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Exits of Lewis and Levy will mean less ‘banging on the table’ at Premier League meetings

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North London’s boardroom reshuffles should mean a more collaborative approach at meetings, for now at least

The high-profile billionaires and their little-known legal and administrative employees who govern the Premier League can look forward to a quieter meeting than usual when they gather in Covent Garden for their first shareholders’ summit of the season on Tuesday.

If Daniel Levy’s absence after 25 years will feel strange to many longstanding attenders, it is the disappearance of Arsenal’s executive vice-chair Tim Lewis that will be most noticeable. “Tim used to bang the table so much that it needed reinforcing,” says one executive at another top-flight club.

Continue reading…North London’s boardroom reshuffles should mean a more collaborative approach at meetings, for now at leastThe high-profile billionaires and their little-known legal and administrative employees who govern the Premier League can look forward to a quieter meeting than usual when they gather in Covent Garden for their first shareholders’ summit of the season on Tuesday.If Daniel Levy’s absence after 25 years will feel strange to many longstanding attenders, it is the disappearance of Arsenal’s executive vice-chair Tim Lewis that will be most noticeable. “Tim used to bang the table so much that it needed reinforcing,” says one executive at another top-flight club. Continue reading…