and the Civil Engineers' Club of which he became chairman. Cottell was a director of Waterman Aspen, the recruitment consultants, from 1996 to 2001 and was also an executive director of Travers Morgan. He was also a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, being elected in 1990. Cottell died on 10 February 2014 at the age of 82. References Sources British civil engineers Fellows of the Royal Academy of Engineering Presidents of the Institution of Civil Engineers Officers of the Order of the British Empire People from Chandler's Ford 1931 births 2014 deaths Alumni of the University of Southampton Engineer and Railway Staff Corps officers