# Phil Brace

> Phil Brace is president and chief executive officer of Skyworks Solutions, leading the company following its October 2026 combination with Qorvo. An engineering graduate of Waterloo and California State University, Sacramento, he previously led Sierra Wireless and held senior roles at Intel, LSI, Seagate, Veritas and Inseego.

- **Role:** President and Chief Executive Officer at Skyworks Solutions, Inc.
- **Organizations:** Skyworks Solutions, Inc., BlackBerry Limited, Semiconductor Industry Association, Inseego Corp., Sierra Wireless, Inc., Veritas Technologies, Seagate Technology, LSI Corporation, Intel Corporation, Lantronix, Inc.
- **Education:** Bachelor of Applied Science in Computer Engineering, University of Waterloo, Master’s in Electrical Engineering, California State University, Sacramento
- **Known for:** Lantronix credited his Sierra Wireless tenure with revenue growth above 40 percent and profit growth above 100 percent., Led Skyworks through completion of its combination with Qorvo on October 5, 2026., Serves on BlackBerry’s board and chairs its Nomination and Governance Committee.

## Career timeline

- **Before LSI** — Worked at Intel, ultimately as General Manager of Server Product Marketing.
- **Before Seagate** — Held leadership roles at LSI, including Executive Vice President of Storage Solutions.
- **2015-2017** — President of Seagate’s Cloud Systems and Electronic Solutions business.
- **2019-2021** — Executive Vice President at Veritas Technologies.
- **2021-07** — Became President and CEO of Sierra Wireless, effective July 26.
- **2023-01** — Sierra Wireless acquired by Semtech; Brace’s CEO tenure ended.
- **2023-08** — Joined Lantronix’s board, effective August 8; left in February 2025.
- **2023-09** — Joined Inseego’s board.
- **2024-02** — Became Inseego Executive Chairman and joined BlackBerry’s board.
- **2025-02** — Became Skyworks President, CEO and director, effective February 17.
- **2026-10** — Continued as Skyworks President and CEO after the Qorvo combination closed October 5.

## Achievements

- Lantronix credited his Sierra Wireless tenure with revenue growth above 40 percent and profit growth above 100 percent.
- Led Skyworks through completion of its combination with Qorvo on October 5, 2026.
- Serves on BlackBerry’s board and chairs its Nomination and Governance Committee.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — Skyworks completed its combination with Qorvo on October 5; Brace continued as president and CEO.
- **2026-07** — Skyworks reported $935 million in third-quarter fiscal 2026 revenue and announced a new capital allocation framework.
- **2026-03** — Participated in a Morgan Stanley fireside chat discussing Skyworks and its proposed Qorvo combination.

## Links

- Website: https://www.skyworksinc.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/phil-brace-a16ab847

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Last updated: 2026-10-23