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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.

Graduated from The University of Texas at Arlington, in 2009, with an undergraduate degree in Architecture. Started a small construction group in 2009 focused on single family renovations and remodels. Began work with a Tempo Inc. Q-Sub named U.S. Eco-Logic as a project manager providing green building consulting services, in 2011. Achieved LEED AP-Homes, BD+C and BD+OM; LEED Green Rater, LEED QAD, HERS Energy Rater, NGBS Verifier, City of Dallas Green Provider (commercial and residential), Green Built North Texas Verifier and IECC Code Inspector (Commercial and Residential) status over the next 3 years. In 2015, I moved to a separate Tempo Inc. Q-Sub called Tempo Mechanical as a project manager, providing HVAC Design and install services to one and two family new construction residences. In 2015 I was voted onto Tempo Inc, Board of Directors. In 2016, I was name Executive Vice President and General Manager of Tempo Mechanical. In January of 2019, the Tempo Board of Directors elected me Chief Operating Officer of the Corporation and on July 1st, 2020 the Board elected me Chief Executive Officer. I believe in providing fair and honest products at fair and honest prices, and truly believe Benjamin Franklin said it best, \'There is no greater gift you can give...than work worth doing\'