Kevin Clark has been named vice president and director of athletics, President Neil Theobald announced today in a press release.

Clark has been serving as interim athletic director since May 3. Previously, Clark served as  senior associate athletic director at Indiana. Clark also worked in the athletics department and at one point served as the director of business administration-student development at Saint Louis University.

“Kevin’s positions at Saint Louis and Indiana universities give him extensive first-hand experience in both the financial and managerial challenges of sports at the highest levels,” Theobald said in a statement. “I believe he is exactly the person we need to take on the challenges our Athletics Department will encounter in the next decade.”

“This is an incredible opportunity,” Clark said in a statement. “I am thrilled and humbled to be taking on this key position at a school with an incredibly exciting athletics future.”

Clark’s appointment is effective today.