Former Burnley chief executive Neil Hart will take up the same role with Bolton Wanderers.

Hart left the Clarets following ALK Capital’s takeover at Turf Moor, spending seven years at the club having also headed up their Football in the Community arm.

“As a founder member of the Football League, Bolton Wanderers has a rich heritage and history and it is an exciting time to be joining the club,” Hart said on his arrival at Bolton.

“With our ‘One Club, One Community, One Town’ vision, the club is at the very heart of our community. We should always remember our roots and what the club, and indeed football, means to the town of Bolton and our residents.

“I cannot wait to get started and I’m really looking forward to meeting our supporters and working with the staff, board, manager and all our local businesses and community partners.

"This opportunity to lead Bolton Wanderers into an exciting future feels right. There is a huge opportunity for everyone at the club to move it forward in a pragmatic way within a sound and sustainable financial framework.

“There is much hard work ahead and we are definitely up for that challenge - everyone at Bolton Wanderers will get 100 per cent from me every day.

“For me, it’s about the collective and as a family I'm certain the journey ahead for us all will be an exciting and positive one.”

Bolton chairman Sharon Brittan added: “Neil has over 20 years of working in professional football and with a very strong background in community programmes he was the ideal candidate to lead Bolton Wanderers Football Club into an exciting future.

“Neil’s experience at the top level of football from his time at Burnley will bring enormous benefits to our football club and will serve us well going forward.

“He inherits some talented and loyal staff who all remain extremely dedicated to our supporters and the local community.

“Following a through recruitment process, the Board and I are delighted that Neil has accepted our offer to become CEO and we all looking forward to working with him.”