Sadiq Khan has said he intends to appoint Suki Kalirai to chair the new London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC) leadership team.

Shazia Hussain has also been appointed the new chief executive as the group prepares to deliver the next stage of the Games’ legacy at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.

As part of the evolution, LLDC and its leadership will no longer have the strategic responsibility for London Stadium through its subsidiary E20 Stadium LLP.

However, Khan has announced his intention to appoint current LLDC Chief Executive, Lyn Garner, as chair of that business.

Khan says: “Great progress has been made in making the venue more sustainable – both financially with events like Major League Baseball and new commercial deals, and environmentally with the project to install solar panels.

“It’s fantastic that Lyn will take on the role of Chair in the new governance structure for London Stadium, as we continue to build a better London for everyone.”

Suki is a past advisor to the United Nations secretary general for sustainable development (earth summit), where he supported and liaised with leaders on environmental and climate change policy.

Shazia Hussain is currently the deputy chief executive at the London Borough of Waltham Forest but will be taking on her role with the LLDC in the autumn.

She has over 20 years of senior strategic and operational delivery experience within Local Government that spans parks and open spaces, place making with economic and social regeneration and community safety and transformational change.

LLDC was established to build on the success of the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games and drive forward regeneration, growth and investment in east London – a key pledge when the bid was won.

Now, 12 years on, the Park and venues are top UK destinations for visitors and more than 1,200 homes have been built on LLDC development sites, with 4,500 more to be delivered over the coming years.