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Matt Murphy

Chairman and CEO (CEO since July 2016; Chair since 2023), Marvell Technology

Matt Murphy is the Chairman and CEO of Marvell Technology, a data infrastructure semiconductor company. Murphy became Marvell's President and CEO and a member of its board in July 2016, after 22 years at Maxim Integrated in sales and business-unit leadership, and added the role of Chair of the Board in 2023.123

At a glance

Current role
Chairman and CEO (CEO since July 2016; Chair since 2023)
Sector
Company
Work listed
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Sources cited
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Career

Murphy spent 22 years at Maxim Integrated with growing responsibilities in sales and business-unit leadership. Murphy served as Vice President, Worldwide Sales and Marketing from 2006 to 2011 and as Senior Vice President of the Communications and Automotive Solutions Group from 2011 to 2015, and was most recently Executive Vice President, Business Units, Sales and Marketing.2

Marvell announced Murphy's appointment as President, CEO and director in June 2016, effective July 11, 2016. In May 2023 the board appointed Murphy as Chair, succeeding Rick Hill, effective at the 2023 annual meeting of stockholders.23

Marvell

Under Murphy, Marvell presents itself as a supplier of semiconductors for AI and data center infrastructure. Recent company announcements include a 3.2T protocol-aware retimer and a second-generation 1.6T AEC DSP, and an Open Compute Project working group with Microsoft and Oracle to standardize data center hardware security.1

Work and contributions

  • Marvell data infrastructure strategy Proprietary product

    As Chairman and CEO, leads Marvell's executive team in presenting the company's strategy for AI and data center infrastructure, spanning interconnect, switching, storage and custom silicon.1

Timeline

  1. Became Vice President, Worldwide Sales and Marketing at Maxim Integrated.2
  2. Became Senior Vice President of Maxim's Communications and Automotive Solutions Group.2
  3. Became President, CEO and a director of Marvell.2
  4. Was appointed Chair of Marvell's Board of Directors, effective at the 2023 annual meeting.3
  5. Marvell announced an OCP working group with Microsoft and Oracle on data center hardware security.1

Other documented roles

Roles the sources document that are not confirmed as current.

  • Executive Vice President, Business Units, Sales and Marketing, after 22 years of sales and business-unit roles, Maxim Integrated2

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References

3 sources · profile reviewed Oct 21, 2026 · data updated Oct 21, 2026

  1. Marvell Technology investor relations — overview and latest newsMarvell Technology · Official page · accessed Oct 21, 2026
  2. Marvell Technology Group Ltd. Announces Appointment of Matthew J. Murphy as President and Chief Executive OfficerMarvell Technology · Announcement · published Jun 20, 2016 · accessed Oct 21, 2026
  3. Marvell Announces Changes to its Board of DirectorsMarvell Technology · Announcement · published May 3, 2023 · accessed Oct 21, 2026