UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): | January 27, 2010 |
Broadcom Corporation
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
California | 000-23993 | 33-0480482 |
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of incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
5300 California Avenue, Irvine, California | 92617 | |
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: | (949) 926-5000 |
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report
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Item 8.01 Other Events.
On January 27, 2010 the Board of Directors of Broadcom Corporation elected Rajiv Ramaswami as Executive Vice President & General Manager, Enterprise Networking Group, effective upon his commencement of employment February 1, 2010.
Mr. Ramaswami, 44, served as Vice President and General Manager of the Cloud Services and Switching Technology Group of Cisco Systems, Inc., from October 2009 through January 2010. Previously, from September 2002 to October 2009, he served as Vice President and General Manager for a variety of Cisco’s Business Units in Optical, Switching, and Storage Networking. Prior to joining Cisco, Mr. Ramaswami held various technical and leadership positions at Xros, Tellabs, Inc., 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.
On January 27, 2010 Broadcom announced that Mr. Ramaswami w as joining the company as its Executive Vice President & General Manager, Enterprise Networking Group. The full text of the press release is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and is incorporated by reference herein.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
99.1 – Press Release dated January 27, 2010 of the Registrant.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Broadcom Corporation | ||||
January 27, 2010 | By: | /s/ Eric K. Brandt | ||
Name: Eric K. Brandt | ||||
Title: Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
Exhibit Index
Exhibit No. | Description | |
99.1 | Press Release dated January 27, 2010 of the Registrant. |