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Popular Club CEO says farewell after 28 years

WHEN Edward Camilleri became CEO at Revesby Workers’ Club in 1991, there were only 20,000 members and as he prepared for his last day last Thursday, membership now exceeds 74,000 members.

Rightly proud of the club’s growth under his leadership in the last 28 years, Ed first worked at the club as a trainee manager for five years in the 80s before joining another club and then being enticed back upon his predecessor’s retirement.
“We’ve spent over $200 million on the club in my time, diversifying its business income streams including establishing the medical precinct featuring the cancer centre, a retail hub with Coles and entertainment zone plus four restaurants and lounge areas, employing over 400 very well trained staff,” he said.
“The investment guarantees enough income into the next generation and the club is now one of the largest if not most successful in NSW, with most other clubs trying to emulate us.
“I’ve been pushing it forward hard and feel very satisfied and proud of the results but will certainly miss the members and local community.”
Ed says the club is known far and wide: “I was in Santorini, Greece, and turned around when I heard a woman in the cafe speaking English. She said, ‘I know you, you’re the boss at Revesby Workers’, I’m a member there’. Then someone else, not related to the first woman, piped up, ‘I’m a member there too’.”
Now 60, the sea kayaker and classic car lover (he drives a 1958 English white MGA Coupe) is looking forward to spending more time with his wife, Georgina, adult children Danielle and Michael and two Golden Retrievers before considering employment opportunities next year.
“I’ve already had people knocking on my door; I’ll be looking for the right fit but first want to enjoy a long holiday in Europe. We leave for Rome tomorrow.”
Acting CEO is Craig Epton while the Workers’ Club Board conducts a thorough search for a permanent replacement CEO.