FRANKFURT, Nov 25 (Reuters) - Infineon, the leading supplier of microchips to the auto industry, said its Chief Executive Reinhard Ploss would be replaced by Chief Operations Officer Jochen Hanebeck in April next year.

Hanebeck, a member of the executive board since 2016, was given a five-year CEO contract until March 2027, the German company added in a statement on Thursday. (Reporting by Ludwig Burger; Editing by Jan Harvey)