SeaBird Exploration Plc: SeaBird leverages strategy and appoints interim CEO
21 October 2019 - 6:11AM
SeaBird Exploration Plc: SeaBird leverages strategy and appoints
interim CEO
20 October 2019, Limassol, Cyprus
The Board of Directors of SeaBird Exploration
PLC (the "Company") announces today that
Gunnar Jansen has accepted a position as interim CEO in Seabird,
and replaces Hans Petter Klohs, who has informed the Board of
Directors that he will leave his position. Mr Jansen will assume
the position immediately.
Mr Jansen joined SeaBird as Chief Commercial and
Legal Officer in August 2018 and has 20 years’ experience from the
shipping and offshore industries. He has served in senior
management positions in several offshore and shipping companies and
has extensive strategic, commercial, and operational experience
across segments, particularly seismic source and OBN. He has
an interdisciplinary approach to business development and focuses
on building enduring relationships with customers through
operational reliability and accountability. Mr Jansen holds a BA
degree in economics and international studies and master degrees in
jurisprudence and maritime law.
The Board of Directors and management are
excited about the opportunities that
present themselves to lean and cost-efficient
operators in the oil services market. To
take advantage of these opportunities and become the leading global
service provider within 2D and source, the Company shall
create more leverage
on its deep operational expertise and
implement a more asset-light and flexible business
model. Mr Jansen´s hands-on experience related to planning
and implementing organizational and operational changes critical to
the provision of cost-efficient and high-quality services is well
suited to achieve these goals. The Company will present
its strategy for a revitalised Seabird together
with the release of its 3rd qtr numbers on November
7th.
Mr Klohs has served as a board member since 2015
and later as CEO. The Board takes the opportunity to express its
thanks on behalf of the Company to Hans Petter for his services to
the Company, and wish him the best of luck in his future
endeavors.
For further queries contact:
Ståle Rodahl
Chairman of the Board
+47 48400593
Gunnar Jansen,
Interim CEO
+47 941 19191
SeaBird is a global provider of marine
acquisition for 2D/3D and 4D seismic data, and associated products
and services to the oil and gas industry. SeaBird specializes in
high quality operations within the high end of the source vessel
and 2D market, as well as in the shallow/deep water 2D/3D and 4D
market. Main focus for the company is proprietary seismic surveys
(contract seismic). Main success criteria for the company are an
unrelenting focus on Quality, Health, Safety and Environment
(QHSE), combined with efficient collection of high quality seismic
data. This information is subject of the disclosure requirements
pursuant to section 5-12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading
Act.