Paul Coffey (businessman)

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

From 1993 to 1995 he did an HNC in Business and Finance at the University of Northumbria at Newcastle (became Northumbria University in 2002). From 1995to 1997 he did a BSc in Business and Finance at the University of Sunderland.

He joined Northern Electric 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.

He originates from North East England. He married Allison Todd in January 1995. They had a daughter in January 1997.