The League agreed to introduce a First Division managing director and a sales and marketing director to work alongside the current operations director. League chairman Sir Brian Mawhinney broke a one-year deadlock by agreeing to the plans for the managing director.
He said: "We have made a breakthrough to the stalemate and we received the overwhelming endorsement of the representatives.
"We can now take our eyes off the internal management of the League and concentrate on moving forward."
First Division clubs have been pushing for a more prominent voice since the collapse of ITV Digital, which plunged many of them into financial chaos.
And Mawhinney aims to make sure that Division One gets a make-over to underline its status as "the best second-tier league in the world".
"We will be taking professional advice aimed at re-branding the Football League," he added.
"We have the best second tier league in the world - with far higher gates than comparable leagues in France, Italy, Germany or Spain and we want to enhance our standing.
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We have the best second tier league in the world - with far higher gates than France, Italy, Germany or Spain 
