CBS has named insider Bill Owens as executive producer of “60 Minutes,” replacing longtime chief Jeff Fager who was ousted in September amid sexual-misconduct claims.

Owens, a 30-year CBS veteran who has lately served as interim executive producer at the iconic news show, was the right hand of Fager, who had held the job since 2004.

Owens’ promotion, confirmed by CBS in a Wednesday press release, makes him only the third executive to serve in the role since the news show was founded in 1968 by its first executive producer, Don Hewitt.

CBS said Owens, 52, is taking the new job immediately and will report to Susan Zirinsky, the former senior executive producer of “48 Hours” who last month replaced David Rhodes as president of CBS News.

“Bill Owens is steeped in the storytelling style audiences have come to expect from ‘60 Minutes,’” Zirinsky said in a statement. “We are fortunate to be able to put such a talented veteran in charge of this iconic program.

As reported by The Post, Zirinsky last fall had been a front-runner to replace Fager at the helm of “60 Minutes.” At the time, insiders said “60 Minutes” staffers had pushed back against Zirinsky, threatening to quit if she became their boss.

Part of the beef, according to sources, was that “60 Minutes” correspondents and producers had looked down on “48 Hours,” whose segments on serial killers, terrorists and school shootings can veer toward the sensational.

But insiders said there were also fears about a shakeup under Zirinsky as CBS sought to recover fromallegations of sexual misconduct against some of its biggest names, including ex-CEO Les Moonves and host Charlie Rose.

Indeed, the Owens promotion irked some at CBS who saw the producer as Fager’s “yes man” and ultimately, part of the old guard that tolerated a “boys club” culture at the broadcasting giant.

Others view Owens as a steady hand at “60 Minutes,” someone who knows “how to run the show” and is well-liked by the old-guard of the show’s correspondents.

CBS also is searching for a permanent CEO and the company is entertaining various merger and acquisition options, including recombining with sister firm Viacom.

Last fall, CBS launched an investigation into misconduct accusations and a report of its findings were leaked to the New York Times in December. The report found that Fager had “engaged in some type of sexually inappropriate conduct” toward a female CBS employee who alleged in 2009 he had groped her.

Another CBS employee alleged Fager “tried to kiss her with an open mouth at a corporate event about six years ago,” according to the Times. The paper also reported that a female employee had been instructed to drive Fager and other producers “to a legal brothel while reporting a story in Nevada.”