Jon Erik Reinhardsen(born 1956) President and CEO
Mr. Reinhardsen joined PGS in April 2008 as President and Chief Executive Officer. Prior to joining PGS, he was President, Global Primary Products Growth in Alcoa. In this position he was responsible for developing and implementing major primary metal and refining growth opportunities for the company worldwide. Mr. Reinhardsen joined Alcoa from Norway-based Aker Kvaerner ASA, an international contractor in the oil, gas, chemicals and polymers industry. In Aker Kvaerner he was group executive vice president of Aker Kvaerner ASA based in Houston, Texas, where he was responsible for all contracting operations outside of Europe and product businesses worldwide.
Earlier in his career, Mr. Reinhardsen led the Aker Maritime ASA product business in Norway, where he was involved in merger and acquisition activities, new business development, marketing and sales, and investor relations. He also led Aker’s seismic venture Aker Geo that was later sold to CGG. In June 2009 Mr. Reinhardsen was elected to the board of directors of Cameron and he has been a member of the board of directors of Leif Höegh & Co. Ltd since 2005. Mr. Reinhardsen obtained a master`s degree in Applied Mathematics and Geophysics from the University of Bergen, Norway. He completed the International Executive Program in 1991 from the Institute for Management Development (IMD) in Lausanne, Switzerland. |
Gottfred Langseth
(born 1966) Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
 Mr. Langseth joined PGS in November 2003 and was named senior vice president and chief financial officer January 1, 2004. He was chief financial officer at the information technology company Ementor ASA from 2000 to 2003. Mr. Langseth was senior vice president of finance and control at the offshore construction company Aker Maritime ASA from 1997 to 2000. He served with Arthur Andersen Norway from 1991 to 1997, qualifying as a Norwegian state authorized public accountant in 1993. Mr. Langseth has a master’s degree in business administration from the Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration.
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Rune Eng(born 1961) Group President Marine
 Mr. Eng joined PGS in 1997and he has been Marine Group President since August 2004. Previous to this, he was manager for Scandinavia and from 2000 president for the Europe, Africa and Middle East region. Prior to joining PGS, Mr. Eng held various positions in the oil industry, principally in Fugro-Geoteam. These included a board position in Sevoteam, a Russian-Norwegian joint operating company involved in offshore seismic studies, and a senior consultant position in Digital Equipment Computing (DEC) promoting the use of reservoir simulation in the Oil industry. Mr. Eng holds a BSc. in Applied Geophysics from the University of Oslo, Norway and an MSc. in Petroleum Prospecting from Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden
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Eric Wersich(born 1963) Group President Onshore
 Mr. Wersich joined Onshore in January 2000 as vice president of western hemisphere and was appointed president of Onshore in June 2003. In this role he managed the sale of this business to Geokinetics. Previously, Mr. Wersich worked with Western Geophysical from 1984 to 2000, in various operational and management positions in North America, Latin America, Europe and the Middle East.
Eric Wersich is a graduate of the Colorado School of Mines, where he earned a bachelor of engineering degree in geophysics. |
Sverre Strandenes
(born 1956) Group President Data Processing and Technology
 Mr. Strandenes was appointed Group President, Data Processing and Technology in November, 2006. He joined PGS in 1995 and has served in a number of key management roles in technology, research, marketing and services within the group, most recently as President Marine Geophysical EAME Region. Prior to joining PGS, he was Manager of Geosciences with Norsk Hydro Research Centre. Mr. Strandenes graduated with a master’s degree in geophysics from the University of Bergen in 1981. |