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Tottenham's chief executive officer Vinai Venkatesham has made it clear that the club's 'ambitious' owners are focused on sporting success at the club.
Venkatesham was joined at Spurs' Champions League victory against Villarreal on Tuesday night by new non-executive chairman Peter Charrington as well as Vivienne and Charles Lewis, the children of former Tottenham owner Joe Lewis. The siblings are now the power behind the club as senior managing directors of Tavistock, the group behind Spurs' owners ENIC.
Vivienne's son-in-law Nick Beucher, co-CEO of Tavistock with former Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy's son Josh, is also a powerful player behind the scenes.
In terms of the daily running of the club though, it will be Venkatesham who is in charge as CEO and he wrote a message to the club's fans in the matchday programme for the European match this week and here is what it said in full.
"Dear supporters, as this is our first home match since the recent announcement of Daniel’s departure, I'd like to take this opportunity to pay tribute to our outgoing executive chairman," it read. "The club has come a long way over the last 25 years and that is down to Daniel's vision, passion and commitment. He has played a huge part in the transformation of the club and his contribution to where Tottenham Hotspur is today is quite simply immense.
"He was one of the longest-serving Premier League chairmen and if you look back at Daniel's time involved in football, his legacy is really clear for everyone to see. For me personally, he has been a wonderful support over my first few months and I feel really settled in at Spurs.
"Whilst it is a natural time to look back, we must also look ahead. We are entering a new era of leadership at the Club, completely backed by our majority shareholder, the Lewis family.
"I know the family very well. I think it’s important for you to know that they are extremely passionate about Tottenham Hotspur and they are ambitious for the club. They are focused on ensuring that everything we do across the complete breadth of the club centres on long-term sporting success.
"Of course, we know a number of other teams that have the exact same ambitions we have to compete to win the biggest trophies in the game. That means there is hard work ahead to reach our goals.
"When I joined, I talked about being focused on three main things, which haven't changed. The first is doing everything I could to support our technical teams on the ground, across both our men’s and women’s teams, to give us the best chance to be successful on the pitch.
"The second is our people at the club, ensuring that we have the right talent and culture to drive us forward, both on and off the pitch. Last, but by no means least, is our relationship with our supporters. Ensuring we are bringing you closer to your club, communicating better with you and actively listening to your views and thoughts.
"We have amazing foundations - the stadium, the training centre, being based in London and, of course, our huge global fanbase. Then, on that amazing night in Bilbao in May, we added belief. Belief that we can win and keep winning. So, as we embark on another European campaign tonight, I know you will all put your full energy and focus in supporting the team for a huge season ahead."
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