Catherine Flax
Chief Executive Officer
Catherine Flax
Chief Executive Officer
Catherine Flax is the President of Private Markets at XMC and CEO of Zefiro Methane. Most recently, Catherine served as CEO of Pefin, the worldʼs first artificial intelligence financial advisor. Earlier, she worked at BNP Paribas, where she served as CEO, commodities, foreign exchange, and emerging markets. Catherine also worked at J.P. Morgan, serving as both CMO globally, as well as CEO, commodities EMEA. She also served as a board member for J.P. Morgan Securities, Limited, Digital Asset Holdings, and the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (“SIFMA”). Catherine earned her BS in economics from Texas A&M University and her MA in economics from Brown University. In 2011, she was named the “Most Influential Woman in European Financial Markets”.
Mike Downs
Chief Financial Officer
Mike Downs
Chief Financial Officer
Michael is the Interim CFO of Zefiro Methane. Additionally, he is a Partner at PhiCap Advisors, a firm that focuses on energy transition. He has over twenty-five years of experience as a finance and operations executive in the energy sector, particularly within the oil and gas space. This includes serving in senior leadership positions at Atlas Energy, a publicly traded U.S. based company, and Falcon Minerals, which Sitio Royalties acquired during Mr. Downs’ tenure, a publicly traded oil and gas royalties and minerals company.
Elijah Dumaresq
Corporate Secretary
Elijah Dumaresq
Corporate Secretary
Elijah Dumaresq serves as Corporate Secretary for Zefiro Methane Corp. His career encompasses roles in private equity, investment management, and environmental services. In his current capacity, Elijah assists with financial strategy, manages regulatory compliance, and oversees corporate governance. Prior to this, as CFO of Zefiro Methane Corp., he oversaw all aspects of financial management and played a pivotal role in taking the company public. Elijah Dumaresq is an honors graduate in Economics from McGill University.
Tina Reine
Chief Commercial Officer
Tina Reine
Chief Commercial Officer
Tina started her environmental markets career in London at Cantor Fitzgerald’s Environmental Markets group in 2007, selling forward contracts on carbon offsets. During this time, she joined in the policy debate at Houses of Parliament to develop standards and registries for the voluntary trading market. She also helped build out the environmental markets division at JPMorgan and at NextEra Energy, managing an equity investment portfolio of carbon projects. Previously, she was Director of Commercialization for the carbon offset market at World Kinect Energy Services. She was responsible for both structuring deals and origination. She has traded in both the compliance and the voluntary market. Tina earned her MBA from Columbia Business School and serves as the CCO of Zefiro.
Luke Plants
Senior Vice President of Corporate Development
Luke Plants
Senior Vice President of Corporate Development
Luke Plants is the leading expert in Plugging & Abandonment (P&A) in the Appalachian region. As a former Chief Operating Officer at Plants & Goodwin (P&G) and a third-generation owner/manager, he brings extensive industry experience and expertise. He holds an MBA from Penn State and is a proud US Army veteran. Luke serves as Senior Vice President of Corporate Development for Zefiro Methane and CEO of Zefiro subsidiary, Plants & Goodwin.