Overview

• Arsenal confirmed Tim Lewis has left his role and promoted Richard Garlick to chief executive with immediate effect.
• KSE representatives Kelly Blaha and Otto Maly, long-time KSE adviser Dave Steiner, and producer Ben Winston have been named non-executive directors.
• The club frames the changes as a move to inject fresh thinking and energy and to integrate more closely with Kroenke Sports & Entertainment.
• The appointments are reported to be subject to the Premier League’s Owners’ and Directors’ Test before becoming fully established.
• Coverage notes the timing as a surprise, with reports highlighting Lewis’s influence on Covid-era refinancing, Mikel Arteta’s contract and recent transfers, and an expectation of a more prominent role for Josh Kroenke.