsible for financial planning and analysis and business processes. Prior to joining Broadcom, Mr. Tirva served in various financial positions at International Business Machines Corporation, most recently as Finance and Planning Manager"Business Innovation Services. Before joining IBM, he served as an Advanced Staff Accountant at Ernst & Young LLP. He received a B.B.A. in Accounting from the University of Notre Dame and his M.B.A from the Yale School of Management. Mr. Tirva is a certified public accountant licensed in Illinois, but is not engaged in public practice.