AusCycling has appointed Jesse Korf to the key role of performance boss as the organisation rebuilds after the Tokyo Olympics.
Korf had been the interim performance director after Simon Jones resigned immediately before the Tokyo Games.
He now takes on the new role of executive general manager, performance - effective immediately.
While Logan Martin won gold in BMX freestyle and Rohan Dennis took bronze in the road time trial at the Tokyo Games, overall Australia underachieved yet again in cycling at the Olympics - especially on the track.
The men's team pursuit squad rallied from the debacle of Alex Porter's snapped handlebar in qualifying to win the bronze medal, but it was Australia's only medal at the velodrome.
It was the worst medal tally for the track cycling team at an Olympics since 1980.
Tokyo laid bare the myth that track cycling is a bountiful source of Olympic medals for Australia, despite ample funding.
Since the medal bonanza of 2004, the only track cycling Olympic gold medal has been Anna Meares' sprint triumph at the 2012 Games.
Jones was brought in after the barren Rio Olympics campaign to revitalise cycling's high performance program, but ultimately his regime did not come through with the expected Tokyo medal haul.
There is growing concern in Australian cycling about the high performance regime, with critics such as Olympic gold medallist Dean Woods calling for sweeping changes.
A review is ongoing into the team pursuit handlebar disaster and there has been a much broader look at AusCycling's setup after Tokyo.
Culture was a strong theme through the AusCycling media release on Wednesday announcing Korf's appointment.
"What stood out about Jesse was his vision for the program, his emphasis on driving great culture and his commitment to creating robust pathways for athletes coming into and leaving the system," said AusCycling chief executive Marne Fechner.
AusCycling said Korf won the role after an extensive process, with Australian and international candidates.
''I'm looking forward to creating a real focus on developing people to push the frontiers of human performance and to support riders and staff to be at their best in their career at the Australian cycling team and beyond," Korf said.
Korf will manage all AusCycling's elite programs and "be critical in evolving the Australian cycling team's culture, structure and processes".
He will also be part of AusCycling's executive leadership.
