Our Team
We are led by an experienced team of professionals with substantial financial, legal, environmental, engineering, and operations experience in large scale projects across the world.
Rommel Gallo
Chief Executive Officer
Rommel founded Transition Industries in 2021. As CEO, he is responsible for establishing and executing core development strategies. In his 20-year career, Rommel has executed more than US$35 billion worth of financial transactions, primarily in the energy industry. Prior to founding the Company, Rommel was Vice President and head of Latin America at Fieldstone Partners, a merchant banking firm based in Houston, Texas. Previously, Rommel was an energy investment banker at Citigroup and Wells Fargo and worked as a public finance attorney at Greenberg Traurig P.A. He earned an A.B. from Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School, a Juris Doctor from Columbia University School of Law, and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.
Diego Martinez Valente
Chief Operating Officer
Diego joined Transition Industries in 2022. He leads operations, project marketing, project sourcing and procurement efforts. He has 20+ years of experience in Oil & Gas and Renewables Development, including as the Director of Projects Services for TechnipFMC, overseeing Cost, Schedule and Risk for all NAM Subsea Projects. He also has experience as a corporate controller for multi-billion dollar projects. He holds a Masters of International Accounting from Buenos Aires University.
Balmore Jose Brito Lastra
Director of Engineering and Technology
Balmore joined Transition Industries in 2021. He leads the evaluation, selection and implementation of Mexinol’s production technologies and serves as the Mexinol Project Director. He has 25+ years of experience in Oil & Gas, Chemical, and Petrochemical Engineering, including engineering and project management of conceptual, FEED and execution stages of multi-billion-dollar energy projects, including with Eni, Lukoil, PDVSA/Conoco Phillips and Schlumberger. He has a Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering and a Masters in Project Management.
Karin Nunan
Director of Corporate Affairs
Karin joined Transition Industries in 2022. She is responsible for public and government affairs, media relations, and corporate social responsibility; she has 25+ years of experience in sustainable finance and global energy development. As a former diplomat, she has lived and worked across the globe. She has also managed social performance on billion-dollar development projects for ExxonMobil and Chevron. For the past decade she has been focused on sustainable finance throughout LATAM. She holds a BS in Civil Engineering, an International MBA, and a Masters in International Relations.
Thomas Roche
Director of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)
Thomas joined Transition Industries in 2021. He is responsible for the evaluation of sustainable and ethical practices, project feasibility assessment and project development facilitation. He has decades of experience in the chemicals industry in project development, including M&A, HSSE Due Diligence, EIAs, EHS Management Systems Assessment and Improvement, Project Feasibility Assessments, Project Development Facilitation and Permitting. He has a MBA from Cornell University and a Masters in Environmental Engineering.
Jose R. Phillips G.
Mexinol Project Engineering Manager
Jose joined the Transition Industries’ Engineering and Technologies Department in 2024. A seasoned Project Engineering Manager and Engineering Consultant with over 33 years of international experience, delivering high-value projects exceeding $4 billion across Venezuela, Nigeria, Egypt, UAE, Iraq, Jordan, and Italy. Expertise spans cost estimation, budgeting, contracting, and supervision, ensuring compliance with safety, quality, and international regulations. His experience includes managing multi-disciplinary teams and driving excellence in complex, large-scale industrial developments.
Juan Carlos Franco
Country Security Director, Mexico
JC joined Transition Industries in 2024 and is based in the company’s Mexico City office. A security and risk professional, he has over 15 years of experience managing security, risk and crisis response for significant projects throughout Mexico, including high value pipelines, mines and construction projects. His expertise in manging risk and providing strategic and operational planning advise allows the company to operate safely, securely and efficiently.
