# Cary Bainbridge

> Cary Bainbridge is the chief marketing officer of ABM Industries, where two decades inside the facilities, engineering, and infrastructure company have made her an operator as much as a marketer. She has helped integrate the brands of more than 20 acquisitions, led ABM's brand transformation, tied marketing performance to new-sales growth, and built internal alignment across a workforce of more than 100,000 people.

- **Role:** Chief Marketing Officer at ABM Industries
- **Organizations:** ABM Industries, GeorgiaCMO, OnBoard Inc., Atlanta CMO Executive Summit, U.S. Green Building Council
- **Education:** Bachelor of Arts in Communications, Mercer University
- **Known for:** Led or helped lead ABM's enterprise brand transformation and the integration of more than 20 acquired brands., Built a marketing model that ABM reported contributed around 25% of net new sales over a five-year period and grew 35% year over year in the first half of fiscal 2025., Helped launch ABM EnhancedClean in six weeks; the campaign's launch video surpassed 5 million views and an eight-week media program generated 75 million impressions.

## Career timeline

- **Before 2003** — Held B2B marketing leadership roles in real estate development and construction, telecommunications, and insurance, including roles with The Winter Group of Companies and MCI WorldCom.
- **2003** — Joined ABM Industries and went on to lead corporate and business-segment marketing and sales operations teams.
- **2007** — Earned the LEED AP - EBOM credential from the U.S. Green Building Council.
- **2017** — Became Chief Marketing Officer of ABM Industries.
- **2020** — Helped lead the six-week development and launch of ABM EnhancedClean, supported by an expert advisory council and training for more than 3,000 specialists.
- **2021** — ABM's EnhancedClean work received multiple IABC Gold Quill Awards; Bainbridge discussed the program and its digital results on Renegade Marketers Unite.
- **2025** — ABM launched its 'Driving Possibility, Together' brand platform and ABM Perspectives; Bainbridge received the GeorgiaCMO Global ORBIE Award.
- **2026** — Spoke at the Atlanta Marketing AI Summit, joined GeorgiaCMO as a founding board member, and was listed among the B2B CMO Project's Top 100 B2B CMOs.

## Achievements

- Led or helped lead ABM's enterprise brand transformation and the integration of more than 20 acquired brands.
- Built a marketing model that ABM reported contributed around 25% of net new sales over a five-year period and grew 35% year over year in the first half of fiscal 2025.
- Helped launch ABM EnhancedClean in six weeks; the campaign's launch video surpassed 5 million views and an eight-week media program generated 75 million impressions.
- Received the 2025 GeorgiaCMO Global ORBIE Award for a CMO leading an organization with more than $3 billion in revenue and multinational operations.
- Named among CMO Huddles' Top 101 B2B Marketing Influencers of 2024.
- Served as a 2026 judge for the Gartner Marketing & Communications Awards.
- Earned the LEED AP - EBOM credential.

## Latest updates

- **2026-05** — Recognized by the B2B CMO Project on its Top 100 B2B CMO list.
- **2026-03** — Discussed ABM's inside-out brand evolution, AI-powered lead scoring, and employee activation at From Day One's Atlanta marketing event.
- **2026-01** — Became a founding board member of GeorgiaCMO and was selected as a judge for the 2026 Gartner Marketing & Communications Awards.
- **2025-11** — Received the 2025 GeorgiaCMO Global ORBIE Award.
- **2025-10** — Helped launch ABM Perspectives, a platform for facilities, engineering, infrastructure, workplace, and technology insights.

## Links

- Website: https://www.abm.com/executive-team/cary-bainbridge
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carybainbridge
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/cbainbridge

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