Dermot Desmond has given Peter Lawwell full credit for bringing Ange Postecoglou to Celtic.
The Parkhead club's principal shareholder insists the now retired CEO was adamant that the 56-year-old was the man to take the job after talks with Eddie Howe collapsed.
Postecoglou has since united a club fractured by the blow of missing out on 10 In A Row in disastrous fashion - winning the Premier Sports Cup and guiding his side within touching distance of the Premiership title.