David Hicks named new President of EMGS North South America
(Thomson Reuters ONE) -
David Hicks has been appointed by EMGS to take over the role of President of the
EMGS North South America business unit. He will be based in Houston, Texas and
report to CEO Roar Bekker.
David has an extensive background in the oil and gas industry. After receiving
his MSc at the University of Southern California, he worked as a Senior
Exploration Geologist for Exxon developing prospects in the onshore US. He then
worked in the geological and geophysical software interpretation segment,
ultimately as Senior Vice President for Product Development at Landmark
Graphics, a Halliburton Company.
Most recently, David worked for TGS Inc., initially as the company's Chief
Technology Officer and then as Senior Vice President for the Africa, Middle East
and Asia Pacific division. David led the acquisition of all multi-client data
acquisition services including seismic, well, remote sensing and interpretive
surveys. He has a strong background working with both customers and government
agencies throughout the world.
"David has established himself as a top-performing executive with excellent
leadership skills. His international track record in the oil and gas industry,
and his multi-client experience in particular, will be important as we further
develop the EM market," says Roar Bekker.
Dave Ridyard will continue in the role of acting President of EMGS North South
America until David Hicks takes over later this month. Ridyard will then
transition to his new, permanent role as Executive Vice President of Strategic
Business Development for the Company.
Contacts
Roar Bekker, EMGS Chief Executive Officer, +47 22 01 14 00
Svein Knudsen, EMGS Chief Financial Officer, +47 22 01 14 00
Dave Ridyard, EMGS EVP Strategic Business Development, +1 281 920 5601
About EMGS
EMGS, the marine EM market leader, uses its proprietary electromagnetic (EM)
technology to support oil and gas companies in their search for offshore
hydrocarbons. EMGS supports each stage in the workflow, from survey design and
data acquisition to processing and interpretation. The company's services enable
integration of EM data with seismic and other geophysical and geological
information to give explorationists a clearer and more complete understanding of
the subsurface. This improves exploration efficiency, and reduces risks and the
finding costs per barrel.
EMGS has conducted more than 600 surveys to improve drilling success rates
across the world's mature and frontier offshore basins. The company operates on
a worldwide basis with main offices in Trondheim, Stavanger and Oslo, Norway;
Houston, USA; and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Please visit www.emgs.com for more
information.
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