OneRoof Energy, a residential solar services provider and wholly owned subsidiary of OneRoof Energy Group, Inc. (OneRoof Energy) announced the appointment of Robert Martorano, Jr. as executive vice president of capital markets. Martorano will report to David Field, OneRoof Energy's president and chief executive officer.
"Rob brings a unique understanding of project finance, capital markets and other key disciplines to OneRoof Energy as the company embarks upon its next stage of growth," commented David Field. "We are excited to welcome Rob to the management team and look forward to building upon OneRoof Energy's solid foundation of offering customers even more unique finance options as they choose solar power for their homes."
Martorano joins OneRoof Energy from Citigroup Global Markets, a leader in renewal energy finance services, where he was the director for alternative energy finance focused on the structuring and syndication of tax equity for wind and solar transactions. Prior to Citibank, Martorano was the president and founding partner of Meridian Asset Finance LLC, which structured tax advantaged financing for alternative energy projects including solar, wind, hydro and fuel cells. Before founding Meridian, Martorano held the position of managing director and Americas group head of asset financing and leasing for Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc. for more than 15 years. During his tenure at Deutsche Bank, Martorano originated, structured and executed asset finance transactions that provided accounting, tax and regulatory advantaged financing to client companies. In addition, he developed regulatory structures that were used in the utility, banking and insurance industries, coordinated the bank's internal risk and impact analysis of all aspects of financings, including credit, legal, tax, accounting and regulatory, and maintained primary oversight over the group's $1B investment portfolio.
"I have had numerous opportunities in my career to work in various aspects of the complex energy industry, but residential solar has always excited me," stated Martorano. "OneRoof Energy's mission to accelerate clean energy adoption and provide the best customer experience was instrumental to my decision to join the company. I look forward to building on OneRoof Energy's solid foundation as one of the leaders in the residential solar industry market."