Taverners Victoria was delighted to induct Kevin Johnson as its ninth Life Member at our Legends Night held on 24 October, 2022. He joins an esteemed list and has been a passionate worker supporting disadvantaged youth. Kevin himself became a Ward of the State at age of nine, in Frankston after his parents split up and could no longer support him and his brother Brian. His eight years of hard lessons at Menzies Home for Boys shaped his desire to succeed and to help others.

For nigh on twenty years, Kevin has volunteered on the Taverners Victoria Committee organising events and selling copious quantities of wine for Taverners causes. As a very accomplished cricketer, VFA footballer and sports administrator in the Frankston Peninsula region, Kevin’s passion for sport is a natural fit with Taverners and the Frankston Wranglers Charity. Outside of his community work Kevin rose to the top in industry to become  the Australian CEO of a multinational company listed on the NYSE and after retiring, President of the very same Menzies Home for Boys, sixty years after becoming a resident there.

​A truly inspirational Taverner, congratulations Johno.