London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games

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London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games
Formation 7 October 2005
Type Company limited by guarantee
Headquarters One Churchill Place, Canary Wharf
Chairman Sebastian Coe
Website http://www.london2012.com
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The London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) is the organisation responsible for overseeing the planning and development of the 2012 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games. It was jointly established by the UK Government's Department for Culture, Media and Sport, the Mayor of London and the British Olympic Association and was structured as a private company limited by guarantee.[1] LOCOG worked closely with the publicly funded Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA), which is responsible for the planning and construction of new venues and infrastructure.

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Formation [edit]

On 6 July 2005 the International Olympic Committee (IOC) chose London as the host city for the 2012 Olympic Games, narrowly beating the Paris bid. After the success of the London bid, LOCOG was formed to continue the work started by the bidding team. LOCOG was officially designated as the organisers of the Games at its first board meeting on 7 October 2005.

Board members [edit]

The board members are:[2]

Members of the IOC from the host country are required by IOC rules to be on the organising committee board, as well as representatives of the host Olympic association and Paralympic association.

Senior Team [edit]

The Senior Team comprises:[3]

  • Doug Arnot, Director of Games Operations, London 2012
  • Jackie Brock-Doyle, Director of Communications and Public Affairs
  • James Bulley, Director of Venues and Infrastructure
  • The Lord Coe, Chair
  • Paul Deighton, Chief Executive Officer
  • Richard George, Director of Transport
  • Nigel Garfitt, Director of Villages and Games Services
  • Chris Holmes MBE, Director of Paralympic Integration
  • Sue Hunt, Director of Strategic Programmes
  • Debbie Jevans, Director of Sport
  • Sir Ian Johnston, Director of Security and Resilience
  • Terry Miller, General Counsel
  • Sir Keith Mills, Deputy Chair
  • Bill Morris, Director of Culture, Ceremonies and Education
  • Gerry Pennell, Chief Information Officer (CIO)
  • Jean Tomlin, Human Resources (HR) Director
  • Chris Townsend, Commercial Director
  • Neil Wood, Chief Financial Officer
  • Mike Loynd, Director of Readiness and C3

See also [edit]

References [edit]

  1. ^ http://www.london2012.com/contact-us.php
  2. ^ http://www.london2012.com/about-us/the-people-delivering-the-games/the-london-organising-committee/locog-board.php
  3. ^ http://www.london2012.com/about-us/the-people-delivering-the-games/the-london-organising-committee/locog-senior-team.php

External links [edit]

Organising Committees for the Olympic and Paralympic Games
Olympic
Paralympic
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