Tom Forster has been named the high-performance director for the women's national team at USA Gymnastics.
The organization made the announcement on Thursday. Forster will begin his role in the newly created position on July 1.
Forster has been a member of the elite development national staff since 2010 and became interim elite development program director in February 2018. He also owns Colorado Aerials, a gym based in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
USA Gymnastics president Kerry Perry said Forster's approach "mirrors" the organization's priorities as it tries to emerge from a sexual abuse scandal surrounding former national team doctor Larry Nassar.
Nassar abused hundreds of girls and women under the guise of medical treatment while employed at Michigan State and USA Gymnastics. Nassar is now serving a decades-long prison sentence for molesting patients and possessing child pornography.
Forster says one of his first priorities is to create an atmosphere that focuses on open communication and provides the athletes the right to speak about issues and concerns that they have.