Lynn Wassell has stood down and been replaced by vice-chair Albert Henderson MBE.
The move was made at the organisation's Annual General Meeting last week.
Mr Henderson is a former Corporate Director of Education, Communities and Organisational Development at Inverclyde Council.
Jillian Moffat has now been appointed as vice-chair.
She is a business professional with specialist expertise in organisational development, human resource management, strategy and business planning and change management.
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In addition, she worked with Scottish Enterprise for almost 20 years.
Speaking on his appointment, Albert Henderson said: "I was delighted to be appointed Chair of the RCH Board at our AGM on Tuesday 29th of September.
"I am really looking forward to my role as Chair and will be ably supported by Jillian Moffat. I am also fortunate to be part of an extremely able and effective Board who along with the Chief Executive and Senior Management Team are ambitious to see the organisation continue to grow and build on the successes achieved to date.
"It is an exciting and challenging time for RCH with major regeneration projects underway and a transformation programme which will have a major impact on our culture and the way we deliver services in the future."
(LM/JP)
