Former Liverpool, Leeds United, Wigan Athletic and Cardiff City club secretary Stuart Hayton is joining the Blues in the same job from Monday, taking over from Sally Webb, who is moving to a new role at Portman Road.
Hayton has most recently been working at Cardiff, who he joined after a spell of 15 months at Leeds which ended in September last year - the day before the Blues’ 1-0 defeat at Elland Road - reportedly having been relieved of his duties at the turbulent West Yorkshire club.
Prior to that he had two seasons with Liverpool, having spent more than 20 years at Wigan, 12 as club secretary.
Webb has been with the Blues since 2000 and succeeded David Rose, who was inducted into Town’s hall of fame on Friday, as club secretary three years later.
"It’s been a privilege and a pleasure and I shall enjoy staying on in my new role,” she told Saturday’s Life’s a Pitch on BBC Radio Suffolk.
"I’m staying on in a regulatory role alongside [managing director] Ian Milne and the new club secretary.
"The new club secretary is very, very well respected in the industry and we’ll welcome him on Monday.
"He has recently been at Cardiff but his main role was at Wigan for some 12 years. He’s worked in the Premier League, he’s worked in the Football League, he’s worked in UEFA competition, he’s a really very, very well-versed gentleman.”