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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 2005 Mr. Reinhardsen was elected to the board of directors of Leif Höegh & Co. Ltd. Mr. Reinhardsen obtained a masters degree in Applied Mathematics/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. |
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Gottfred Langseth (born 1966) E.V. President and Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Langseth joined PGS in November 2003 and was named senior vice president and chief financial officer as of 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 was appointed president of Marine in August 2004. Since joining PGS in 1997, he has held the position of area manager Scandinavia and from 2000 has served as president for the EAME region (Europe, Africa and Middle East). Prior to joining PGS, Mr. Eng held different positions in Fugro-Geoteam. This included a board position in Sevoteam, a Russian-Norwegian joint operating company involved in offshore seismic studies. Mr.Eng held a senior consultant position in Digital Equipment Computing (DEC) promoting the use of reservoir simulation in the Oil industry. Mr. Eng has a bachelor's degree in applied geophysics from the University of Oslo and a master of science degree 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. Mr. Wersich worked with Western Geophysical from 1984 to 2000, employed in various operational and management positions in North America, Latin America, Europe and the Middle East. He is a graduate of the Colorado School of Mines, where he earned a bachelor of engineering degree in geophysics. |
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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 from his position as Department Manager of Geosciences with Norsk Hydro Research Centre. Since then he has held various senior management positions within the company, most recently as President Marine Geophysical EAME Region. Mr. Strandenes graduated with a master’s degree in geophysics from the University of Bergen in 1981. |
