Vinai Venkatesham

Vinaichandra Guduguntla Venkatesham OBE (/ˌvɪŋkəˈteɪʃəm/ VINK-ə-TAY-shəm[1]) is a British-Indian football administrator.

[2] An employee of Arsenal since 2010 in a variety of roles,[3] he was appointed Managing Director to replace the outgoing Ivan Gazidis.

[7] He has previously been a non-executive director of the 2017 World Athletics Championships in London.

In September 2023, it was announced that he would step down from his position as Arsenal's CEO in summer 2024.

[8] He was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2024 New Year Honours for services to sport.