Michael Beale has been confirmed as the new head coach of Sunderland on a contract until the summer of 2026.
The 43-year-old has been named as Tony Mowbray's successor at the Stadium of Light 11 weeks after being sacked by Rangers.
Sunderland spoke to a series of potential candidates - with Reims boss Will Still thought to be among them - since Mowbray's departure before deciding on Beale as the right person for the job.
Mike Dodds, who was put in interim charge, will become Beale's assistant head coach, while Michael Proctor and Alessandro Barcherini will continue in their respective roles.
Sunderland parted company with Mowbray earlier this month, with his departure coming two days after a 1-1 draw at Millwall - a result that extended a run of one win from five games.
Dodds helped the club to two wins over West Brom and Leeds before Saturday's defeat at Bristol City, leaving them seventh in the Championship table and three points off the play-off places.
Beale previously managed QPR in the Championship before his spell with Rangers. He moved to west London in the summer of 2022 and led QPR to the top of the Championship before turning down a move to the Premier League with Wolves in October of the same year.
However, a month later Beale, who also served as Steven Gerrard's assistant at Rangers when they won the Premiership title in 2020-21, moved back to Glasgow to replace Giovanni van Bronckhorst but could only lead Rangers to a second-placed finish up against Ange Postecoglou's Celtic.
He was eventually dismissed after just six league games of the next campaign after a 3-1 defeat to Aberdeen left them third in the table and has been out of the game since leaving Ibrox.
Beale will take charge of Sunderland for the first time on Saturday when they welcome Coventry to the Stadium of Light.
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