MANAGEMENT TEAM
NORWAY OFFICE
Tor Åkermoen Chief Executive Officer (Norwegian)  Tor Åkermoen (1961) graduated from University of Oslo with M.Sc. (Cand. Scient) of Geology in 1989. · 1989 – 1996 Geophysicist with Conoco, Stavanger/Houston · 1996 – 1998 Geophysicist with Total, Oslo · 1998 – 2001 Business Development Manager, PGS Geophysical in Oslo · 2001 – 2007 Area Manager Scandinavia, PGS Geophysical in Oslo 2007 – 2008 Project and Sales Manager, TGS-Nopec in Oslo Started in MCG April 1, 2008 |
Renate Mørch Chief Financial Officer (Norwegian)  Renate Mørch (1971) graduated from The Norwegian School of Management, Sandvika, Norway with Master in Business and Economics in 1995. · 1995 – 1996 Customer service, P&O Containers · 1997 – 1998 Controller, Operation Division, Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics AS · 1998 – 1999 Liner co-ordinator, Commercial Division, WWL · 2000 – 2003 Manager Research & Development department, Commercial Division,WWL · 2003 – 2004 Manager Strategic Planning, Corporate Finance & Strategy Division, WWL · 2005 – 2008 Manager, JKL-Shipbrokers AS Started in MCG April 1, 2008 |
· Peter Abrahamson Chief Operating Officer, WW Business Development (Swedish)  P Peter Abrahamson (1958) graduated from University of Gothenburg, Sweden, as a B.Sc in Geophysics/Geology in 1983 and from Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, as a M.Sc. in Petroleum Exploration in 1984. 1984 – 1985 Geophysicist with Esso Norge Stavanger 1985 – 1987 Exploration Consultant, Nopec Oslo · 1987 – 1990 Geophysicist, New Ventures Exploration with Conoco Stavanger · 1990 – 1994 Staff Geophysicist, Britannia Field Development, Conoco London · 1994 – 1995 Geophysical Advisor, MacCulloch Field Development, Conoco Aberdeen · 1995 – 1997 Operating Unit Manager, Jotun Field Development, Conoco Stavanger · 1997 – 2000 Lead Development Geophysicist, Mærsk Olie&Gas Copenhagen · 2000 – 2003 Chief Geophysicist, Mærsk Olie&Gas Copenhagen · 2003 – 2005 Senior Staff New Ventures Geophysicist, Mærsk Olie&Gas Copenhagen · 2005 – 2008 Advisor Geophysics, AGR Group Oslo Started in MCG September 1, 2008 |
Jeroen Hoogeveen Chief Technology Officer, WW Vessel Manager (Dutch)  Jeroen Hoogeveen (1965) graduated from Delft University, the Netherlands, as a M.Sc. in Technical Geophysics in 1990. · 1992 – 1994 Seismic Observer, PGS Vessels · 1994 – 1997 Onboard Senior Geophysicist -> Onboard Chief Geophysicist, PGS Vessels · 1997 – 2000 Supervisor Marine Operations, PGS Oslo · 2000 – 2001 Operations Geophysicist - Multi Client, PGS London · 2001 – 2002 Contract Sales/Geophysical Operations Manager, PGS London · 2002 – 2003 Seismic QC Manager, PGS London · 2003 – 2007 Technical Manager, PGS Oslo · 2007 – 2008 VP Projects, Vessel newbuilds and conversions, PGS Oslo Started in MCG October 1, 2009 |
SINGAPORE OFFICE |
John Whitcomb Managing Director MCG Pte. Ltd and Vice President Asia Pacific MCG AS (British)  John Whitcomb (1956) has a B.Sc. (Hons) in Management Sciences at the University of Warwick in the UK from 1978. 1978 - 1980 Regional Manager in Gallahers Ltd. in the UK 1980 - 1981 Marketing Executive in Gardlines Surveys Ltd. in the UK 1981 - 1986 General Manager for Gardlines Surveys (Far East) Pte. Ltd. in Singapore 1986 - 1988 General Manager for Seatronics S.A. in Dubai 1988 - 1991 General Manager for Oceonics Ltd. in the UK 1991 - 1995 Area Manager Oceonics Group Plc. in the UK 1996 - 1998 Business Development Manager for PGS Multi-Client group in the UK 1998 - 2006 Country Manager for PGS Indonesia in Jakarta 2006 - 2008 Area Manager South Asia and Sakhalin for PGS in New Dehli, India 2008 - 2010 Area Manager, Far East Russia, PGS in Singapore Started in MCG June 1, 2010
Rafael M. Rosell III VP Business Development, Asia Pacific (Norwegian)  Rafael Rosell (1956) has a BS in Geology at the University of the Philippines from 1978 and a Diploma in Petroleum Exploration (NORAD Fellowship Grant) at the Norwegian Technical Institute from 1982. · · 1978 - 1986 Geologist – Philippine National Oil Company (PNOC), Philippines · 1986 - 1988 Geologist/Seismic Interpreter, Nopec Trondheim 1988 - 1996 1988 - 1996 Senior Geologist -, North Sea License Team, New Ventures Group and Shared Resource Team, BP Stavanger · 1996 - 1999 Senior Geologist – Russia Business Unit, Sakhalin Team, BP London · 1999 - 2000 1999 - 2000 Senior Geologist, Project Leader/Coordinator, Mid-Norway Access Team, BP Amoco Stavanger · 2000 - 2001 Senior Geologist - ADCO Exploration Task Force Team, Abu Dhabi · 2001 - 2008 Exploration Integrator/Specialist – ADCO New Development/Exploration, Geophysics & UFR, Abu Dhabi Started in MCG January 1, 2009 |