Christopher Lopez has nearly 30 years of industry experience in the utility, power generation, and mining sectors in North America, Australia, and New Zealand. Mr. Lopez has served in various senior leadership positions including chief financial and regulatory officer at Hydro One Limited. In addition to his strong financial and regulatory acumen, he has significant experience in mergers and acquisitions and clean energy finance from his time at Hydro One and, prior to that, as vice president of corporate planning and mergers and acquisitions at TransAlta Corporation. Currently, Mr. Lopez serves on the board of directors of Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp., an international generation, transmission, and distribution utility.
A chartered professional accountant, he holds a Bachelor of Business degree from Edith Cowan University in Australia, serves as graduate member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, and has completed the CFO Leadership Program at Harvard Business School.