Haller will take over from Chief Executive Joe Kaeser, who has been running communications since February, when the company's previous communications head, Stephan Heimbach, left.

Haller, 49, was most recently head of communications at Credit Suisse in Zurich. She has also held senior positions at Siemens rival ABB and Roche.

(Reporting by Georgina Prodhan; Editing by Tina Bellon)

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