X Machina Capital Strategies Appoints Rosemarie Cicalese as Managing Director & Head of Investor Relations

With nearly twenty years of experience in energy sector finance and investor relations, the former J.P. Morgan executive will be tasked with helping manage XMC’s investment portfolio and expanding the firm’s relationships with key market participants and strategic commercial partners.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--X Machina Capital Strategies (“XMC”), which acquires and develops transformational private investments in the energy sector, today announced the appointment of Rosemarie (“Rose”) Cicalese as Managing Director and Head of Investor Relations. As part of her management responsibilities, Ms. Cicalese will work to deepen XMC’s strong relationships with its investors and strategic partners, serve as a member of the firm’s senior investment team seeking to originate new resource allocation opportunities, and help manage the company’s investment portfolio.

Ms. Cicalese has nearly twenty years of experience in energy sector finance and investor relations, most recently as Director of Investor Relations at Juniper Capital. Ms. Cicalese also held numerous senior management roles during her sixteen-year tenure at J.P Morgan, including serving as an Executive Director tasked with expanding banking relationships and bolstering the corporate energy division’s reserve-based loan portfolio across a diverse collection of upstream and midstream energy clients. Additionally, Ms. Cicalese previously held executive-level positions with Arch Energy Partners and ROC Energy Acquisition Corp.

XMC Founder and Managing Partner Talal Debs commented, “Ever since our professional pathways first crossed at J.P. Morgan, I have always known Rose to be one of the most capable, forward-thinking investment strategists in energy sector finance. Rose’s invaluable skillset will be an integral part of our team’s efforts to accelerate the firm’s forward momentum, and we cannot be more excited to officially welcome her into the XMC family.”

Rosemarie Cicalese commented, “Most of the energy investors and professionals that I have met in my career want to capitalize on the opportunities that our energy sector offers while also driving the world’s push toward a more sustainable future. XMC is uniquely positioned to do both, and I am thrilled to contribute to our strategy alongside such an impressive senior leadership team.”

About XMC Strategies

XMC Strategies is an investment management firm that helps empower commercial entities that specialize in profitably transforming existing oil and gas assets into long-term, sustainable solutions. XMC portfolio companies include Zefiro Methane Corporation, a nationwide operation specializing in plugging orphaned and abandoned oil and gas wells and subsequently creating top-tier carbon offset opportunities, X Machina Sustainable Technologies, which provides technology development and operational expertise to renewable energy organizations, and Gradient Geothermal, a geothermal energy and technology developer.