Kevin Weldon

Kevin Ernest Weldon AO (14 December 1933 – 9 November 2023) was an Australian book publisher, businessman, and philanthropist. As a publisher, he worked for the Paul Hamlyn Group, and later, for his own company. He founded the Earthwatch Institute environmental charity and Hanna-Barbera Pty, Ltd., as well as the Australian division of Hanna-Barbera in 1972. He was the founding president of the International Life Saving Federation and a member of the Surf Life Saving Australia president's board. In 1994, he was recognised with the Order of Australia for his contribution to water safety as president of the ILS's World Life Saving movement, and for service to the publishing industry. On 10 June 2024, he was posthumously promoted to Officer of the Order of Australia for distinguished service in national and international surf lifesaving, publishing, animal welfare, and philanthropic endeavors.