Cotton GDS CEO and leadership

Pete Bell is Founder & CEO of Cotton Holdings, a position he has held since 1996.Pete has extensive experience managing disaster restoration efforts for corporate and retail businesses in the United States and abroad. Under Pete's leadership, Cotton Commercial USA, Inc. has responded to some of the largest weather disasters in recent history including the 2004 triple hurricane event in Florida; the 2005 hurricanes that devastated the U.S. Gulf Coast, Caribbean and Mexico; the Australia Floods of 2010 - 2011; the Japan earthquake and tsunami disaster of 2011; and many other natural disasters that have brought destruction to the United States. Pete also played an instrumental role in overseeing and implementing strategic plans for the logistical support and cleanup efforts of the British Petroleum oil spill in 2010.Before cofounding Cotton with Daryn Ebrecht in 1996, Pete began his career in the local fire and restoration industry in Houston, Texas. During that time he formed a vision to develop a single source company capable of providing complete recovery solutions for clients in North America and beyond. Today, with over a dozen regional offices that include an International Logistics Center, Cotton is at the center of global disaster recovery and restoration.

Randall Thompson is a COO at Cotton Holdings, Inc and is based in Katy, Texas. He has worked as Claims Management at State Farm, Enlisted Infantry at United States Army, and President at Cotton GDS. Randall attended Sam Houston State University until 1992.

Ronald Veillon is a Chief Information Officer at Cotton Holdings, Inc and is based in Houston, Texas. He has worked as Global IT Director at Bray International Inc; Vice President, Chief Information Officer at Bray International Inc; and IT Director, Enterprise Applications at Total Safety. Ronald attended University of Houston between 2001 and 2005.

Pete Bell is Founder & CEO of Cotton Holdings, a position he has held since 1996.Pete has extensive experience managing disaster restoration efforts for corporate and retail businesses in the United States and abroad. Under Pete's leadership, Cotton Commercial USA, Inc. has responded to some of the largest weather disasters in recent history including the 2004 triple hurricane event in Florida; the 2005 hurricanes that devastated the U.S. Gulf Coast, Caribbean and Mexico; the Australia Floods of 2010 - 2011; the Japan earthquake and tsunami disaster of 2011; and many other natural disasters that have brought destruction to the United States. Pete also played an instrumental role in overseeing and implementing strategic plans for the logistical support and cleanup efforts of the British Petroleum oil spill in 2010.Before cofounding Cotton with Daryn Ebrecht in 1996, Pete began his career in the local fire and restoration industry in Houston, Texas. During that time he formed a vision to develop a single source company capable of providing complete recovery solutions for clients in North America and beyond. Today, with over a dozen regional offices that include an International Logistics Center, Cotton is at the center of global disaster recovery and restoration.