Marvin Bartley has been appointed as the new Queen of the South manager.
The former Livingston assistant will take over at the League One club on Monday.
Bartley, 36, takes on the role in his first manager's position having worked alongside David Martindale in recent seasons.
Queen of the South announced the appointment following a 2-1 loss to Alloa.
On taking the job, Bartley said: “I’m delighted to have been given the opportunity to become Queens manager.
"I have enjoyed being assistant at Livingston and owe David Martindale a huge debt of gratitude for the time taken to help mould my management style, but I feel the time is now right for me to make a step up and be my own boss.
"My experience at Livingston, coupled with the knowledge accrued playing under Eddie Howe and Sean Dyche puts me in good stead to make the most of the opportunity at Queens, which is a great club with a lot of potential.
"They have a strong youthful squad and with a few additions I’m confident we can climb the table. I am looking forward to the challenge and can’t wait to get started."
Queen of the South chairman Billy Hewitson commented: “We are pleased to have Marvin on board. Following the departure of Wullie we received a positive response from a wide variety of applicants.
"We have taken a couple of weeks to weigh up our options and are confident that Marvin was the best candidate. He is young, starting out in Management but has experience having been part of the coaching team at Livingston.
"We welcome him to Palmerston as we aim to push up the table."
Martindale added: “I have a mixture of emotions in terms of feeling both delighted for Marvin but sad that we’re losing him from the football club.
“He has been with us for four seasons now and hand on heart I can say he is genuinely a fantastic person and has a huge future in the world of football management.
“I’m losing a friend on a day-to-day basis and a huge part of what we do at Livingston, but I am delighted for him at the same time.
“He will always be welcome back and goes with everyone’s best wishes.”
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