Mayor of London Boris Johnson has appointed a legacy board of advisors to advise on the regeneration of the Olympic Park after the 2012 Games.
The board will be chaired by David Ross, deputy chairman of Carphone Warehouse, the mayor’s nominee to the board of the London Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG).
Other board members announced today are former Grosvenor chief executive Jeremy Newsum, Sir Bob Kerslake, chief executive of the new Homes and Communities Agency, Neale Coleman, the mayor of London’s adviser on the London 2012 Games, David Gregson, chairman of private equity group Phoenix Equity Partners, Harvey McGrath, chairman of the London Development Agency, Julia Peyton-Jones, director of the Serpentine Gallery Jules Pipe, mayor of Hackney, Tessa Sanderson, the former Olympic gold medallist at the javelin and Richard Sharp, a partner at Goldman Sachs.
The mayor is asking the board to look at establishing a separate vehicle to secure development and investment into the Olympic Park and surrounding areas.
The mayor’s office said: “The board will advise the mayor on all aspects of the legacy programme for
“It will, in particular, focus on the emerging proposals for physical development and regeneration in and around the Olympic Park after the Games and the business plan.”
Johnson added: “The Olympic Park can and must be a landmark district of 21st-century
“This cannot be achieved without robust business and delivery plans, and a clear understanding of what will inspire private investors to make a long-term commitment to the area.”
