Chief executive David Higgins earned 拢537,000 in the last year, after defering half of 鈥榩erformance related pay鈥� to later date

The chief executive of the Olympic Delivery Authority, David Higgins, earned 拢537,000 in salary and benefits in the last year.

The figure, which includes salary, bonus and pension contributions for the 12 months to 31 March, was revealed in the body鈥檚 full accounts, published today.

Renumeration for the chairman of the 2012 body, John Armitt, was 拢250,000 while the package for construction director Howard Shiplee was 拢362,000.

Higgins was actually entitled to 拢641,566, the ODA said. But he volunteered for half of his 鈥減erformance related pay鈥� to be deferred to no later than December 2012.

The ODA also published a full break down of expenses for its top officials, who ran up more than 拢100,000 in claims in 2008/9.

Shiplee had the biggest bill, expensing a total of 拢19,343 on costs such as travel and entertainment, including a hotel tab of more than 拢11,000.

The figures were released as the 2012 organisers announced the external structure of the Olympic Stadium has completed.

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