Siemens PLM voted Best Diversity company by Diversity/Careers readers

"Diversity/Careers in Engineering & Technology" magazine readers have voted Siemens PLM Software the “Best Diversity Company for 2012,” according to a Siemens PLM news release.

The survey of magazine readers and web site visitors was taken in March and April, the release states, with voters identifying businesses, government agencies and other organizations that employ technical professionals that “are doing the highest quality work in their diversity efforts.”

Votes were based on personal experience, discussions with others and public information, according to the Siemens PLM release.

“Readers have spoken and Siemens PLM Software has been recognized as a 2012 Best Diversity Company, for its support of minorities and women, attention to work/life balance and commitment to diversity,” said Roberta Renard, CEO and publisher of "Diversity/Careers" magazine, in the release.

In the release, Hulas King, director of Global Community Relations and GO PLM Programs for the Plano, Texas-based Siemens PLM, said the company is proud of the vote.

“We have a long history of making diversity a high priority and we consider our diverse employee base a true competitive advantage,” King said in the release. “To be voted a Best Diversity Company again tells us that we are focusing on the right diversity initiatives critical to maintaining our leadership position in the PLM market.”

According to the release, Siemens PLM diversity efforts include focusing on academic partnerships, regional productivity, hiring young people and displaced workers and the Partners for the Advancement of Collaborative Engineering Education program, known as PACE.

For more information, visit www.siemens.com/partners/goplm.

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