Jim Oosterbaan

Jim Oosterbaan leads Capital Power’s operations and commodity portfolio management. Prior to being appointed Senior Vice President, Operations and Commodity Portfolio Management in January 2011, Mr. Oosterbaan was Senior Vice President Commercial Services. In this role, and at EPCOR, Mr. Oosterbaan guided and further developed the competitive power and commodity trading businesses through the deregulation of the Alberta electricity markets.

Prior to joining EPCOR and Capital Power, Mr. Oosterbaan was a consultant in the energy and information technology sectors and was employed with the Westcoast Energy Group of Companies. While at Westcoast, his management responsibilities included marketing, business development, forecasting, natural gas supply portfolio management, and regulatory affairs.

Mr. Oosterbaan holds an MBA from the Ivey School of Business and a BBA (Honours) from Wilfred Laurier University. He is also a graduate of Stanford University’s Executive Management Program.