Annual Report 2011 - PGS

Annual Report 2011 - PGS Annual Report 2011 - PGS

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Board of Directors Francis Gugen Chairperson (Elected 2003) Francis Gugen was elected PGS Board Chairman in May 2009. Currently an energy-industry consultant and investor, he worked at Amerada Hess Corporation for 18 years, from 1982 to 2000. Mr. Gugen served as Chief Executive of Amerada Hess UK from 1995 to 2000 and Amerada Hess’ Chief Executive of North West Europe from 1998 to 2000. His board positions at listed companies include Board Chairman of IGas Energy Plc and Board Member of SBM Offshore NV; Mr Gugen is an IGas Energy investor. Francis Gugen is also Chairman of the Board and investor in a number of privately held companies. A UK chartered accountant, he has also worked at Arthur Andersen. As of April 4, 2012, Mr. Gugen owns 30,000 PGS shares. Harald Norvik Vice Chairperson (Elected 2003) Audit Committee Chairperson Harald Norvik is an independent advisor and consultant. He is Chairman of the Board of Telenor, Board Chairman of Aschehoug Publishing House and Board Member of ConocoPhillips, Inc., Deep Ocean Holding and Umoe. Mr. Norvik was President and Chief Executive Officer of Statoil from 1988 to 1999. From 1981 to 1988, he was Finance Director and a Member of the Executive Board of the Aker Group. Harald Norvik served as Personal Secretary to the Prime Minister of Norway and as State Secretary in the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy from 1979 to 1981. He received his Master of Science in Business from the Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration. As of April 4, 2012, Mr. Norvik owns 8,000 PGS shares. Dr.Carol Bell Board Member (Elected 2009) Audit Committee Member Dr.Carol Bell has over 30 years of experience in the energy industry, with particular expertise in investment and financing in the oil and gas sector. She is the senior non-executive director of Hardy Oil and Gas plc, a non-executive director of Salamander Energy plc, a Member of the Board of Det norske oljeselskap ASA and a Member of the Investment Advisory Committee of Gemini Oil and Gas, a private investment fund. Dr. Bell is Chair of the Investment Committee of Girton College in Cambridge. She has held senior positions in investment banking, including Managing Director of the Global Oil & Gas Group at Chase Manhattan Bank, Head of European Equity Research at JPMorgan and Global Head of its Oil and Gas Equity Research Team. Dr. Bell began her career in corporate planning and development with RTZ Oil and Gas and later worked at Charterhouse Petroleum plc. She was awarded a Ph.D. in May 2005 for her research on the evolution of economic and trade relations in the Ancient Eastern Mediterranean across the Late Bronze/Iron Age transition and in 2006 published a book on this subject. Dr. Bell is Honorary Treasurer of the British School at Athens. She was educated as a scientist, earning an M.A. in Biochemistry from Cambridge University, a B.A. in Geology from the Open University, and a Ph.D. in Archaeology from University College, London. As of April 4, 2012, Dr. Bell owns 5,000 PGS shares. 52 PGS Annual Report 2011

Board of Directors Daniel Piette is CEO and a Board Member of Object Reservoir, a technology company focused on addressing complex reservoir modeling challenges in shale and other unconventional environments. As President and CEO of OpenSpirit Corporation from 2003 to 2011, Mr. Piette led the upstream and E&P software company through seven years of 20 percent annual growth and spearheaded its acquisition by TIBCO Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TIBX) in 2010. After receiving his B.Sc. with honors in Mining Engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1980, he held several executive management positions in the oil and gas industry, including business unit manager for the land acquisition systems group at Input/Output, President and CEO of Bell Geospace and Vice President and General Manager of the Asia Pacific region for Landmark Graphics. As of April 4, 2012, Mr. Piette owns 7,000 PGS shares. Daniel Piette Board Member (Elected 2007) Audit Committee Member Annette Malm Justad is an independent consultant and board member. She has served as CEO of Eitzen Maritime Services ASA, VP and Head of Purchasing for Yara International ASA, VP and Fleet Manager of Norgas Carriers AS and has held various technical and commercial positions at Norsk Hydro ASA. Ms. Malm Justad holds a Master’s degree in Technology Management from MIT/NTH, as well as an M.Sc. in Chemical engineering from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology. Board memberships of Norwegian-listed companies include Board Chairman of American Shipping Company and Board Member of Awilco. As of April 4, 2012, Ms. Malm Justad does not own any PGS shares. Annette Malm Justad Board Member (Elected 2008) Remuneration and Corporate Governance Committee Member Holly Van Deursen currently holds non-executive director positions with Petroleum Geo- Services, Bemis Company, Inc., Actuant Corporation, Capstone Turbine Corporation and Anson Industries, Inc. She served on BP plc’s Top-Forty Executive Team as Group Vice President, Petrochemicals from 2003 to 2005 and Group Vice President, Strategy from 2001 to 2003. Prior to these executive appointments, Ms. Van Deursen held a variety of senior positions with BP and Amoco in Chicago, London, and Hong Kong and has served on the boards of directors of the American Chemistry Council and Amoco’s joint ventures in Korea, Taiwan, and Japan. Ms. Van Deursen holds a B.Sc. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Kansas and an MBA from the University of Michigan. As of April 4, 2012, Ms. Van Deursen owns 2,000 PGS shares. Holly Van Deursen Board Member (Elected 2006) Remuneration and Corporate Governance Committee Chairperson Ingar Skaug was Group CEO of the maritime industrial group Wilh. Wilhelmsen ASA from 2003 to 2010, after having served in several senior management positions within the group since 1990. Previously, Mr. Skaug was VP and Deputy Chief Operating Officer of SAS Airlines, a position that capped nearly three decades with the airline. Mr. Skaug is a Board Member of the ferry company DFDS AS, the offshore safety monitoring innovator Miros and the travel bureau Berg-Hansen. He is also Board Chairman of Bery Maritime AS and Ragni Invest AS and Deputy Board Chairman and a member of the auditing committee of J. Lauritzen AS. Ingar Skaug is a member of the Advisory Board of Bremen Lagerhaus Gesellschaft (BLG) International Logistics Corp and Chairman of the Center for Creative Leadership. He received his MBA degree from the University of Nürnberg, Germany. As of April 4, 2012, Mr. Skaug does not own any PGS shares. Ingar Skaug Board Member (Elected 2009) Remuneration and Corporate Governance Committee Member PGS Annual Report 2011 53

Board of Directors<br />

Daniel Piette is CEO and a Board Member of Object Reservoir, a technology company focused<br />

on addressing complex reservoir modeling challenges in shale and other unconventional<br />

environments. As President and CEO of OpenSpirit Corporation from 2003 to <strong>2011</strong>, Mr. Piette<br />

led the upstream and E&P software company through seven years of 20 percent annual growth<br />

and spearheaded its acquisition by TIBCO Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TIBX) in 2010. After receiving<br />

his B.Sc. with honors in Mining Engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1980,<br />

he held several executive management positions in the oil and gas industry, including business<br />

unit manager for the land acquisition systems group at Input/Output, President and CEO of<br />

Bell Geospace and Vice President and General Manager of the Asia Pacific region for Landmark<br />

Graphics. As of April 4, 2012, Mr. Piette owns 7,000 <strong>PGS</strong> shares.<br />

Daniel Piette<br />

Board Member<br />

(Elected 2007)<br />

Audit Committee Member<br />

Annette Malm Justad is an independent consultant and board member. She has served as<br />

CEO of Eitzen Maritime Services ASA, VP and Head of Purchasing for Yara International ASA, VP<br />

and Fleet Manager of Norgas Carriers AS and has held various technical and commercial positions<br />

at Norsk Hydro ASA. Ms. Malm Justad holds a Master’s degree in Technology Management from<br />

MIT/NTH, as well as an M.Sc. in Chemical engineering from the Norwegian University of Science<br />

and Technology. Board memberships of Norwegian-listed companies include Board Chairman of<br />

American Shipping Company and Board Member of Awilco. As of April 4, 2012, Ms. Malm Justad<br />

does not own any <strong>PGS</strong> shares.<br />

Annette Malm Justad<br />

Board Member<br />

(Elected 2008)<br />

Remuneration and<br />

Corporate Governance<br />

Committee Member<br />

Holly Van Deursen currently holds non-executive director positions with Petroleum Geo-<br />

Services, Bemis Company, Inc., Actuant Corporation, Capstone Turbine Corporation and Anson<br />

Industries, Inc. She served on BP plc’s Top-Forty Executive Team as Group Vice President,<br />

Petrochemicals from 2003 to 2005 and Group Vice President, Strategy from 2001 to 2003. Prior<br />

to these executive appointments, Ms. Van Deursen held a variety of senior positions with BP and<br />

Amoco in Chicago, London, and Hong Kong and has served on the boards of directors of the<br />

American Chemistry Council and Amoco’s joint ventures in Korea, Taiwan, and Japan. Ms. Van<br />

Deursen holds a B.Sc. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Kansas and an MBA from<br />

the University of Michigan. As of April 4, 2012, Ms. Van Deursen owns 2,000 <strong>PGS</strong> shares.<br />

Holly Van Deursen<br />

Board Member<br />

(Elected 2006)<br />

Remuneration and<br />

Corporate Governance<br />

Committee Chairperson<br />

Ingar Skaug was Group CEO of the maritime industrial group Wilh. Wilhelmsen ASA from 2003<br />

to 2010, after having served in several senior management positions within the group since 1990.<br />

Previously, Mr. Skaug was VP and Deputy Chief Operating Officer of SAS Airlines, a position that<br />

capped nearly three decades with the airline. Mr. Skaug is a Board Member of the ferry company<br />

DFDS AS, the offshore safety monitoring innovator Miros and the travel bureau Berg-Hansen. He<br />

is also Board Chairman of Bery Maritime AS and Ragni Invest AS and Deputy Board Chairman and<br />

a member of the auditing committee of J. Lauritzen AS. Ingar Skaug is a member of the Advisory<br />

Board of Bremen Lagerhaus Gesellschaft (BLG) International Logistics Corp and Chairman of the<br />

Center for Creative Leadership. He received his MBA degree from the University of Nürnberg,<br />

Germany. As of April 4, 2012, Mr. Skaug does not own any <strong>PGS</strong> shares.<br />

Ingar Skaug<br />

Board Member<br />

(Elected 2009)<br />

Remuneration and<br />

Corporate Governance<br />

Committee Member<br />

<strong>PGS</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> <strong>2011</strong> 53

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