Patrick Riml was named athletic director for Canada's alpine ski teams Monday.
Riml, an Austrian native whose wife Jodie is from Lethbridge, Alta., spent the last two seasons as manager of the Canadian women's team. He spent seven seasons with the U.S. Ski Team prior to that.
"Having Patrick in this new position will ensure we continue the momentum that Canada's alpine ski teams have developed with the success in recent years as we shift the focus to a new Olympic cycle," Alpine Canada chief athletics officer Max Gartner said in a statement.
Canadian skiers won four World Cup races this past season, the most since 1984. Erik Guay of Mont-Tremblant, Que., also became the first Canadian since Steve Podborski in 1982 to win an overall discipline title.
Hugues Ansermoz will take over for Riml as women's team manager. Ansermoz was with the Swiss team for the last four seasons. Before that, he spent nine seasons with the Canadian team.
He led the Swiss women's team to 10 World Cup podium appearances last season, including two World Cup victories in the super-G.