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Lyn Gardner is now in charge of LLDC replacing David Goldstone who left in November to join the Ministry of Defence as Chief Operating Officer doubling his previous £263,000 salary. Gardner’s previous role at the London Borough of Haringey included leading all regeneration & development programmes for the borough including Tottenham which is thought to have included the planning deal which allowed the rebuilding of White Hart Lane.
Lyn’s career in Local Government has spanned finance, housing and regeneration. She spent 9 years at London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham leading the transformation of homelessness services before moving into regeneration to build the development and estate renewal aspects of the council’s Local Plan.
LLDC Chairman Sir Peter Hendy said: “I am delighted to welcome Lyn as our new Chief Executive. She has an outstanding track record. I am looking forward to working with her in the years ahead as we take Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park to new heights and continue to deliver results in what we are proud to call the most successful urban regeneration programme in Europe. Lyn was appointed following a highly competitive recruitment exercise that demonstrated this project continues to attract the very best candidates in their field. I would also like to take this opportunity to thank David Goldstone for his leadership and hard work and wish him well in his new role.”