Ivan Gazidis (born 13 September 1964)[1] is a South African-Greek business executive and former footballer who is currently the President of Kilmer Sports Ventures.
At the age of 4, he moved to the United Kingdom and later attended independent Manchester Grammar School and St Edmund Hall at the University of Oxford, where he was twice awarded a blue playing football against Cambridge in 1984 and 1985.
[7] In 2017–18, he oversaw significant personnel changes at the top of the club in preparation for then manager Arsene Wenger's departure, which was announced in April 2018.
Upon announcing his departure, it was revealed his successors would be Vinai Venkatesham as Managing Director, and Raul Sanllehi as head of football.
[10] During January 2019 transfer window, he opted to terminate Gonzalo Higuain's loan deal six months in advance.