Paul Dobson

Mr. Dobson is the Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Ballard Power Systems (“Ballard”). Ballard is a global provider of innovative clean energy and fuel cell solutions. Mr. Dobson was Acting President and Chief Executive Officer of Hydro One from July 2018 to May 2019 and was Chief Financial Officer from March 2018. Prior to joining Hydro One, Mr. Dobson served as CFO for Direct Energy Ltd. (“Direct Energy”) in Houston, Texas, and from 2003, he held senior leadership positions in finance, operations, information technology, and customer service across Centrica Group, the parent company of Direct Energy. Prior to Direct Energy, Mr. Dobson worked at CIBC for 10 years in finance, strategy, and business development roles in both Canada and the United States.

Mr. Dobson holds an honors bachelor's degree from the University of Waterloo as well as an MBA from the University of Western Ontario and is a CPA and CMA.