Corporate Management
Bruno Burban, Chairman
Born 1958 - Graduate of the Ecole Centrale de Lyon and the C.P.A (Centre de Perfectionnement aux Affaires). He joined Geoservices in 1982 as a mud logger and went on to hold various technical, commercial and operational positions between 1985 and 1990. He was appointed Technical Manager in 1990 then Deputy Managing Director in 1994 and Chief Operating Officer in 1995. He became Chairman & CEO in 1999. In 2008, he passed on his executive duties to Philippe Salle.
Philippe Salle, Chief Executive Officer
Born 1965 - Graduate of the Ecole des Mines, Paris with a Masters in Civil Engineering and an MBA from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management, North Western University, Chicago. He began his career in 1988 with Total in Indonesia where he worked in Well Intervention and Operations & Maintenance. In 1990, he joined Accenture to lead consultancy projects for the design and installation of information systems as well as the evaluation of outsourcing policies. In 1995, he joined McKinsey & Company and was nominated Senior Engagement Manager in 1998. He joined Groupe Vedior France in 1999 and became Chief Executive Officer of the Group in 2002. In 2003, he was elected to Vedior's Board of Management and in 2006 he was appointed Managing Director for Southern Europe. He became Managing Director of Geoservices in 2007 and CEO in 2008. Since January 2009, he is also President of the Geoservices Institute for Education and Development.
Jean-Pierre Poyet, Executive Vice President, Chief Technology Officer
Born in 1953, graduate of the Ecole Centrale, Lyon (France – 1976), Jean-Pierre Poyet also holds a Ph.D from Columbia University (New York, USA – 1980). He started his career as a researcher/astrophysicist in the University of Cambridge (UK - 1980) and later the French National Scientific Research Centre – CNRS (1981-1985). He joined Schlumberger in 1985 where he held various positions in engineering (France), research (Cambridge-UK), operations (Middle-East, Dubai) and in marketing (Princeton, New Jersey, USA). He joined Geoservices in 2002.
Philippe Bayet, Chief Financial Officer
Steve Davidge, Executive Vice President, Operations
Pierre d'Imbleval, Chief Information Officer
Bruno Laforge, Vice President, Human Resources
Nicolas Malgrain, Vice President, Legal Affairs and M&A
Jean-Marie Penanguer, Vice President, Operations Support & Logistics
HSEQ Management
Rob Taylor, Health, Safety & Environment Director
Keith Cheeseman, Quality Assurance Manager
District Management
Europe /Africa: Steve Davidge, EVP Operations
North Europe
Mediterranean
West Africa
Americas: Gabriel Corcoran, VP Americas
Latin America
North America
Middle East / Asia: David Cook, VP Middle East/Asia
Middle East
North Asia
South Asia