Paul Woodhouse is the Director of Strategy and Finance at First Key providing valuations and fairness opinions, international investment opportunity evaluations, turnaround studies, litigation support services and financial due diligence for a wide variety of investment firms, banks, and brewery clients.

Prior to First Key, Paul worked with PricewaterhouseCoopers where he earned both his Chartered Professional Accounting (CPA) and a Chartered Business Valuator (CBV) designations. He was formerly the President of the B.C. Chapter of the Canadian Institute of Chartered Business Valuators and has written articles and organized conferences and educational seminars on the subject of business valuation.

Over the last twenty years Paul has led First Key’s financial advisory and valuation assignments for breweries of all sizes across the globe. He also has significant experience in business modelling and forecasting and has been involved in business planning assignments for numerous start-up craft beer companies seeking financing.