British Gymnastics has announced the appointment of Paul Hall as its men's national head coach, replacing Eddie van Hoof.
Hall has previously coached at two Olympic Games and five World Championships, guiding Louis Smith to his bronze medal success in Beijing in 2008.
Van Hoof was dismissed from his role in February after being suspended in November for alleged misconduct, and subsequently reached a settlement agreement.
Hall said: "I'm both honoured and excited to be taking up my new role with British Gymnastics and am looking forward to the challenge of building on the incredible successes that our coaches, gymnasts, and support staff have worked so hard for in recent years.
"I hope that my role will help to provide the necessary leadership and direction that is needed to consolidate our place as one of the leading nations in men's gymnastics for the Tokyo Games and beyond."
Hall takes over a men's programme which has achieved unprecedented success in recent years, with Max Whitlock claiming two Olympic and two world titles, and Nile Wilson also winning high bar bronze in Rio.
But success has not come without some controversy, with allegations of a climate of "fear" within the organisation, and a recent stand-off over contracts for the world-class performance programme which the likes of Whitlock and Wilson initially refused to sign.
British Gymnastics performance director James Thomas added: "After a rigorous recruitment process we're delighted that Paul Hall will take up the role of Men's Head National Coach at British Gymnastics.
"Paul is respected throughout Great Britain and the world for his gymnastics coaching expertise, guiding a number of gymnasts including Louis Smith and Dan Keatings to World and Olympic success over previous cycles.
"We know Paul will be keen to work closely with the Performance staff and network of personal coaches to build on the successes of previous cycles as we head towards Tokyo 2020."
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