New Hibs manager Lee Johnson says a rigorous recruitment process convinced him on a return to Scotland.
The former Hearts and Kilmarnock player has been appointed in the dugout at Easter Road on a deal until 2026.
He succeeds Shaun Maloney, who was dismissed just four months after executive chairman Ron Gordon pulled the trigger on Jack Ross, who had guided them to a third-placed finish last year.
Johnson will have the task of getting Hibs back to such heights in the Premiership after a calamitous campaign this time around ended with a bottom six finish.
Gordon was meticulous in his interview process for this role - which former Malmo manager Jon Dahl Tomasson was part of - and has landed upon the former Sunderland boss.
The 40-year-old was sacked by the League One club in January and insists that ambition in Leith sold him on the project after one meeting.
Speaking to Hibs TV, he said: "I am super pleased and really excited. Seeing the stadium and getting a feel around the city, it's a massive, iconic, historic club.
"I am really proud on a personal level and on a professional level, focused on being successful.
"The first conversations were in London, originally a chat that was meant to last an hour and went for three-and-a-half! We maintained contact but that got my juices flowing.
"I ended up having a six-and-a-half hour board meeting as a final interview. By the end of it I could hardly speak and I was sick of my own voice!"
Johnson has already watched his new team in action - not that anybody noticed under the cover of his disguise.
It was perhaps food for thought for Hibs' new boss as he took in their post-split fixtures against Dundee and Livingston, which both ended in defeat.
There were options to take another job in England or around the world, but he added: "I've actually been to a couple of games already. I have been incognito!
"I watched at both Dundee and Livingston. It was nice not to get spotted, even though I did have a fake nose, moustache and glasses on!
"Since the opportunity came about, I have probably spent 95% of my time researching. I had other options across England and the world, but I felt connected to the Hibs project quickly."
