1. 22 June 2016
Media Release
ABN 52 002 575 340
Warringah Business Centre
Unit 4, 108-120 Old Pittwater Road
BROOKVALE NSW 2100
Phone: 02 8978 8700
Fax: 02 8978 8740
Raleru Limited announced the appointment of its new General Manger
today following on from the departure of Paul Shearer in April this year.
Charles Davey will assume control of Raleru Limited (Raleru), the parent
company of Camera House, Australia’s largest independent photographic
buying group comprising 67 stores nationally, along with a distribution
network to other independent photographic retailers.
Charles (Charlie) has an enormous depth and breadth of experience in
retail and wholesale operations in Australia and the UK, most recently with
Optus Australia (three years) as Head of Category Accessories, Wearables and Value Add Services.
This follows on from roles with BigW (seven years) including Merchandise Manager (Buying) –
Consumer Electronics and Entertainment. Charles has also worked in England, his country of birth,
with W H Smith UK & Dixons Store Group and Sainsbury’s.
Mr Lance Miller, Chairman of Raleru Limited, said that “Charlie’s employment history, along with a
demonstrated ability to create and inspire a shared vision through innovation, brings exciting new
opportunities to Camera House Members, Raleru and its affiliate and warehouse buying
customers, which is exactly what we need for the coming years.”
“Charlie has a very collaborative style of management and has strong stakeholder management
skills gained through different retail structures which has enabled him to negotiate and navigate
complex trading terms including consignment, direct import, traditional and back-to-back online
arrangements; all of which are critical to Raleru’s future.”
“Given the ever changing retail and wholesale landscape in our industry along with the challenges
this will bring, Raleru is entering a stage where it needs strength and discipline in strategic
planning and execution; Charlie has demonstrated abilities and a proven track record in this area
and is eager to utilise these skills in our forward planning”, Mr Miller said.
The recruitment process, which has taken just under three months, was managed by David Khadi
from Page Executive.
David Khadi was delighted with the huge amount of interest the role attracted when advertised,
with 130 candidates indicating an interest in the role. “We were staggered by the volume of
applications we received and we were thrilled at the extremely high quality of the applicants”,
David said.
Raleru is Australia’s largest wholesaler to photographic specialty retailers, and Camera House
Australia is the country’s biggest group of photographic specialty retailers. Charlie said that he is
delighted to accept the challenge of leading the business to new growth horizons and is looking
forward to the challenges the role will bring.

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The Board of Raleru Limited would like to acknowledge the contribution of Paul Shearer to the
business over the past 16 years, whilst welcoming Charlie to the role.
For further comment, please contact Chairman Lance Miller 0438 525 766
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