The Kansas City Chiefs promoted co-director of player personnel Brett Veach to general manager on Monday.

Veach's promotion comes after the Chiefs and former general manager John Dorsey made the surprising decision to part ways on June 22 -- the same day the team signed coach Andy Reid to a contract extension.

Reid gave Veach his first big shot in the NFL a decade ago with the Philadelphia Eagles.

Chiefs Chairman and CEO Clark Hunt formally introduced Veach as the team's new GM in a statement:

"After a comprehensive search process, I am pleased to announce that we have hired Brett Veach to serve as the next general manager of the Kansas City Chiefs," Hunt said. "Brett has a sharp football mind, a tremendous work ethic and a keen eye for finding talent. Over the last four seasons he's played a critical role in building our football team. I look forward to working with him to continue to build on the strong foundation we have in place."

Veach will report to Hunt on all player personnel matters, the team announced. He thanked both Hunt and Reid in his own statement.