Wigan Athletic have appointed club captain Gary Caldwell as manager following the sacking of former boss Malky Mackay on Monday.
Caldwell, who turns 33 on Sunday, will be formally introduced as manager of the club in a press conference on Wednesday morning.
Graham Barrow will continue in his role as Assistant Manager, alongside Eric Black as First Team Coach and Mike Pollitt as Goalkeeping Coach.
The defender was voted Wigan's Player of the Year for the 2011/12 season, but did not feature when the club won the 2013 FA Cup Final against Manchester City.
He has played 111 times for the Latic since joining from Celtic in 2010, while he also has over a half-century of caps for his nation, Scotland.
“I’ve made no secret of the fact that I wanted to move into management when the time was right,” he said.
“I didn’t expect that to come along as quickly as this but, in football, you need to take opportunities when they arise and I am honoured and excited in equal measures to take charge at the Latics, where I have shared such incredible memories over the past five years.
“We are in a really tough place at the moment, but we will approach the next five games with only one thing in mind, to win. After that, we will assess where we are and move on.”
Wigan are eight points adrift of safety with only five Championship games to play, but Latics chairman David Sharpe believes Caldwell is the right man for the job.
“He knows who we are as a football club and shares the same football philosophy," Sharpe started.
“He is a natural leader who commands respect from everyone around him.
“People will talk about his lack of experience, but every young coach is in the same place, there are many examples of young coaches being given opportunities and being successful.
“The immediate goal is clearly to do everything we can to survive in this division, starting at Fulham on Friday.
“Everyone associated with Wigan Athletic is feeling pain at the moment, but we have now taken measures to address the situation and the most important thing is that we have a definite blueprint for the future.”