CarterBaldwin Executive Search, together with specialty performance materials manufacturer Ingevity (NYSE: NGVT), announces the placement of Ryan Cotterman as Chief Accounting Officer.
Ryan has spent his career building accounting organizations and navigating complexity inside large public companies, from spin-offs to capital markets activity to offshore capability centers.
Most recently, he served as Senior Director, Corporate Controller at Ralliant Corporation, a $2 billion spin-off from Fortive (NYSE: FTV), where he built the company’s standalone accounting infrastructure from scratch, deploying SOX-compliant controls and a new OneStream platform through one of the more demanding separation environments in recent public company history.
Before Ralliant, Ryan served as Vice President, Corporate Controller at Cornerstone Building Brands (NYSE: CNR), managing more than $1 billion in capital markets activity.
At Advance Auto Parts (NYSE: AAP), he architected a Global Capability Center in Hyderabad, India while simultaneously serving as Subsidiary Controller for a $1.5B revenue segment. He launched his career at Ernst & Young, reaching Audit Senior Manager over 14 years across manufacturing, life sciences, and technology clients.
Ryan holds a BS in Accounting from Le Moyne College and is a Certified Public Accountant.
About Ingevity
Ingevity is a global specialty materials company that develops advanced carbon and engineered material solutions that improve mobility, strengthen and extends the life of infrastructure, and enhance industrial processes. Their portfolio includes performance materials activated carbon technologies, performance chemicals solutions, high-performance pavement systems, and advanced polymer technologies specialty polymers. Headquartered in North Charleston, SC, Ingevity operates from 17 locations around the world and employs approximately 1,400 people.
