Joseph J. Romano
Chief Executive Officer

Joseph J. Romano, one of the directors of Zilkha Biomass Energy, has worked with the Zilkhas in the energy industry since 1989. He was President and Chief Executive Officer of Zilkha Renewable Energy and Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Zilkha Energy Company. He served as Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer, and Controller of Texas International Company from 1986 to 1988 and as its Treasurer and Controller from 1982 to 1985. Prior to 1982, Joe spent five years working in the Worldwide Energy Group of the First National Bank of Chicago. Joe earned a B.A. in economics and political science from the University of Wisconsin in Eau Claire and an M.B.A. from the University of Northern Illinois.

Craig Van De Mark
Counsel

In addition to serving as General Counsel to Zilkha Biomass Energy, Craig Van De Mark also served as General Counsel to Zilkha Renewable Energy and Zilkha Energy Company. Craig has also worked with Sterling Consulting Group providing strategy consulting to Fortune 500 energy companies, and was previously in private legal practice for several years with a national law firm. Craig earned a B.B.A. degree in finance from the University of Texas at Austin and a J.D. degree cum laude from the University of Houston, where he served on the Houston Law Review and was elected to the Order of the Coif. He is a licensed attorney in the State of Texas. Craig has the highest peer review rating (AV) granted by Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory.