Former Leeds United manager Brian McDermott has been named as Scottish Premiership side Hibernian's Director of Football.
The 62-year-old, who headed up the Elland Road dugout from April 2013 until May 2014, has since worked as a scout for his former club Arsenal as well as a consultant for organisations like the League Manager's Association.
Now McDermott has arrived at Easter Road, with manager Lee Johnson's side sat in fifth and playing St. Mirren this weekend with the club announcing that the pair will 'work closely together' and focus on 'recruitment of players and football operations such as scouting, analysis, sports science, and medicine'.
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"I scouted Hibs games many times in the past and have always been taken by the fantastic atmosphere at Easter Road," McDermott told the club's website.
"I am very grateful for this opportunity. Having met the Chairman, the Board of Directors, Executives, Lee Johnson, all the staff, and understanding more around the culture of the Football Club and the objectives, I’m really excited about the challenge."
Hibs' chief executive Ben Kensell highlighted the ex-Whites boss' 'substantial experience' as a key reason why he was chosen for the role.
"We are conscious that this appointment has taken some time, which is partly due to the sad passing of our late chairman Ronald J Gordon, but we also wanted to make sure that we had the right steps in place and a thorough process, to make sure we've got the right person in the door.
"Brian joins us with substantial experience in the game and has worked across numerous different roles across a football club on the sporting side, which sets him up perfectly for this role.
"We also wanted someone that has a strong recruitment bias, and he has that in abundance having scouted across the world for some high level clubs."
McDermott's time at Elland Road is most remembered for his public feud with then-owner Massimo Cellino, who in an interview with ITV claimed 'the club had no manager' after their 15th-placed finish.
Two weeks later, McDermott parted ways with the club, with Cellino claiming he wanted a 'head coach' rather than a 'manager', and was succeeded by David Hockaday.
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