# Scott Salmirs

> Scott Salmirs is president and CEO of ABM Industries, a role he assumed in March 2015 after joining the facilities services business in 2003. Previously a facilities executive at financial and real estate firms, he has led ABM’s expansion into broader engineering, infrastructure and technical services while maintaining ties to SUNY Oneonta as an adviser and mentor.

- **Role:** President and Chief Executive Officer at ABM Industries
- **Organizations:** ABM Industries, ICF International, SUNY Oneonta Business Advisory Council, Partnership for New York City, Cleaning Coalition of America
- **Education:** BS in Business-Economics, State University of New York College at Oneonta, MBA in Finance, State University of New York at Binghamton
- **Known for:** Became the seventh chief executive in ABM’s history in 2015., Tripled Northeast revenue and achieved 96% client retention, according to ABM’s executive biography., ABM’s executive biography credits his tenure with growth from $4.9 billion to $8.1 billion in revenue and more than doubling adjusted EBITDA; the biography does not specify the endpoint year.

## Career timeline

- **1984** — Graduated from SUNY Oneonta with a business-economics degree.
- **Before 2003** — Held facilities leadership positions at CBRE, Goldman Sachs and Lehman Brothers; at Lehman was senior vice president responsible for the North American Facilities Group.
- **2003** — Joined ABM; led the Northeast business during the following decade.
- **2014** — Became an ABM executive vice president with responsibility for aviation and international activities.
- **2015** — Joined ABM’s board in January and became president and CEO effective March 31.
- **2019** — Received the Beta Gamma Sigma Business Achievement Award.
- **2021** — Appointed to ICF International’s board on May 27.

## Achievements

- Became the seventh chief executive in ABM’s history in 2015.
- Tripled Northeast revenue and achieved 96% client retention, according to ABM’s executive biography.
- ABM’s executive biography credits his tenure with growth from $4.9 billion to $8.1 billion in revenue and more than doubling adjusted EBITDA; the biography does not specify the endpoint year.
- Received Beta Gamma Sigma’s 2019 Business Achievement Award following nomination by the SUNY Oneonta chapter.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Presented ABM’s fiscal third-quarter results: revenue of $2.3 billion, up 4.2%; the company increased its full-year free-cash-flow outlook to approximately $210 million.
- **2025-12** — ABM announced an agreement to acquire semiconductor technical services company WGNSTAR for approximately $275 million. The September 2026 results subsequently reported contributions from the acquisition.

## Links

- Website: https://www.abm.com/executive-team/scott-salmirs
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottsalmirs

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