Alison Nimmo will take up the position of new chief executive of Crown Estate from January 1, taking over from Roger Bright, who steps down at the end of the year.

Alison Nimmo will take up the position of new chief executive of Crown Estate from January 1, taking over from Roger Bright, who steps down at the end of the year.

Nimmo is currently director of Design and Regeneration at the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) where she has, for the past five years, held responsibility for delivering the overall design and early delivery of most of the venues, Olympic Park and long term legacy for the London 2012 games.

Her previous roles have included: a central role in the London 2012 bid team and interim director leading the establishment of the Olympic Delivery Authority; Chief Executive of Sheffield One, a seminal city centre regeneration programme for Sheffield; and Project director of Manchester Millennium responsible for the regeneration of Manchester city centre following the terrorist bombing in 1996.

Nimmo is also a non-executive director of Berkeley Group and a visiting Professor at Sheffield Hallam University.