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Scott Salmirs
President and Chief Executive Officer
Executive
11 yr
19 reports
ABM Industries Incorporated ·ABM
COO oversees all operating segments in a centralized model
Business Services · Fortune #458 · Hybrid structure · 117K employees · New York, New York
6
CEO span
↓ tighter than peers (avg 9)
3.1
Avg span
moderate
3
Max depth
flat for 117K emp
4.8 yr
Avg tenure
33%
Internal hires
↓ below industry avg
Consolidated financials FY2025 · period end 2025-10-31 · 10-K
Revenue
$8.7B
Operating income
$312M
Net income
$162M
Total assets
$5.3B
Shares out
60M
Sourced from ABM Industries Incorporated DEF 14A · filed 2026-02-13 ↗ View on SEC
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ABM Industries uses a centralized operating structure where all major service segments report through the COO. This page maps the executive hierarchy, segment oversight, and functional leadership, with analysis of span of control, recent leadership changes, and peer comparisons.
What to model
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Latest signal Earl R. Ellis departed as Former Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Departed CFO role June 6, 2025; employment ended September 5, 2025.
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- Add Chief AI Officer Introduce a Chief AI Officer reporting to the CEO to coordinate automation and workforce optimization initiatives.
- Move segment presidents to CEO Shift segment presidents to report directly to the CEO, increasing decentralization and CEO span.
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The people
Who's running this
6 executives identified as Named Executive Officers in the most recent SEC proxy. Bar length scales with tenure.
Rene Jacobsen
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
Operations
8 yr
5 reports
David Orr
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Finance
1 yr
3 reports
Sean Mahoney
Executive Vice President and President, Sales and Marketing
Sales & Marketing
3 yr
2 reports
Open Role
Chief Information Officer
Technology
1 yr
2 reports
Raul Valentin
Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer
Human Resources
5 yr
2 reports
The pay
Executive compensation
From the most recent DEF 14A Summary Compensation Table. 1 named executive officers disclosed. Bar length scales with total compensation.
Scott Salmirs $9.1M
- Base salary
- $1.02M
- Stock awards
- $6.45M
- Non-equity incentive
- $1.62M
- Other
- $14K
- Fiscal year
- FY2025
- Source
- SEC DEF 14A ↗
The skin in the game
Beneficial ownership
Insider stock holdings and the company's ownership requirements for executives and directors. Disclosed in the most recent DEF 14A.
Stock ownership requirements
Proxy discloses stock ownership guidelines but does not specify salary multiples.
The businesses
How ABM Industries Incorporated divides the work
3 divisions report into the group CEO. Tile size scales with estimated headcount.
Business & Industry
45K employees
President, Business & Industry (Open Role)
Provides janitorial, facilities, and integrated services to commercial and industrial clients.
Education
25K employees
President, Education (Open Role)
Delivers facility and custodial services to K‑12 schools and higher education institutions.
Aviation
20K employees
President, Aviation (Open Role)
Provides airport facility services, including janitorial and passenger assistance.
The thesis
Why this org is unusual
All operating business segments ultimately roll up to the COO, creating a highly centralized operating model.
ABM’s presidents for Business & Industry, Education, Aviation, Technical Solutions, and Manufacturing & Distribution all report into a single operating executive rather than independently to the CEO. This concentrates operational accountability and reduces the CEO’s span across day-to-day service delivery. The structure reflects ABM’s emphasis on consistency, labor management, and margin discipline across a labor‑intensive, multi‑segment services portfolio.
- All operating segments report to the COO
- No standalone segment CEOs
The comparison
How ABM Industries Incorporated stacks up
Compared with peers such as Aramark and Sodexo, ABM is more centralized operationally, with fewer segment leaders reporting directly to the CEO. Many peers allow large verticals to report directly to the top, increasing CEO span but decentralizing execution. ABM’s model more closely resembles a traditional enterprise …
C-suite size
Reporting depth
ABM Industries Incorporated
3 levels
4 levels
Sodexo
5 levels
ISS A/S
5 levels
Compass Group
5 levels
Avg C-suite tenure
Has COO / Has CAIO
ABM Industries Incorporated ✓ COO — no CAIO
Sodexo ✓ COO — no CAIO
ISS A/S ✓ COO — no CAIO
Compass Group — no COO — no CAIO
Current signals
What changed recently
The most significant recent change was the CFO transition, with David Orr succeeding Earl R. Ellis in mid‑2025.
- departedEarl R. Ellis Former Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Departed CFO role June 6, 2025; employment ended September 5, 2025.
Source - Date not confirmed newDavid Orr Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Appointed CFO in July 2025 following prior CFO transition.
Source
Leadership Timeline
Year-over-year executive structure based on SEC proxy and annual filings.
FY2025
DEF 14A filed 2026-02-13
- CEO
- Scott Salmirs
- CEO span
- 5
- C-suite
- 5
- Avg tenure
- 4.6 yr
Marked by a CFO transition and continued centralized operations.
Named executive officers (5)
- Scott Salmirs - President and CEO since 2015
- David Orr - EVP and CFO since 2025
- Rene Jacobsen - EVP and COO since 2018
- Raul Valentin - EVP and CHRO since 2020
- Sean Mahoney - EVP, Sales and Marketing since 2023
Year-over-year changes
The primary change was a CFO succession, slightly reducing CEO span and average tenure.
- CEO span: 6 → 5
- C-suite size: 6 → 5
- Avg tenure: 5.2 → 4.6 yr
- new David Orr - Chief Financial Officer (DEF 14A filed 2026-02-13)
- departed Earl R. Ellis - Chief Financial Officer (was EVP and CFO) (DEF 14A filed 2026-02-13)
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is the CEO of ABM Industries?
Scott Salmirs has served as President and CEO since 2015.
What type of organizational structure does ABM Industries use?
ABM uses a hybrid enterprise structure with centralized operations under a COO.
How many direct reports does ABM Industries' CEO have?
The CEO has six direct reports, primarily C‑suite executives.
How has ABM Industries' leadership changed recently?
ABM completed a CFO transition in 2025, appointing David Orr after Earl Ellis’s departure.
Does ABM Industries have a COO?
Yes. Rene Jacobsen serves as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer.
Sources
- DEF 14A, Feb 2026
- Company Proxy Statement, Feb 2026
- SEC EDGAR: ABM Industries Incorporated DEF 14A Proxy Statement
- SEC EDGAR: ABM Industries Incorporated 10-K Annual Report
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