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Who are Raul Sanllehi and Vinai Venkatesham and how long has Ivan Gazidis been at Arsenal?
It is all change at the Premier Leauge club as chief executive Ivan Gazidis joins AC Milan
IVAN GAZIDIS is leaving Arsenal in October to move to Serie A side AC Milan.
The move sees new changes at the Premier League club as Raul Sanllehi and Vinai Venkatesham move to new positions.
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Who is Arsenal's new head of football Raul Sanllehi?
Sanllehi joined the Gunners in February after spending 16 years at Barcelona.
At the La Liga club he was the director of football and other roles include working at American sports brand Nike.
He played a significant role in the deal which saw Neymar join Barca from Brazilian side Santos and flew to Brazil as part of the negotiations to talk with both the player and his father.
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Who is Vinai Venkatesham and what is role at the Premier League club?
Venkatesham has been at Arsenal since 2010 and has been the chief commercial officer since 2014.
His other roles at the Premier League club include head of global partnerships and the sales and marketing director.
He will now become the managing director.
Away from Arsenal, Venkatesham is also a non executive director of the British Olympic Association and and Audit Committee Member of 2017 IAAF World Championships & WorldParaAthletics Championships according to his LinkedIn profile.
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Why is Ivan Gazidis leaving Arsenal and what did his message to the fans say?
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.
Gazidis was announced by Arsenal as chief executive in November 2008 and formly joined the role in January 2009.
His biggest role since joining the club was during the 2017-18 season as a number of personnel changes were brought in at the Emirates as Arsene Wenger announced his departure.
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 .
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