Sam Kennard

Sam is Chief Executive Officer of Kennards Self Storage; a private family-owned and market leading self storage business.

Sam joined the family business in 1991 and was appointed to lead the business in 1994. Under his stewardship Kennards Self Storage has grown from 14 storage centres to 128 operating today. The company now has over 928,850 square metres of rentable space available and market value over $4 billion; over 82,000 customers and 405 employees with its activities spanning Australia and New Zealand.

Current expansion plans include 19 new self storage projects and numerous expansions with a total construction cost investment of over $444 million. Kennards Self Storage is now one of the largest privately owned self storage companies in the world.

He has extensive experience in management, leadership, marketing, culture and property acquisition and development, specialising in self storage and mixed-use development.    

Sam is on the Board of the Self Storage Association of Australasia, the Wenona Foundation

and The Centre for Independent Studies.