PHIL BRACE
CEO
SKYWORKS
WHY: Became CEO of Skyworks Solutions, largest publicly traded tech company based in OC, in February 2025.
IN THE NEWS: Company is dependent on Apple for more than 60% of its sales. Brace says, “strategically, it’s important for us to continue to diversify our revenue.” Skyworks semiconductors are manufactured in the U.S., Singapore and Japan along with a facility in Mexico. The company counts three dozen locations around the world. Skyworks has been moving manufacturing from the eastern Massachusetts city of Woburn to Newbury Park in California as part of a consolidation plan. Announced in late October purchase of fellow Apple supplier Qorvo.
NOTABLE: Brace succeeded longtime CEO Liam Griffin.
QUOTABLE: “We’ve got to walk and chew gum at the same time.”
