The 62-year-old brings a wealth of experience, having made over 300 appearances as a player and managed almost 500 matches, including leading Reading to promotion to the Premier League in 2012.
He also spent five years as Arsenal's International Senior Scout, was Chief Scout at Reading and supported Celtic's recruitment team through video scouting. In addition, he has been a football and business consultant, and mentored Managers in the English Football League, working with the League Managers Association.
At Hibernian, McDermott will work closely with First Team Manager Lee Johnson and have a strong focus across the recruitment of players and football operations such as scouting, analysis, sports science, and medicine. He will also work closely with Academy Manager Steve Kean on the development of the academy and player pathway.
Hibernian FC Chief Executive Ben Kensell said: "Brian joins us with substantial experience in the game and has worked across numerous different roles across a Football Club on the sporting side, which sets him up perfectly for this role.
"We also wanted someone that has a strong recruitment bias, and he has that in abundance having scouted across the world for some high-level clubs."
Kensell also mentioned that the appointment took some time due to the passing of the late Chairman Ronald J Gordon.
After his appointment, McDermott said: "I'm delighted to join such a great, community-orientated club like Hibernian FC. I scouted Hibs games many times in the past and have always been taken by the fantastic atmosphere at Easter Road. I am very grateful for this opportunity."
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