Leeann Dempster has joined Queen's Park as Chief Executive after leaving Hibernian earlier this season.
The highly-regarded 50 year-old joins the ambitious League Two side as they embark on a new chapter in their history.
Dempster left her role at Motherwell to move to Easter Road in 2014 after more than five years at the Lanarkshire club.
She now joins Scotland's oldest football club in a year where they'll move out of Hampden and Dempster believes it's an exciting opportunity.
She said: “I have loved every moment of my time in football and winning the Scottish Cup with Hibs was a career highlight. But after 13 years of running clubs in the Premier League I was ready for a new challenge and Queen’s Park offers an amazing opportunity.
“This is the oldest Club in Scotland, so it already has a unique place in the game. However, the Club has raised funds through the sale of Hampden, has engaged and committed sponsors and supporters, and has turned professional.
"There is now real determination to write a new chapter, to create a tremendous future.
"One that sees the Club grow on and off the pitch, organically, rooted in its communities; doing things differently, creating a new, sustainable model to progress a Club up through the levels and enabling it to better serve all its communities.
“Anyone who knows me understands that I want to create clubs that supporters are proud of on and off the pitch. Already real progress is being made on the pitch.
"The community part of Clubs, the ability to touch lives through what we do, has always been a big appeal to me and Queen’s Park has big plans in that regard which we will reveal as we move forward.
“I’m excited to be here and looking forward to getting on with the work.”
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