Executive Management

Rolf Ronningen

Chief Executive Officer

Rolf has over 28 years of seismic industry experience and has held senior positions at GECO, PGS and most recently Eastern Echo where he held the position of CEO. His experience covers both technical and operational management of towed streamer seismic vessels. Rolf holds a B.Sc. in Computer Sciences from the Kongsberg Ingenioerhoegskole in Norway.

Tom Henrik Sundby

Chief Financial Officer

Tom Henrik has a strong background in financial management and business development gained within the consulting and fast moving consumer goods industries. He brings over 15 years experience to his new role. He started his career with KPMG first as an auditor and then as a management consultant. Tom Henrik then joined TINE, a major FMCG company in Norway where he was Head of Controlling department and Head of M&A. Most recently he was Managing Director of TINE UK Limited, based in London.

Peter Zickerman

Executive VP and Head of Strategic Investments

Peter has over 14 years of industry experience and was formerly a founder of both GeoBird Management and Eastern Echo. His experience covers both maritime and seismic operations, including vessel conversions and newbuilds. Peter holds a B.Sc. in Marine Engineering

Eirin M. Inderberg

General Counsel

Eirin has over 13 years experience as a lawyer and was formerly General Counsel at Eastern Echo. Prior to this she worked for Wikborg Rein & Co. in Oslo and London, and as a lawyer at the Oslo Børs. Her expertise includes Norwegian securities law, company law, and ship financing. Eirin holds a law degree from the University of Oslo, Norway and a BA. in Business Administration and Economics from the California Lutheran University, USA

Paul Hanna

Senior VP Human Resources

Paul has over 22 years of industry experience and has held senior positions in various divisions of Schlumberger. His experience includes the technical, personnel and operational management of marine seismic vessels. Paul holds a MA in Engineering from the University of Cambridge, UK and a PhD in Geodesy from the University of Nottingham, UK.

Christian Fenwick

Senior VP Business Development & Multi Client

Christian has over 26 years of industry experience and has held senior positions at Merlin Geophysical, Geco-Prakla, Schlumberger Information Solutions, and Eastern Echo. His experience covers business development, marketing, sales, operations, and project management. Christian holds a B.Sc. in Geology from the University of Durham, and a professional certification in project management.

Jeff Corkhill

Senior VP Operations

Jeff has over 26 years of industry experience and has held several senior positions at Schlumberger WesternGeco, Caspian Geophysical and AGO. His experience covers operations management, marine sales, marketing, and region management, including eight years in the field. Jeff was also VP Operations for WesternGeco Marine Electromagnetic Services.

Svein Johnny Naley

Senior VP Technology

Svein Johnny has over 15 years of industry experience and has held senior positions at PGS, Reservoir Exploration Technology (RXT), and most recently at Eastern Echo where he was responsible for the company's fleet new build project. His expertise includes project management of vessel new builds and conversions, seismic and maritime support, and operations management.

Trygve Reksten

Senior VP Sales

Trygve has over 17 years of industry experience and has held several management positions at PGS and Eastern Echo. His experience covers onboard technical roles, operations, sales, business development, procurement and market analysis. He holds a B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering and Electronics from the University of Manchester, and further degrees in Political Science (University of Oslo) and Master of Management (BI Norwegian School of Management).

Christopher J Griffin

VP Environment, Health, Safety and Quality (EHS&Q)

Christopher has over 23 years of industry experience both onshore and offshore with Western Geophysical, Horizon Exploration, PGS and Eastern Echo. His experience covers both onshore operations and project management, including 12 years in the field and 6 years in EHS&Q Management. Christopher holds a B.Sc. in Business Management from Louisiana, USA along with professional certification in Health and Safety, Lead Auditing and Accident Investigation.

Magnus Oberg

VP Information Technology

Magnus has over 20 years of experience managing IT systems in maritime companies. He has previously held senior management positions at both Eastern Echo and at Gulf Agency Company where he was Group IT Research & Development Manager based in Dubai. His expertise includes networking, security, and high-availability infrastructure solutions utilizing the latest in virtualization and storage technologies.

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