Vinai Venkatesham

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Vinaichandra Guduguntla Venkatesham
Born
United Kingdom
NationalityBritish-Indian
OccupationFootball administrator
Known forFootball administration
TitleCEO of Arsenal Football Club

Vinaichandra Guduguntla Venkatesham is a British-Indian football administrator. He serves as the Chief Executive of Arsenal Football Club since 2020.[1]

An employee of Arsenal F.C. since 2010 in a variety of roles,[2] he was appointed Managing Director to replace the outgoing Ivan Gazidis.[3] Immediately before the promotion, he was the chief commercial officer.[4] Venkatesham is of Indian origin.[citation needed] He worked on London 2012 prior to joining Arsenal, and is currently a non-executive director of the British Olympic Association.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Arsenal confirms Gazidis' move to AC Milan, Indian origin Venkatesham becomes MD". Inside Sport. 19 September 2018.
  2. ^ "Arsenal's new leaders | Who are Venkatesham and Sanllehi?". Evening Standard. Retrieved 2018-09-18.
  3. ^ "Gazidis leaves Arsenal to join AC Milan". Evening Standard. Retrieved 2018-09-18.
  4. ^ "Ivan Gazidis: Arsenal chief executive leaves club to join AC Milan - BBC Sport". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-09-18.
  5. ^ "Arsenal's new leaders - Who are Venkatesham and Sanllehi?".