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

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

Life and career

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] He worked on London 2012 prior to joining Arsenal, and is currently a non-executive director of the British Olympic Association.[5] In September 2023, it was announced that he would step down from his position as Arsenal's CEO in summer 2024.[6]

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?".
  6. ↑ "CEO Vinai Venkatesham to step down next summer". Arsenal F.C. 14 September 2023.
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