Denice Kronau is the newly appointed Chief Diversity Officer at Siemens

Denice Kronau (51) has been appointed Chief Diversity Officer at Siemens, effective June 1, 2010. A U.S. citizen, Ms. Kronau was most recently CFO of the Diagnostics Division of Siemens’ Healthcare Sector. “With Denice Kronau we have found a highly experienced personality who enjoys an excellent reputation both inside and outside Siemens. She will shape the second phase of our Diversity Initiative. Our aim now is to unleash our dynamic global networks in order to foster diversity in every corner of Siemens,” said Siemens President and CEO Peter Löscher.

During her visit to Siemens in South Africa, Denice told us that she grew up in a small town in upstate New York as the oldest of four children and was the first in her family to attend college. Originally coming from an IT background, she stated that she always felt to be the odd one out, being mostly the sole woman at work.

She also shared with us her passion for traveling the planet which has had a significant impact on her life. She does enjoy the challenge of understanding a new culture with the rewards of adding up a new perspective to her own one.

Denice Kronau has worked for Siemens since 2002. She was appointed CFO of Siemens’ U.S. Regional Company in 2008 and CFO of the Diagnostics Division of the company’s Healthcare Sector in 2009. Before joining Siemens, Ms. Kronau worked for a number of companies in the U.S. and Europe, including Diageo, Kraft and Phillip Morris.

She is also the author of a book called 'Falling in Love With Work - Again', which is not published yet, but you can have a sneak preview here.

You can find out more about Denice on her blog.