ATTEMPTS by Rangers to install Dundee's chief executive Scot Gardiner to the post at Ibrox are "dead as a dodo," according to sources.
The former Ibrox sales manager has decided to stay on at Dens Park to oversee Dundee's long-term ambitions after it emerged that he had held talks with the Glasgow club.
Mr Gardiner, 48, who is originally from Dundee, is thought of highly within the game following a career that has also encompassed Tottenham Hotspur, where he worked under former owner Lord Sugar.
But following discussions with Rangers, the chief executive has now informed Dundee's director of football operations John Nelms that he would stay on.
A Rangers source said: "There is no way he is coming. It's dead as a dodo."
A delighted Mr Nelms said: "We've been keeping pretty quiet about this but I can tell you now that Scott is going to remain at Dundee.
"We are all very happy because we are nine weeks into a long-term plan and he is very much part of that.
"We've also been working on stability at the club over the past nine weeks and have been making progress.
He added: "It comes as no surprise that other clubs would want him."
Club manager John Brown said: "I know what he can do and I'm just pleased that he's still CEO."
Mr Gardiner arrived at Dens Park in January 2012. He was involved in the deal that saw the club taken over by a consortium consisting of majority shareholder Bill Colvin, director Steve Martin and US-based Keyes Capital.
David Somers, Rangers' new interim chairman, has been tasked with recruiting a new chief executive following the resignation of Craig Mather last month.
Meanwhile, Rangers have announced the appointment of investment banker Norman Crighton, 47, as a non-executive director of the board which is made up of finance director Brian Stockbridge and James Easdale.
The Dundonian will set up an "investment committee whose terms of reference will include overseeing capital projects". He has previously held a senior position with Merrill Lynch.
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