Arsenal government vice-chairman Tim Lewis is stepping down from his function after 18 years with the membership.
The skilled lawyer has held quite a few roles on the Emirates, however has risen to prominence lately amid the membership’s rise again to the elite stage of competing within the Champions League and for the Premier League.
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The 62-year-old was initially employed as an advisor in 2007, however rose up the ranks to develop into a director in 2020 after which vice-chairman in 2023.
These roles noticed him grasp the membership’s pathway by way of the financially crippling Covid-19 pandemic, earlier than changing into closely concerned within the switch market.
Arsenal spent an estimated £225million in the summertime window, with Lewis key in touchdown £60m Eberechi Eze forward of north London rivals Tottenham.
His departure after such an increase to prominence comes as a shock, notably given his very important function in tying supervisor Mikel Arteta right down to a brand new long run contract in 2022.
Nonetheless, Lewis has been extra related to proprietor Stan Kroenke, who has taken a step again lately to move over the day-to-day working of the membership over to son Josh.
Managing director Richard Garlick is ready to be promoted to CEO to work underneath Kroenke Jnr as a part of a restructuring.
Two extra representatives from Kroenke Sports activities & Leisure (KSE) will be a part of the board, as will long-time advisor Ben Winston.
Lewis was seen as a part of a trio alongside Arteta and sporting director Andrea Berta that landed signings within the switch market.
Gaps needed to be crammed within the midst of one other shake up at government stage in November final yr when earlier sporting director Edu Gaspar left the membership.
The Brazilian left the membership for a extra highly effective function at Nottingham Forest, and was mentioned to be unsettled by Lewis’ rising affect on the Emirates.
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Martin Keown’s tackle Tim Lewis
Responding to Edu’s departure on the time, membership legend and talkSPORT host Martin Keown confirmed his help for Lewis.
“He is a extremely good man,” Keown mentioned. “This can be a loss to the membership. There isn’t any doubt about that.
“However there may be enormous stability there already with Tim Lewis on the board.
“Richard Garlick now’s somebody that actually impresses me and naturally the supervisor.”
Lewis was promoted to vice-chair in 2023 the identical time that Stan Kroenke introduced he would develop into co-chairman alongside his son Josh.
Giving his ideas on the actions, Arteta mentioned: “It took a while to place themselves the place they wished when it comes to how a lot of the membership they personal and the way a lot they may resolve and the way a lot they may actually profit the membership in the best way they imagine is correct.
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“I imagine they had been actually affected person in precisely the appropriate means.
“Now they’ve proven they’re absolutely dedicated, they’ve huge ambitions and they’re absolutely behind the membership to present every little thing they will to make it profitable.
“I’m satisfied the homeowners will proceed to do every little thing to make us very profitable and proceed to put money into the membership in the appropriate means.”
