St Mirren have appointed John Park, formerly of Celtic and Rangers, as their new head of recruitment.
It comes as Martin Foyle departs the Paisley club to take up a new role at Carlisle United.
Park arrives having most recently been head of recruitment at Blackburn Rovers.
However, he also worked in similar chief scouting roles at Celtic, where he is credited for finding Virgil Van Dijk, Rangers, Birmingham City, Maccabi Haifa, Vancouver Whitecaps and more.
"I’m excited to meet the manager, build a relationship with him and add to the good work that has been done over the past few years," Park said.
"The club has a clear strategy in terms of its football operations and I believe my experience will help build upon that."
Manager Stephen Robinson added: "Martin has been an integral part of what we’ve done over the past three and a half years and he’s been an integral part of what I’ve done as a manager over 10 years now. He’s a close friend of mine now and it’s a sad loss for the club.
"Another opportunity arose that was exciting for him and it’s with regret that Martin is leaving. I’d like to put on record my thanks to him for his recruitment and for all he’s done at the football club.
"The club have appointed John and it’s important that we get working together quickly, build a relationship, and I look forward to that."
Keith Lasley said: "We are sorry to see Martin moving on and wish him the best of luck in his new challenge.
"His contributions have been key in the club’s progression over the past few seasons and we thank him for all his efforts.
"We have, however, moved quickly to bring John to the club and we are excited to welcome him to St Mirren."
