Sharon Bracken

Sharon Bracken is President of Siemens Healthineers Diagnostics since May 2022. She oversees Siemens Healthineers’ in-vitro diagnostics business, which is focused on providing proven, customized diagnostic solutions that transform networked care delivery.Sharon has 20 years of in-vitro diagnostics experience and more than 30 years of global business leadership experience. Prior to joining Siemens Healthineers, Sharon served for three years as president and chief executive officer of the Perma Pure group of companies within Halma, plc.Prior to joining Halma, Sharon spent nearly 14 years with Abbott Diagnostics. During her tenure at Abbott, Sharon served in roles of increasing global responsibility. In her last role at Abbott, Sharon served as senior vice president of Abbott’s Rapid Diagnostics Division, building the division through the acquisition and integration of Alere. Other responsibilities at Abbott included president of Abbott Point of Care and divisional vice president of Global Operations for Abbott Diagnostics, where she was responsible for all laboratory reagent and instrument manufacturing across the entire portfolio. Sharon has also held senior posts within Johnson & Johnson, Ortho, L’Oreal, and Ingersoll-Rand driving operational excellence in manufacturing and supply chain. Over her career, Sharon has earned a strong reputation for driving strategic transformations, operational excellence, and accelerating growth by cultivating high-performing leadership teams that deliver against solid business strategies. Sharon earned her bachelor’s in Engineering from Stevens Institute of Technology and her MBA from Duke University: The Fuqua School of Business. Sharon has a passion for mentoring students and business leaders, as well as working with military veteran organizations.