Who is Ivan Gazidis, when did he join Arsenal and when is he leaving for AC Milan?
All about Ivan Gazidis, the son of anti-apartheid activists who had said Arsenal's form was a 'catalyst for change'
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IVAN GAZIDIS is set to leave Arsenal in October after nine years with the Premier League club.
Personnel is changing at the Emirates with Raul Sanllehi and Vinai Venkatesham moving to new positions as Gazidis moves to AC Milan.
SunSport reveals everything you need to know about Arsenal's chief executive.
Who is Ivan Gazidis and where does he come from?
Gazidis was born in Johannesburg, South Africa in 1964, the son of two anti-apartheid activists.
When he was born, his father Costa was in jail for protesting against the repressive state.
The family moved to the UK in 1969 to escape persecution and lived on council estates in Edinburgh and Portsmouth before Ivan and his mother, Dorothea, moved to Manchester.
How did he become Arsenal Chief Executive and how long has he had the job?
Gazidis became Arsenal chief executive in 2009, succeeding Keith Edelman and taking on much of the workload previously handled by former vice-chairman David Dein.
He joined from his role at the MLS, where he had worked for 14 years, and was brought in with a special focus on player contracts.
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When is he leaving the club?
Arsenal announced that Gazidis would be leaving the club for AC Milan on Tuesday, September 18.
His resignation will take effect on Wednesday, October 31.
In a statement to fans on the official website, Gazidis said: "For the last 10 years I have been privileged to dedicate myself to this great club.
"Arsenal is entering a new chapter and I have done everything I can to ensure that it is strongly placed to take on that challenge.
"This includes world-class facilities and outstanding leaders in every sector who carry the values of the club, including, of course, Unai Emery, Raul Sanllehi and Vinai Venkatesham in whom I have enormous faith.
"We have rebuilt the off-field capability of the club, which is necessary for prolonged success in modern football, we have recently concluded new primary partnership deals that, together with the new league broadcast deals, secure our medium term financial future, we have updated our stadium and rebuilt our training facilities so that they are now world class and we have transitioned to a new football structure that is capable of taking the club confidently into the future.
"I am proud to say we have done this while building on the club’s progressive social values, leading the way on the women’s game as well as diversity and inclusion."
You can read the whole statement .