Denice Kronau retired in May 2014 as the chief diversity officer for Siemens AG, (Berlin and Munich) to pursue her full-time writing and speaking career. She is the author of “Falling in Love With Work” (non-fiction) and “The World is Decorated With Stars” (fiction). Prior to this Kronau has held several senior executive leadership roles within Siemens, such as the chief financial officer of Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, chief financial officer of Siemens USA and CEO of Global Shared Services. Her 32-year career has combined extensive shared services experience with senior leadership positions in Finance, IT, and Internal Audit not only for Siemens but also for companies such as Diageo PLC, Kraft Foods International, and Phillip Morris—both in the United States and in Europe.

Kronau grew up in upstate New York and has lived and worked outside of the US for twenty-five years. She and her husband have been on Nantucket part-time since 1994 and full-time since 2014. Kronau is currently serving as a member of the Town of Nantucket Finance and the Contract Review Committees and was recently appointed to the board of The Dreamland.