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Paul House was born on a farm in Stoney Creek Ontario in 1944. Paul began his work in the food and service business at an early age marketing the family farm’s fruits and vegetables at the Hamilton Farmer’s Market. Throughout his formative years Paul and his brother Bob continued their roots by working and managing peach farms along the Niagara Peninsula.
In 1969 Paul graduated with a B.A. in Economics from McMaster University. Shortly thereafter he managed a franchise for Shell Oil Company in Hamilton. Sparked by his passion for business and his roots in the food business Paul joined Dairy Queen Canada Inc. as a District Manager in 1972. Although his original goal was to be a franchisee Paul climbed the corporate ladder at Dairy Queen. He was a Director of Purchasing and Vice-President of Canadian Operations.
In 1985 Paul joined The TDL Group Corp. as Vice-President of Marketing. At that time there were just over 200 Tim Hortons locations. Two years later Paul became Senior Vice-President of Operations and in 1990 he was appointed to Executive Vice-President of Operations. In January of 1993 Paul was named Chief Operating Officer (COO) of TDL and then President and COO in 1995. In 2006 Paul became Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and President and in February 2007 was appointed Chairman of the Board. | 