Thomas M. Gartland
Mr. Gartland has served as the chairman and chief executive officer of Montway Auto Transport, a privately held auto transport company since 2023. Mr. Gartland served as the executive chairman of SGL TransGroup, a privately-held global freight forwarder, from 2017 to 2023. From 2011 to 2014, Mr. Gartland served as president, North America for Avis Budget Group, Inc., a leading global provider of vehicle rental services. Previously, he was executive vice president, Sales, Marketing and Customer Care at Avis Budget Group, Inc. from 2008 to 2011, where he developed the overall strategic direction for marketing and sales. Mr. Gartland was employed by JohnsonDiversey, Inc. from 1994 to 2008, in various high-level capacities, including as president of the company’s North American region from 2003 to 2008, vice president, Sales, Health and Hospitality from 2002 to 2003, vice president, Business Development from 1998 to 2002, with various positions of increasing responsibility within the company from 1994 to 1998. Prior to that, Mr. Gartland served as vice president and director of national accounts at Ecolab, Inc. from 1980 to 1994. Mr. Gartland has served on the board of directors of Xenia Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (NYSE: XHR), a self-advised and self-administered REIT that invests primarily in premium full-service, lifestyle and urban upscale hotels, since 2015 and serves as chair of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and as a member of the Compensation Committee; and on the board of directors of ADT Corporation (NYSE: ADT) since 2025, where he serves as a member of the Audit Committee.
Mr. Gartland’s qualifications to serve on our Board include his extensive experience in senior executive positions at multinational companies in similar industries as ABM’s, including experience with respect to sales, operations, financial management, leadership, risk management, and mergers and acquisitions. He also brings public company board experience to our Board that provides us with a broader market view of public company-specific considerations that are relevant to ABM.