Kevin Barrow

Chief Executive Officer

Kevin joined The Benevolent Society in October 2025 as Chief Executive Officer.  

Kevin brings over two decades of leadership experience across the healthcare and not-for-profit sectors. Most recently he served as CEO of Sydney North Health Network (Northern Sydney PHN), where he led system-wide change in primary healthcare through collaboration, community empowerment, and strengthening safety nets for vulnerable people. 

Prior to that, Kevin was CEO of the Butterfly Foundation. He spearheaded major initiatives including the establishment of Wandi Nerida, Australia’s first residential treatment centre for eating disorders, and the national rollout of the Butterfly Body Bright program in primary schools.  

Kevin has also held senior executive roles with Philips Australia & New Zealand and Becton Dickinson Pty Ltd, and is currently a Non Executive Board Member at Cyclopharm.  

Through his work in the Australian healthcare and not-for-profit spaces, Kevin believes in the importance of integrated support to improve service access, quality, user satisfaction and efficiency. 

MBA
MS
GAICD

Chief Executive Officer since 2025