Infineon has appointed Jochen Hanebeck as new CEO, effective 1 April, 2022.

Hannebeck has been a member of the management board and COO since 2016 and succeeds Reinhard Ploss, who has led the company as CEO since 2012.

“We are delighted to present Jochen Hanebeck, an outstanding expert of both the semiconductor industry and, of course, Infineon, for the position of CEO,” said Infineon chairman, Wolfgang Eder.

“The supervisory board, Dr Ploss and Mr Hanebeck, will define the details of this change in the leadership of Infineon in the coming months.”

“Jochen Hanebeck has already contributed significantly to Infineon’s profitable growth trajectory over many years in various leadership positions. With him as CEO, the company will continue its success in the undoubtedly demanding times ahead.

“We thank Dr Ploss for his extraordinarily successful work at the helm of Infineon. He has led Infineon into the global top ten.”

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Ploss has been a member of Infineon’s management board since 2007 and chairman since 2012. The ‘Product to System’ approach was established in the company through his leadership.

In addition, the portfolio was expanded and completed through the acquisitions of International Rectifier and Cypress Semiconductor.

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