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Paul Coffey (born 13 September 1969) is a British businessman, and the ex Chief Executive of npower.


Early life

From 1993 to 1995 he did an HNC in Business and Finance at the University of Northumbria at Newcastle (became
Northumbria University , mottoeng = A lifetime of learning , established = 1877 - Rutherford College of Technology1969 - Newcastle Polytechnic1992 - gained university status , type = Public , budget = Â ...
in 2002). From 1995 to 1997 he did a BSc in Business and Finance at the
University of Sunderland , mottoeng = Sweetly absorbing knowledge , established = 1901 - Sunderland Technical College1969 - Sunderland Polytechnic1992 - University of Sunderland (gained university status) , staff = , chancellor = Emeli ...
.


Career

He joined
Northern Electric Northern Electric was an electricity supply and distribution company serving north east England. History It had its origins as the North Eastern Electricity Board, formed as part of the nationalisation of the electricity industry by the Elect ...
in 1989, working with them for around a decade.


npower

He joined npower in 2002, the same year it was taken over by RWE of Germany. He became Chief Executive of RWE npower in October 2015, where he was ultimately replaced on November 29th 2019 as part of Eon's take over of npower's parent company Innogy.


Personal life

He originates from
North East England North East England is one of nine official regions of England at the first level of ITL for statistical purposes. The region has three current administrative levels below the region level in the region; combined authority, unitary authorit ...
.


See also

*
Tony Cocker Anthony David Cocker (born 26 April 1959) was the chief executive of E.ON UK, one of the '' Big Six'' UK energy providers. He is also a chairman of Infinis Energy Management Limited's board. Early life He was born in the Borough of Fylde, Lancashir ...
, Chief Executive since January 2012 of
E.ON UK E.ON UK is a British energy company and the largest supplier of energy and renewable electricity in the UK, following its acquisition of Npower. It is a subsidiary of E.ON of Germany and one of the Big Six energy suppliers. It was founded in ...
*
Vincent de Rivaz Vincent ( la, Vincentius) is a male given name derived from the Roman name Vincentius, which is derived from the Latin word (''to conquer''). People with the given name Artists *Vincent Apap (1909–2003), Maltese sculptor *Vincent van Gogh ...
, Chief Executive since 2003 of
EDF Energy EDF Energy is a British integrated energy company, wholly owned by the French state-owned EDF (Électricité de France), with operations spanning electricity generation and the sale of natural gas and electricity to homes and businesses through ...
* Peter Terium, Chief Executive since July 2012 of RWE


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npower

RWE
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