---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001140361-22-025654"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AVGO"
cik: "0001730168"
company_name: "Broadcom Inc."
filed_at: "2022-07-11T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-24T17:36:13.096520+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Broadcom President of Software Group resigns; COO named President of new Semiconductor Solutions Group

## Summary
- Thomas H. Krause resigns as President of Broadcom Software Group, effective July 15, 2022, to join a private enterprise software company.
- Resignation is not due to any disagreement with Broadcom; CEO Hock Tan will assume Krause's responsibilities and the Software Group President role is eliminated.
- Charlie B. Kawwas, Ph.D., COO, named President of new Semiconductor Solutions Group effective July 11, 2022, overseeing semiconductor portfolio.
- Kawwas retains responsibility for global operations and sales for Semiconductor and Brocade Storage businesses, reporting to CEO Tan.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001140361-22-025654
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AVGO
- cik: 0001730168
- company_name: Broadcom Inc.
- filed_at: 2022-07-11T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1730168/000114036122025654/0001140361-22-025654-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1730168/000114036122025654/ny20004409x8_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001140361-22-025654
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001140361-22-025654.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001140361-22-025654.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Charlie B. Kawwas was named as President of the new Semiconductor Solutions Group at Broadcom Inc..
  - Action: named
  - Role: President of the new Semiconductor Solutions Group
  source text: In addition, the Company also announced that Charlie B. Kawwas, Ph.D., currently Chief Operating Officer of the Company, has been named President of the new Semiconductor Solutions Group, overseeing the Company’s broad semiconductor portfolio, effective July 11, 2022.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1730168/000114036122025654/0001140361-22-025654-index.htm
- Executive change
  Thomas H. Krause resigned as President of Broadcom Software Group at Broadcom Inc..
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: President of Broadcom Software Group
  source text: On July 6, 2022, Thomas H. Krause, President of the Broadcom Software Group of Broadcom Inc. (the “Company”), notified the Company that he has decided to resign, effective July 15, 2022, and accept another role at a privately held enterprise software company.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1730168/000114036122025654/0001140361-22-025654-index.htm

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