Higgins currently leads a company that redevelops and regenerates blighted land in England. He also worked in Australia in the lead-up to Sydney Games, supervising construction of Olympics venues for Lend Lease.
Jack Lemley was named last week as chairman, and both begin work in January.
Lemley, from Idaho in the US, is considered one of the world’s foremost experts on construction management for major projects, reports aroundtherings.com
The next major appointment for London 2012 will be a chief executive for the organising committee, expected before the end of the year.
