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BrunckRobert Brunck
Chairman and CEO

Mr. Brunck is Chairman and CEO of CGGVeritas. Mr. Brunck had previously been Chairman and CEO of CGG since May 1999. Mr. Brunck was Vice Chairman and President of CGG from September 1998 to May 1999 and was President and Chief Operating Officer of CGG from February 1995 to September 1998. Mr. Brunck was CGG's Vice President of Administration and Development from 1991 to 1995 and Chief Financial Officer from 1989 to 1991.

He is Chairman of the Supervisory Board of CGGVeritas Services Holding B.V., Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Sercel Holding S.A., Chairman of the Board of Directors of CGG Americas, Inc., Chairman of Armines (Association pour la Recherche et le développement des Méthodes et Processus Industriels), Director of the Centre Européen d’Education Permanente (CEDEP), Director of the Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Géologie, Director of the Bureau of Geological & Mining Research, Director of the Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers, Director of the Groupement des Entreprises Parapétrolières et Paragazières, Director of the Institut Français du Pétrole. He is an active member in several associations: Association Française des Techniciens du Pétrole, the Society of Exploration Geophysicists and the European Association of Geoscientists & Engineers.

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Jean-Georges MalcorJean-Georges Malcor
President

Jean-Georges Malcor is a graduate of Ecole Centrale de Paris. He also holds a Master of Sciences degree from Stanford University and a Doctorat from Ecole des Mines.

He began his career at the Thales group as an acoustic engineer (1983-1987) in the Underwater Activities division where he was in charge of hydrophone and geophone design and towed streamer programs. He then moved to Sydney-based Thomson Sintra Pacific Australia, becoming Managing Director of the company in 1990. Back in France, Jean-Georges became Director of Marketing & Communications (1991), then Director, Foreign Operations of Thomson Sintra Activités Sous-Marines (1993). In 1996, he was appointed Managing Director of Thomson Marconi Sonar Australia which was, in addition to its military activities, the lead developing company for the solid geophysical streamer.

In 1999 he became the first Managing Director of the newly formed joint venture Australian Defense Industry. During this time he operated the Sydney based Wooloomooloo Shipyard (the largest dry dock in the southern hemisphere). In 2002, he became Senior Vice President, International Operations of Thales International. From 2004 to 2009, he was Senior Vice President in charge of the Naval Division, supervising all naval activities in Thales including ship design, building and maintenance. In January 2009, he became Senior Vice President in charge of the Aerospace Division. In June 2009, he moved to the position of Senior Vice President, Continental Europe, Turkey, Russia, Asia, Africa, Middle East, and Latin America.

On 1 January 2010, he became President of CGGVeritas.

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Le RouxThierry Le Roux
Advisor to the CEO, Business Development & Technology

Mr. Le Roux is Advisor to the CEO and in charge of the Group's Business Development and Technology. Mr. Le Roux had previously been Group President and COO since January 2007, and previously CFO for CGG since September 2005. Before that time, he had been Senior Executive Vice President of CGG's Products segment since October 1998. Mr. Le Roux was Executive Vice President of CGG’s Geophysical Equipment operations from March 1995 to October 1998. He was CGG's Business Development Manager from 1992 to 1995 and Far East Manager from 1984 to 1992.

Mr. Le Roux is Chairman of Sercel S.A., Chairman of the Board of CGG Services SA, Chairman of the Board of Sercel Inc., Chairman of the Board of Hebei Sercel-Jungfeng Geophysical Prospecting Equipment Co. Ltd., Vice-Chairman and member of the Supervisory Board of Sercel Holding, CGG Americas Inc., Chairman of the Board of Sercel England, a Director of Sercel Singapore Private Ltd., a Director of CGGVeritas Services Holding (U.S.) Inc., a Director of Offshore Hydrocarbon Mapping, INT. Inc., Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Tronic’s Microsystems S.A., Chairman of the Supervisory Board of CGG Veritas Services Holding BV and a Director of Cybernetix S.A.

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ChambovetGérard Chambovet
Senior Executive Vice President, Corporate

Mr. Chambovet is Senior Executive Vice President in charge of HR, Communication, Enterprise Risk Management and Audit for the group. Mr. Chambovet had previously been Senior Executive Vice President, Technology, Planning & Control and Communication for CGG since January 2004. Until that time, he had been Senior Executive Vice President of CGG's Geophysical Services since October 1998. Mr. Chambovet was Executive Vice President of CGG's Land Acquisition from March 1995 to October 1998 and was Manager of CGG's European data processing centers from 1987 to 1995.

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Benoit-CattinLuc Benoît-Cattin
President, Geophysical Services

Mr. Benoît-Cattin is President, Geophysical Services, for CGGVeritas. He had previously been President, Corporate Services, as well as President Eastern Hemisphere since January 2007 and, prior, had been Executive Vice President of CGG's Offshore SBU since January 2005. Before that time, he had been Vice President, CGG Services since June 2002.

Prior to joining CGG, Mr. Benoît-Cattin was Executive Vice President for oil and heat transfer businesses in the Pechiney Group from January 1998 to May 2002 and Advisor to the French Minister of Industry, in charge of energy and nuclear issues, from June 1995 to May 1997.

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WellsFernando Aguilar
President, Geophysical Services for the Americas

Mr. Aguilar is President, Geophysical Services Americas, for CGGVeritas. He had previously been Executive Vice President for Canada Land Processing, Canada Land Library and Western Hemisphere Land Acquisition. Upon joining Veritas in 2004, Mr Aguilar's leadership role encompassed responsibility for Canadian and Latin American operations, and business sectors.

Prior to joining Veritas, Fernando Aguilar held a variety of positions in diversified business entities of Schlumberger in various technology, business and oilfield sectors.

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FrydmanStephane-Paul Frydman
Chief Financial Officer

Mr. Frydman is CFO of CGGVeritas. Mr. Frydman had previously been Group Controller and Treasurer for CGG since September 2005 and had been Deputy CFO of the CGG Group since January 2004. Before that time, he had been CGG's Vice President in charge of corporate financial affairs reporting to the Chief Financial Officer since December 2002.

Prior to joining CGG, Mr. Frydman was an Investor Officer of Butler Capital Partners, a private equity firm, from April 2000 to November 2002, and Industrial Advisor to the French Minister of the Economy and Finances from June 1997 to March 2000.

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RouillerPascal Rouiller
CEO of Sercel

Mr. Rouiller is CEO of Sercel. Mr. Rouiller had previously been Executive Vice President for Equipment for CGG and CEO of Sercel since September 2005 after serving as Chief Operating Officer of the Sercel Group since December 1999. Mr. Rouiller was Vice President of CGG's Product segment from October 1995 to December 1999 and Vice President for CGG's Asia-Pacific region from May 1992 to September 1995.

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