The New York Red Bulls announced former Wolverhampton Wanderers Sporting Director Kevin Thelwell as their new Head of Sport on Monday.
His position with New York entails oversight over the entirety of the sporting side of the club while Sporting Director Denis Hamlett will remain in charge of day-to-day operations and report to Thelwell.
Thelwell had spent 12 years working in England before joining the Major League Soccer franchise in this newly created role. He previously served as an academy manager and the Head of Football and Development at Wolves before his promotion to Sporting Director of the club in the summer of 2016.