Energous Corporation announced the appointment of Daniel Lawless as vice president of regulatory affairs for the company, effective immediately. Lawless joins Energous from Broadcom, where he oversaw technical operations teams which led government regulatory approvals, high volume manufacturing, and the deployment of first-to-market technologies. He replaces Jeff McNeil who plans to pursue a leadership role in operations outside the company. Lawless has an extensive background in global regulatory and compliance engineering, including radio frequency, safety, EMC and SAR testing, automation, standards development, as well as product-level government approvals. Prior to joining Energous, he served as director of engineering at Broadcom for seven years where he led world-class engineering and program management teams to drive production of Broadcom's substantial data center and wireless product lines. Lawless worked with the company's global R&D organizations, marketing and sales, key suppliers, and high-volume contract manufacturers to support large scale product deployment and system integration.