Sam Kershaw

Sam Kershaw is the Chief Executive Officer of Funeral Partners, the UK’s third‑largest funeral services provider. With over 35 years of experience in the sector—including leadership roles at major operators such as Dignity and Co‑op Funeralcare—he has steered Funeral Partners from a COO appointment in 2016 to CEO in 2018. Under his leadership, the organisation expanded rapidly through acquisitions and operational investment, growing its network to several hundred funeral homes across England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. Funeral Service Times covers Sam Kershaw’s corporate strategy, leadership decisions, industry influence, and the organisational developments within Funeral Partners that shape service provision, market competition, and sector standards in the UK funeral profession.