Charlie B. Kawwas, Ph.D., is President of the Semiconductor Solutions Group at Broadcom, the company's executive page shows. Broadcom's annual report says Kawwas has held the role since July 2022, after serving as Chief Operating Officer from December 2020 and as Senior Vice President and Chief Sales Officer from June 2015. Kawwas joined Broadcom through its 2014 acquisition of LSI Corporation, where Kawwas had led worldwide sales.12
At a glance
- Current role
- President, Semiconductor Solutions Group
- Company
- Broadcom
- Sector
- Company
- Fields
- Chips and hardware
- Work listed
- 1
- Sources cited
- 2
- Profile reviewed
Career
Kawwas led Product Line Management for the Optical Ethernet and Multi-service Edge portfolio at Nortel Networks before joining LSI Corporation, where Kawwas held executive roles from 2007, including Vice President of Sales and Marketing for the networking division, and led worldwide sales from 2010 until Broadcom acquired LSI in 2014.2
At Broadcom, Kawwas was Senior Vice President, Worldwide Sales from May 2014, Senior Vice President and Chief Sales Officer from June 2015, and Chief Operating Officer from December 2020, before becoming President of the Semiconductor Solutions Group in July 2022.21
Work and contributions
Broadcom Semiconductor Solutions Group Proprietary product
Leads Broadcom's Semiconductor Solutions Group as its president, a role held since July 2022.12
Timeline
- Joined LSI Corporation in executive roles in its networking and storage businesses.2
- Became head of worldwide sales at LSI Corporation.2
- Became Senior Vice President, Worldwide Sales at Broadcom after its acquisition of LSI.2
- Became Senior Vice President and Chief Sales Officer of Broadcom.2
- Became Chief Operating Officer of Broadcom.2
- Became President of Broadcom's Semiconductor Solutions Group.2
Other documented roles
Roles the sources document that are not confirmed as current.
- Chief Operating Officer (December 2020 to July 2022); Senior Vice President and Chief Sales Officer (June 2015 to December 2020), Broadcom2
- Head of worldwide sales (2010 to 2014) and earlier executive roles from 2007, LSI Corporation2
- Leader of Product Line Management for the Optical Ethernet and Multi-service Edge portfolio (past), Nortel Networks2
Where they work
- Broadcom 2 people in the wiki
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References
2 sources · profile reviewed Oct 22, 2026 · data updated Oct 22, 2026