London Legacy Development Corporation appoints new team
A former adviser to the UN and the deputy chief executive of Waltham Forest Council have been appointed as the new chair and chief executive of the London Legacy Development Corporation.
Suki Kalirai will take on the chair position from Lord Peter Hendy, while Shazia Hussain becomes chief executive, picking up the role from Lyn Garner.
Kalirai is currently chair of Paragon Asra Housing and the retirement division of Housing 21 and was formerly a sustainable development adviser to the UN secretary-general.
A former adviser to the UN and the deputy chief executive of Waltham Forest Council have been appointed as the new chair and chief executive of the London Legacy Development Corporation.
Suki Kalirai will take on the chair position from Lord Peter Hendy, while Shazia Hussain becomes chief executive, picking up the role from Lyn Garner.
Kalirai is currently chair of Paragon Asra Housing and the retirement division of Housing 21 and was formerly a sustainable development adviser to the UN secretary-general.
Hussain joins from Waltham Forest and has more than two decades experience in local government.
The new team is tasked with delivering the next stage of legacy at London’s Olympic park site. This includes driving growth and inward investment, overseeing the venues and parkland and the long-term estate and commercial management of Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.
London mayor Sadiq Khan, who made the appointments, said: “London 2012 is seen around the world as a blueprint for how to deliver regeneration and drive investment that benefits local residents. Getting the leadership right is vital.”
Hussain added: “My focus will be to build on the fantastic legacy already in place, ensuring that growth and development are inclusive, and investment provides east Londoners with the opportunities they need to succeed. I’m looking forward to working with the four east London boroughs, the GLA, and all our partners and communities who live, work and visit Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.”
Hendy and Garner announced they were stepping down from the development corporation in May this year as part of the “evolution” of the body. Part of the evolution will see responsibility for the London stadium, in the heart of the Olympic Park, and its owning subsidiary E20 Stadium, spun out of the LLDC and into a subsidiary of the Greater London Authority. Garner will become chair of E20.
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