West Bromwich Albion director of football administration Richard Garlick will leave the club this summer to join the Premier League.
It was announced Garlick, who has been with the club for eight years, has been appointed as the English top-flight's first director of football.
The Baggies, who are bottom of the Premier League and facing relegation have had plenty of recent changes with chairman John Williams and chief executive Martin Goodman sacked in February before manager Alan Pardew was dismissed last month.
Garlick has promised Albion fans he will work to rebuild the club before taking up his new role in the summer.