The Chief Executive of the state Child and Family Agency Tusla, Bernard Gloster, has been appointed as CEO of the HSE.
In a statement this morning, the HSE said the appointment comes following an "open, competitive selection process".
Mr Gloster is expected to take up the position in Spring 2023.
Announcing the appointment, the Chairman of the HSE Board Ciarán Devane said he is "delighted that someone of Bernard's experience, both within the HSE and externally within Tusla, is taking up this role".
"Bernard’s track record and commitment to public service will be invaluable as the HSE, like health services elsewhere, enters a period requiring great change and development."
Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly said that Mr Gloster is "a public servant with a track record of innovation and reform across health and social care services over many years".
"At a time of unprecedented investment in the HSE, I know he is deeply committed to ensuring that the Irish health service becomes one of the best places in the world in which to be treated, and to work in."
Paul Reid left the CEO role on 30 September.
