The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has announced his intention to appoint Suki Kalirai, a non-executive director and chair at Housing 21 and chair of Paragon Asra Housing, as the new chair of the London Legacy Development Corporation.

The proposal is subject to consideration by the London Assembly and will be decided on in the next few weeks.

Shazia Hussain, the current deputy chief executive at Waltham Forest Council has been appointed as the London Legacy Development Corporation’s (LLDC) new chief executive.