Leadership

Grand Caribbean Marinas is owned and operated by Bacalia Group. The group’s network of six marinas in Fajardo and eastern Puerto Rico includes Marina Puerto Chico, The Reserve, Isleta Marina, Marina Sardinera, Blue Coast and Renaissance Villa Marina. Since hurricanes Irma and María in 2017, Grand Caribbean Marinas has invested an estimated US$50 million in rebuilding and upgrading its facilities, with a focus on coastal resilience and Puerto Rico’s blue economy.

Giuseppe Cicatelli

Founder and Principal, Bacalia Group · Executive Chairman, Grand Caribbean Marinas

Giuseppe Cicatelli is the Founder and Principal of Bacalia Group, the owner and operator of Grand Caribbean Marinas, and serves as the network’s Executive Chairman. An Italian businessman based in Puerto Rico, he led the acquisition and consolidation of the six marinas and the post-2017 rebuilding program, including the floating wave attenuator at Marina Puerto Chico and the renovation of Renaissance Villa Marina. He describes marinas as working coastal infrastructure that supports captains, mechanics, divers, concessionaires, fishermen and charter operators, rather than as leisure real estate.

Read his biography at Bacalia Group, visit his personal website at giuseppecicatelli.com, or browse news and interviews featuring Giuseppe Cicatelli on this site.

Perfil en español: biografía de Giuseppe Cicatelli en Bacalia Group y giuseppecicatelli.com/es.

Marlon Mellado

Chief Executive Officer, Grand Caribbean Marinas

Marlon Mellado is the Chief Executive Officer of Grand Caribbean Marinas and leads the company’s marina operations in Fajardo, including the Marina Puerto Chico transient marina project supported by the Boating Infrastructure Grant program.