The Olympic legacy company's job might be vulgarly described as to make sure that all that money sunk into 2012 doesn't go waste. Among other things it will be responsible for settling the future use of the stadium, selling the land, building a whole new community in the Olympic Park and beyond and generally making sure that east London benefits.
The company is chaired by Baroness Margaret Ford and its chief executive is Andrew Altman. Now its board members have been named. Property Week has the whole list. The names I recognise are those of Bob Kerslake, who chairs the Homes and Communities Agency, Olympic gold medallist Tessa Sanderson, Keith Edelman, the former managing director of Arsenal Holdings, Hackney Council leader Jules Pipe and Newham Council leader Sir Robin Wales.
The names I don't recognise include Ranjit Singh Baxi who owns recycling company J and H Sales Redbridge and Philip Lewis who is deputy chairman of Lambert Smith Hampton. I wonder who didn't get on it. Further research underway...
