"The chance to work at a club of this size and potential is a great opportunity."

Huddersfield announced in December that they had appointed Neil Hart as their new chief executive to replace Julian Winter.

But Hart, who had signed his contract with Huddersfield, reneged on his decision in order to take up the same role at Burnley.

Hart had previously worked as Burnley FC in the Community chief executive.

On Devlin's appointment, Huddersfield chairman Phil Hodgkinson added: "We're very happy that we can welcome Mark to Huddersfield Town on Monday.

"Mark's track record in football speaks for itself. He's an experienced leader who has excelled wherever he has worked, but his time at Brentford really stands out.

"He'll add a real know-how to our leadership group and I believe he will be an asset to the club. I'm looking forward to working closely with him."