The New Zealander will get to pick his support staff and it remains to be seen if Virender Sehwag, who was the team mentor till last season, stays on board.
Stead, 46, played five tests as a top-order batsman in 1999 before establishing a successful coaching career with Canterbury province and the New Zealand women's team.
The 43-year-old Hesson coached New Zealand for six years and formed a particularly successful partnership with former captain Brendon McCullum.
Former Australia women's captain and ICC Cricket Hall of Famer Belinda Clark and Scotland captain Kyle Coetzer have also been appointed to the committee, the ICC said in a statement on Wednesday.
Mike Hesson said Twenty20 had an important role to play in international cricket.
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