Arsenal chief executive Vinai Venkatesham has been appointed to serve on the executive board of the European Club Association.
The association replaced the G14 and European Club Forum in 2008 and represents Europe's 214 clubs, aiming to become the voice of its respective members.
Venkatesham, who has been at Arsenal for over a decade, arrived at the club as Chief Commercial Officer before being promoted to Managing Director following the departure of Ivan Gazidis in 2018.
"We’re delighted that Vinai has been appointed to the European Clubs’ association board," said an Arsenal spokesperson in a statement to football.london.
"The ECA represents clubs across Europe and is central to helping shape the future of the game with UEFA and FIFA."
Former Gunners head of football Raul Sanllehi previously represented Arsenal on the ECA board, which counts Bayern Munich chief Karl-Heinz Rummenigge and Juventus chairman Andrea Agnelli among its members.
According to its website 'the ECA exists to protect and promote European club football. Its aim is to create a new, more democratic governance model that truly reflects the key role of the clubs.'
Venkatesham recently spoke out about racist abuse on social media labelling it the biggest problem right now after Arsenal forward Eddie Nketiah was targeted on social media with messages of abuse.
Speaking at the Financial Times’ Business of Football summit, Venkatesham said: "The abuse of so many of our black footballers on social channels is probably and possibly the biggest problem we have in the game at the moment.
"Footballers, referees and officials are all human beings and have feelings like anybody else and we really cannot overstate the impact that social media abuse can have on an individual.
"We have to take this opportunity as a wake-up call. We are getting to a point where this type of abuse that a black footballer is getting is becoming increasingly normalised."
