• Former Leicester manager signs three-year deal
• Craig Shakespeare and Steve Walsh join Hull as coaches

Hull City have confirmed the appointment of Nigel Pearson as their new manager.

Pearson, 46, who steered Leicester City to the play-offs in the Championship last season, has signed a three-year contract at the KC Stadium and will start work as Iain Dowie’s successor immediately.

Dowie took the job on a temporary basis in place of Phil Brown, who was placed on gardening leave midway through last season and was subsequently dismissed following the club’s relegation from the Premier League.

Hull’s head of football operations, Adam Pearson, said: “We are delighted to welcome a manager of Nigel’s experience and calibre to the club. We feel it’s a real coup for Hull City and that Nigel is the best man to mould the existing squad into a competitive Championship team.

“Nigel had two outstanding seasons at Leicester City and I feel sure this experience and winning formula will ensure the very best chance of bringing success back to the club.”

The Tigers have also appointed Craig Shakespeare and Steve Walsh as coaches. The pair were Pearson’s assistant and first-team coach respectively at Leicester, who bounced straight back to the Championship in 2009 as League One champions under their leadership.

The Leicester chairman Milan Mandaric said in a statement: “We were greatly surprised to receive the initial approach from Hull.

“The past few years have been a turbulent time for both me and the supporters at Leicester City. We have been striving to get a degree of continuity at the club. However, Nigel has done a fantastic job for us and it would have been wrong of us to deny him the opportunity to speak to another club if he wished.

“After speaking to him, we have reluctantly agreed that if he wished to pursue this opportunity at Hull, we would permit it. I am deeply grateful to Nigel for everything he has done for the club. He has put together the foundations of a strong squad and it is now up to us to find a manager to build on those foundations.”

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• ‘I look forward to returning in the not too distant future’
• Manager and club negotiate ‘amicable departure’

Phil Brown has paved the way for his return to management after negotiating an “amicable departure” from Hull City. Brown’s career at Hull City is officially over after a statement released by the League Managers Association confirmed both parties had reached agreement on a compensation package for terminating his contract.

Brown, who led Hull to the top flight for the first time in their history, was placed on gardening leave in March as the club battled relegation last season.

Iain Dowie took over team affairs in Brown’s absence and although he was not retained at the end of the season there has been no way back for Brown.

Brown kept Hull in the Premier League on the final day of the 2008‑09 season but was struggling to repeat the feat when the club sidelined him and he spoke of his disappointment to be leaving the KC