Americas

Todd Cottrell is the CEO of Azelis Americas. Todd has had a three decade long career leading global chemicals and materials businesses focused on aerospace, coatings, sealants, adhesives, and composites markets. He is tasked with growing Azelis Americas across its three major markets: the U.S., Canada, and Latin and South America. 

Prior to Azelis, Cottrell was the Managing Director of Americas at Hempel A/S. Before Hempel, he held leadership positions at Birla Carbon, Huntsman, Kraton Polymers and PPG. During his career he has introduced disruptive specialty chemical technology and built and sold businesses around it. Todd’s managerial experience includes multiple stints abroad. 

Todd started his career in the chemicals business while still in high school working summers and as an intern at Gage Products. He has an MBA from Fuqua College of Business at Duke University and a BS in Chemical Engineering from Michigan Technological University. He is an active member in multiple industry associations and a past board member of the American Coatings Association and AMPP, the Association for Materials Protection and Performance.