Melbourne have appointed former Collingwood CEO Gary Pert to take over from Peter Jackson as the CEO of the Demons.

Pert, 53, resigned as Magpies CEO midway through last year after a decade with the Magpies as the club underwent an internal review that led to significant changes throughout the club.

Gary Pert has been named as Melbourne's new CEO. Credit:Joe Armao

He is understood to have beaten a field of internal candidates that included Demons football manager Josh Mahoney, chief financial officer David Chippindall and commercial operations manager George De Crespigny. Pert will start his new position in October.

The shock move comes after Peter Jackson announced his intention to step down as club CEO at the end of the season and just days after Pert's former club defeated Melbourne on Queen's Birthday.