CGGVeritas Taps Jean-Georges Malcor for General Management Team
CGGVeritas announced today that Jean-Georges Malcor, currently Senior Vice President at Thales, will join CGGVeritas on January 1, 2010. In connection with this appointment, it is planned that CGGVeritas will separate the Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer functions on July 1, 2010, at which date Jean-Georges Malcor will become Chief Executive Officer of CGGVeritas and Robert Brunck will continue on as Chairman of the Board.
Jean-Georges Malcor will use the first months following his arrival to meet with various clients and CGGVeritas teams while working closely with the Executive Committee, Robert Brunck and the Board.
Thierry Le Roux, member of the Executive Committee, is appointed as Advisor to Robert Brunck and Jean-Georges Malcor. He also has the responsibility at the Group’s level for business development and technology.
Robert Brunck, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of CGGVeritas, commented, "Over the past years CGGVeritas grew to become a leader in geophysical equipment and services. In the recent downturn we responded with vigour and efficiency so that today, through increased financial discipline and insightful management of our capacities, we have reinforced our position as the world leader in high-end seismic equipment and services.
"It is now time to prepare CGGVeritas to move on to the next step while taking full advantage of our leading global footprint, technological strength and well-balanced portfolio. I am delighted by the arrival of Jean-Georges and the prospect of working with him to put our strategy into action.
"Jean-Georges has considerable experience in high-end technology, built up over twenty years, both in France and internationally. His abilities, his indisputable know-how and his strong managerial and personal skills make him the ideal candidate to carry out the future development of CGGVeritas."
- USA Energy Sec Leads Meeting with 7 Major Oil Companies
- Russian Oil Isn't Dead Yet
- Sunak Stands Firm on UK Oil Windfall Tax
- Recession Talk Reigns Supreme
- US Gas Production Up 2 Pct In Q2, S&P Global Platts Says
- ABB Systems Chosen For Northern Lights CCS Project
- Germany Fears Russia Could Permanently Close Main Gas Pipeline
- OGDCL Makes Oil and Gas Discoveries
- Oil Dive Will Not Bring Any Immediate Relief on Inflation
- Coretrax Completes Expandable Technology Project In USA
- USA Navy and Iran Corps Clash in Strait of Hormuz
- Russian Oil Disappears as Tankers Go Dark
- Diesel Price Shock Imminent As Reserves Drop, Refining Lags
- USA Gasoline Price Falls
- USA Refinery Capacity Drops
- ConocoPhillips Makes Norway Gas Discovery
- These Are the Largest Energy Companies by Market Cap Right Now
- $150 Oil Could Still Happen. Here's How.
- New Mexico Oil Refinery Cost Doubles
- USA Energy Sec Leads Meeting with 7 Major Oil Companies
- USA Navy and Iran Corps Clash in Strait of Hormuz
- Oil Industry Responds to Biden Letter
- Rapidly Decaying Supertanker Could Explode at Any Time
- Oil Nosedives on Fed Inflation Actions
- Top Headlines: ADNOC Announces 650MM Barrel Oil Find and More
- Bankrupt Sri Lanka Takes Russia Oil
- Biden To Restart Idle Refineries To Tame Fuel Prices
- Top Headlines: Oil Industry Responds to Biden Letter and More
- Iran Seizes 2 Greek Tankers
- Too Early To Speculate on ExxonMobil Refinery Fire Cause