Athletics Australia (AA) has appointed Craig Hilliard as its new head coach.
A coach for more than 30 years, Hilliard has been named the new boss - seven months after the controversial Eric Hollingsworth, who clashed with several athletes including champion hurdler Sally Pearson, quit the role.
AA president David Grace QC is confident Hilliard, the senior athletics coach and mentor at the organisation since 2013, will be a success in his new role.
"He boasts an extensive career as a distinguished Australian athletics coach and he will bring a broad base of knowledge and experience to the role," Grace said in a statement.
"This position is vital to the execution of our high performance programs and we have reached the decision to appoint Craig after completing extensive due diligence in respect to a number of highly credentialed applicants.
"I am confident that Craig will deliver on the high expectations that we, as a sport, demand and we eagerly anticipate his involvement in the preparation of Australian teams set to compete across the world in the coming months."
Hilliard was the athletics coach at the Australian Institute of Sport from 1982 until 2013.
He is a former personal coach of two-time 400-metre hurdles world champion Jana Pittman among others.
"I'm very much looking forward to getting started, it's a great opportunity," Hilliard said.
"From the outset, my main aim will be to build on my strong working relationship with Athletics Australia's high performance staff and coaches, and even more importantly, our NASS [National Athlete Support Structure] athletes and their personal coaches.
"I want to ensure that we work together to achieve our common aim of delivering the best possible performance outcomes, including global medals.
"This will be facilitated by gaining the trust and confidence of athletes, coaches and other key stakeholders, as well as the broader athletics community."
Alison Campbell has been appointed to the position of AA high performance services manager.