CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) - A retired Ernst & Young executive is the new chief operating officer and executive vice president of the University of Virginia.

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The university's Board of Visitors unanimously approved Patrick Hogan's appointment Friday. Hogan succeeds Michael Strine, who resigned in August in the wake of a failed attempt by some board members to oust university President Teresa Sullivan.

Hogan is a retired deputy global managing partner with Ernst & Young, one of the world's largest accounting firms. He worked for Ernst & Young for 37 years.

Hogan serves as vice chairman of the McIntire School of Commerce Advisory Board at U.Va. He's also a member of the university's Hospital Operating Board.

Sullivan said Hogan understands the university's mission, as well as the globalization that affects both higher education and industry.