BOONE, N.C. (AP) - Appalachian State has hired Douglas Gillin as its athletic director.
Chancellor Sheri N. Everts announced the hiring Friday and said Gillin will begin April 6.
Gillin comes to Appalachian State from Missouri, where he has been its deputy athletic director since 2012.
He has also worked at Lehigh and New Mexico, and was at the marketing and multimedia company now known as IMG College in Winston-Salem from 2002-12.
Everts said Gillin will "build on our history of athletic success and address the opportunities with moving to the Sun Belt Conference."
Gillin replaces Charlie Cobb, who spent nine years at Appalachian State before moving to Georgia State last August.