• Master of Business Administration, Leeds University Business School
• Bachelor of Engineering with Honors in Manufacturing Systems Engineering, Leeds Metropolitan University

Mr Tomlinson was appointed as Chief Operations & Transformation Officer of CLP Power Hong Kong in August 2024 and is responsible for the oversight of transformation and operations excellence of CLP Power Hong Kong, including commercial and supply chain management, HSEQ, project execution and operational excellence, as well as the learning institute.  Mr Tomlinson also has oversight responsibility on CLP’s ERP (enterprise resource planning) replacement programme and reports to the CEO on related matters.  He is also a Director of various subsidiary companies^** and an affiliated company⁺ of the CLP Group.

Mr Tomlinson specialises in manufacturing, operations and engineering and has over 34 years of hands-on experience in leading large-scale operations across various industries including utilities, advanced wound care products manufacturing and food processing.  Before joining CLP, Mr Tomlinson was the Chief Operating Officer for Sembcorp Utilities in the United Kingdom.  Previously he was also the Chief Operating Officer of Eggborough Power Ltd. (a 2,000MW Coal Fired Power Plant) and Managing Director of Lynemouth Power Ltd. (a 420MW Biomass Fired Power Plant).  Mr Tomlinson joined CLP Power as Senior Director – Generation in 2020 and assumed the role of Chief Operating Officer – CLP Power in April 2022.