Vinaichandra Guduguntla Venkatesham is a British-Indian football administrator. He has served as the Chief Executive of

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since 2020.

Life and career

An employee of Arsenal F.C. since 2010 in a variety of roles, he was appointed Managing Director to replace the outgoing

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. Immediately before the promotion, he was the chief commercial officer. He worked on

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prior to joining Arsenal, and is currently a non-executive director of the

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

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Venkatesham, Vinai Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) Arsenal F.C. directors and chairmen British people of Indian descent