Paul Dobson

Paul Dobson is the Chief Financial Officer at EVgo, leading EVgo’s finance team and overseeing accounting and SEC reporting, and financial planning and analysis.

Most recently, Mr. Dobson served as CFO of Ballard Power Solutions, a global provider of innovative clean energy solutions. Prior to his time at Ballard, Mr. Dobson held the roles of Interim President and CEO and the role of CFO of Hydro One, the province of Ontario’s largest electricity transmission and distribution service provider. Before joining Hydro One, from 2014-2018, he served as CFO and COO of Direct Energy Ltd., a provider of electricity, natural gas and home services across the U.S. and Canada. He previously held senior leadership positions in finance, operations, information technology and customer service across the Centrica Group, the parent company of Direct Energy. Before Direct Energy, Mr. Dobson spent 10 years in various finance, strategy and business development roles at CIBC, a leading North American financial institution, with oversight of both the Canadian and United States markets.

Since 2019, Mr. Dobson has also served as a member of the Board of Directors of Methanex Corporation, the global leading producer and supplier of methanol to major international markets. 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, CMA.