One does not climb the ranks of an institution like Arsenal without considerable agility of mind. He transitioned into a career in sport when he joined the commercial team of the London 2012 Olympics in 2005. [3] Immediately before the promotion, he was the chief commercial officer. The images were certainly not ideal from a PR perspective, yet some of the club’s senior figures could not help but chuckle at themselves when they learned of the negligible fee being charged for the pictures by the agency in question. Outside of Arsenal Vinai is a Non Executive Director of the British Olympic Association. Slim Patches: Do They Help You Lose Weight? Mum explains how she makes £85 Aldi shop last her family for two weeks, With all eyes on Pa., long lines at polls, Cabinet members fluff their lines talking about new lockdown rules, Helena Bonham Carter calls meeting boyfriend Rye Dag Holmboe 'a happy accident', Kate Hudson transforms her hair and fans can’t get enough of her new look, If anyone can engineer a State of Origin upset, Wayne Bennett can, BP close to selling London headquarters to cut costs - FT, Apple event to bring three Macs with new chips, rumours suggest, with radical redesign to follow, Coronavirus has infected 1.7 million New Yorkers, study finds, Silent e-scooters will be fitted with noises to warn pedestrians, Private jet bookings soar as wealthy flee second England lockdown, This milk frother makes cafe-quality drinks from home and it's on sale. He started his career as an oil trader in the City before becoming a strategy consultant at Deloitte and then joining the commercial team of the London 2012 Olympic Games. For that he has Edu, the club’s technical director, and Arteta. ", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Vinai_Venkatesham&oldid=973296386, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 16 August 2020, at 12:58. Venkatesham’s position at Arsenal makes him one the most prominent British Asians in the country. In the 2020 GG Power List of the 101 most influential Asians in Britain, Venkatesham came in at number 34, the highest ranking of anyone who worked in sport. “He has good instincts for how a club should be run.”.
See the complete profile on LinkedIn and discover Vinai’s connections and jobs at similar companies. He took the lead on the financial management of the club as revenues declined sharply, and managed the delicate issue of supporter relations. Space calendar 2020: Rocket launches, sky events, missions & more! Venkatesham readily admits he is not a football expert. As a duo there was an interesting balance there, even though it always felt strange for the club to have two leaders rather than one. [4] Venkatesham is of Indian origin. Vinai Venkatesham is an Oxford University graduate who started his career in the City, firstly as an oil trader and then as a strategy consultant at Deloitte where he qualified as a management accountant. [1] An employee of Arsenal F.C. When will we know the US 2020 election result? Vinai Venkatesham has confirmed that he has been appointed Arsenal’s CEO by the club’s owners and will now oversee the club’s business both on and off the pitch. “Very bright, very personable, very accountable,” says one source who has worked intermittently with Venkatesham for years.
Indeed, he is one of the more long-serving senior figures at the club, which has been through years of internal turmoil. [5], "Arsenal confirms Gazidis' move to AC Milan, Indian origin Venkatesham becomes MD", "Arsenal's new leaders | Who are Venkatesham and Sanllehi? Arsenal’s managing director is far from being one of football’s most high-profile executives but, for one day at least, it was his image plastered all over the press. Cancelled flights: Which airlines have reduced services during lockdown? […] He had previously been able to keep his distance from the football department — one agent with multiple players at the club says he has never met or spoken to Ventakesham — but this restructure brings it all under his control, even if Edu and Arteta will take the lead. There is also plenty of pressure to provide financial stability for a side that chose the year of a global pandemic to produce their worst league performance since 1995. Kent inspectors find wet and cold migrants held in cramped containers. He lives in Hertfordshire with his wife and three young children. Immediately before the promotion, he was the chief commercial officer. He worked on London 2012 prior to joining Arsenal, and is currently a non-executive director of the British Olympic Association. Working alongside Raul Sanllehi to lead the club after the departure of chief executive Ivan Gazidis, Venkatesham was the business brains to go with Sanllehi’s football flair. The whole episode brought a rare focus to Venkatesham, who had largely flown under the radar, in terms of media coverage at least, since his appointment as managing director in September 2018. since 2010 in a variety of roles, he was appointed Managing Director to replace the outgoing Ivan Gazidis.
Vinai Venkatesham is a British football administrator and Chief Executive of Arsenal Football Club. The club said in statement that India-born Vinai Venkatesham will take over from Raul, who joined the UK reports nearly 400 daily coronavirus deaths - highest figure since May, Chrishell Stause: Dancing with the Stars was 'therapeutic', Stacey Solomon is left in fits of laughter as the heel of her shoe breaks during shopping trip, Champions League LIVE! Venkatesham is of Indian origin. Without Sanllehi next to him, it is inevitable that Venkatesham will become more involved in football matters. Following Sanllehi’s sudden exit last weekend, Venkatesham is now the primary leader of one of the biggest clubs in the sport, at the age of just 39. Vinai Venkatesham is an Oxford University graduate who started his career in the City, firstly as an oil trader and then as a strategy consultant at Deloitte where he qualified as a management accountant. Pregnant women with COVID 3 times more likely to fall severely ill, BMW 3 Series Electric spied looking a lot like the regular model, Welcome to my home town: Returning to my roots in Hemel Hempstead, Government ditches plan to ban pubs from selling takeaway beer during lockdown, Here’s what the Election Day stock rally means, RMT’s Mick Cash retires blaming a ‘campaign of harassment', Orlando Bloom 'super involved' as a dad: 'He has made his kids his priority', Victoria Beckham jokes David will freak out over new clothing collection, Real Madrid vs Inter Milan live stream: How to watch Champions League fixture online and on TV tonight, Arista, Cirrus rise; SolarEdge, Pacific Biosciences fall, Save nearly $50 on a 4TB Seagate External HDD for Xbox One, Parents of children 'DON'T face a greater risk of coronavirus', How to get free vehicle tax if you are a disabled driver, Stefan Brüggemann installs TRUTH/LIE neon lights at US-Mexico border on election day, Inside Katie Price and Carl Woods' £800 a night Maldives trip with romantic bike rides and spa room, She came to the U.S. from Mexico 44 years ago. An employee of Arsenal F.C. View Vinai Venkatesham’s profile on LinkedIn, the world’s largest professional community. Like us on Facebook to see similar stories, Melania Trump under fire for not wearing a mask to vote, Monty Don's fans in tears as he reveals beloved dog's burial site, Truth Hurts, Celebs — Lizzo Has The Best Election Day Instagram Photo, Salah equals Gerrard record as Liverpool's leading Champions League goalscorer. An on-pitch collapse, the stripping of the captaincy from Granit Xhaka, the sacking of Unai Emery, the coronavirus crisis, the failure in the league and then a glorious FA Cup victory: it never stopped for Arsenal or for Venkatesham, who has no doubt earned a family holiday — whenever he can take one. Vinai has 10 jobs listed on their profile. He has also held Non Executive Director roles at the London 2017 World Athletics Championships and the digital start-up Dugout. Sanllehi, the charismatic deal-maker, was more of a maverick. In 2018 he was ranked number 46 in the list of the 101 most influential Asians in Britain. The rise of Vinai Venkatesham: How a former oil trader became Arsenal's leader Sam Dean.
Venkatesham and Arsenal’s contracts expert Huss Fahmy had been spotted outside the Manchester home of Mikel Arteta, Following Sanllehi’s sudden exit last weekend, Arsenal are in the process of making 55 redundancies. Rarely has a club endured a campaign as eventful as Arsenal’s, which started with their captain going on strike instead of the pre-season tour and a knife attack on two first-team players. Along with Sanllehi, Venkatesham hosted weekly video calls for staff throughout lockdown. As so many have toppled over, Venkatesham has continued to climb. While Sanllehi briefly became a minor deity in the eyes of Arsenal’s fans — ‘Don Raul’ was mobbed outside Anfield ahead of a game against Liverpool last August — Venkatesham has mostly operated away from the public gaze, which is just how he likes it. The restructure continues a hugely impressive rise for a man who was appointed Arsenal’s head of global partnerships in 2010 (he was interviewed by Gazidis on the January transfer window deadline day) without any professional experience in football. 19/08/2020. Within a few days, after Arteta’s appointment as head coach had been finalised, Arsenal’s executive team were able to see the lighter side.