The younger generations of the Lewis family have ushered in a new era
Power game: Vivienne Lewis alongside Daniel Levy, the former Tottenham executive chairman, at the match against Burnley in August
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When the Sky Sports cameras pan to the directors' box at the London Stadium on Saturday evening, there will be a noticeable change.
Daniel Levy, a near-permanent presence at Tottenham matches over the past 25 years, will not be in attendance.
The decision of the Spurs ownership to remove him as the club's executive chairman over the international break has ushered in a new era.
It is the younger generations of the Lewis family who were responsible for Levy's departure and they are expected to be an increasingly visible force at Spurs in the weeks ahead.
Joe Lewis in the stands at Tottenham
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Vivienne Lewis, Joe's daughter, was on the pre-season tour in the summer and attended the opening match of the season against Burnley.
More is set to be seen of Charles, her brother, as well as son-in-law Nick. Exactly who attends the match against West Ham has not been confirmed, but the family will be represented in the stands.
Who is Vivienne Lewis?
Vivienne, 63, is the daughter of Joe Lewis and has been the most visible member of the family in recent months.
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She attended Spurs' pre-season tour to Hong Kong and South Korea, and sat next to Levy in the front row of the directors' box for the match against Burnley last month.
Vivienne is senior managing director and sits on the board of Tavistock Group, which owns ENIC.
She has also chaired the group's golf and country club estates in Florida, as well as being involved in the running of the family's hugely valuable private art collection.
Who else is involved?
Vivienne's brother Charles is also expected to become increasingly involved at Spurs.
He is a year younger and is also a senior managing director at Tavistock, sitting on the board.
Charles has overseen the Tavistock Restaurant Collection, leading more than 150 award-winning restaurants across North and South America.
The third member of the family who is expected to be seen more is Nick Beucher.
Peter Charrington, the new non-executive chairman of Tottenham
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He is co-chief executive of Tavistock, along with Levy's son Josh, and heads strategy and investment initiatives around the world.
Nick is the husband of Vivienne's daughter, Joanna Beucher. He has had an increasingly significant role at Spurs and is expected to be seen at matches in the weeks and months ahead.
Though not part of the family, Peter Charrington has strong ties to them and has been appointed as the club's new non-executive chairman.
He joined the board at Spurs in March and is a trusted adviser to the Lewis family, serving as a director at ENIC.
Charrington has previously worked for Citibank for 26 years, including six as chief executive officer.
Vinai Venkatesham, Spurs' chief executive officer, said of Charrington's position: "What Peter's role is that he will be non-executive chairman, and that means he won't be involved in the club on a full-time basis and he won't be involved in the club on a day-to-day basis and his model is all around empowerment.
"He will be empowering us on the ground to get on with things, but of course he will be leading the board and will be a very important part of the club going forward."
Venkatesham has taken on the day-to-day running of Tottenham and insists there will be a smooth transition to the new structure.
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