INVESTOR RELATIONS

Mr. Owens’ depth of understanding of the Company’s operations and strategy, his strong leadership skills, his extensive employment experience with the Company, and his significant industry and management expertise enable him to effectively serve as the Chairman of the Board.

Mr. Owens joined Geospace in 1997 and served as the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer until December 2013. He also became a director and Chairman of the Board in 1997 and continues in that capacity today. He serves on the Board’s Strategic Assessment committee.

From October 1993 until May 1997, Mr. Owens was the President and Chief Executive Officer of Input/Output, Inc. (now known as ION Geophysical Corp.). Mr. Owens had held other positions at Input/Output, Inc. beginning in 1977.

Ms. Ashworth retired in 2017 as Corporate Vice President of Government Relations for Northrop Grumman Corporation, a global leader in aerospace, cyberspace and defense.

She offers valuable insight to the board from her more than 25 years of experience in the legislative branch of government, including 14 years as a professional staff member with the U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations.

Previously, she was Vice President of Washington Operations for GE Aviation. For more than a decade, Ms. Ashworth worked as a civilian in the Department of the Army, focused on resource management, force structure, and strategy.

Ms. Ashworth earned a master’s degree in business administration from Campbell University and a bachelor’s degree in management from the University of Maryland. Additionally, she was a Senior Executive Fellow at the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University and the Chair of the National Defense Industrial Association.

She serves as the chair of the Nominating & Corporate Governance Committee. She is a member of the Compensation Committee.

Dr. Davis is a Professor of Geophysics at the Colorado School of Mines, where he has worked since 1980. He has also been a coordinator of the Reservoir Characterization Project, an industry consortium of the Colorado School of Mines, since it was founded in 1985, with the objective of characterizing reservoirs through the development and application of 3-D and time-lapse 3-D multicomponent seismology.

Dr. Davis consults and lectures worldwide. He has written and co-edited numerous papers and other works in the field of seismic interpretation.

Dr. Davis became a director during the Company’s initial public offering in November 1997. Dr. Davis serves on the Audit, Compensation, and Strategic Assessment and Oversight committees and as the Lead Independent Director.

Mr. Giesinger retired as a managing partner from KPMG LLP on September 30, 2015. He has 35 years of accounting and finance experience, working mainly with publicly traded corporations. Over the years, he has advised a number of clients in accounting and financial matters, capital raising, international expansions, and in dealings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

While working with companies in a variety of industries, his primary focus has been energy and manufacturing clients.

Mr. Giesinger is a Certified Public Accountant in the State of Texas, a member of the American Institute of Public Accountants, and a Texas Society of Certified Public Accounts member. He has lectured and led seminars on various topics dealing with financial risks, controls, and financial reporting.

Mr. Giesinger contributes extensive financial and accounting experience to his role on the board, including that related to the energy and manufacturing industries,. Mr. Giesinger chairs the Audit, and serves on the Compensation, and Nominating and Corporate Governance committees. Mr. Giesinger has been a Director since November 18, 2015.

Mr. Miles is the former Chief Executive Officer and Director of Geokinetics Inc. He held that position from August 2007 until his retirement in November 2012. He also served as President from August 2007 until May 2012; Chief Operating Officer from March 2007 until August 2007; and President International – Operations upon joining Geokinetics in September 2006 with the acquisition of Grant Geophysical Inc.

Mr. Miles served as Director, President, and Chief Executive Officer of Grant Geophysical from January 2001 until September 2006. From 1990 to 2000, he was President and Chief Executive Officer of Syntron Inc., a unit of Tech-Sym Corporation.

Prior to that, he held various executive positions with Geosource Marine Inc. and Geophysical Services Inc. He has over 45 years of international experience in the seismic industry, both operationally and in manufacturing.

Mr. Miles has served on the board of directors of three other public companies as well as several non-profit boards, including the International Association of Geophysical Contractors from 1992 to 2007, where he served as Chairman from 1997 to 1998.

Mr. Miles has an M.B.A. from Southern Methodist University. Mr. Miles chairs the Compensation and serves on the Audit Committee and the Nominating and Corporate Governance committee.

Since 2014, Richard Wheeler has served as the company’s President and Chief Executive Officer. Prior to assuming the role of CEO, he served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer and had been a design engineer with the Geospace since 1997.

Richard received his Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from Rice University. The Board believes that Mr. Wheeler’s depth of understanding of the company’s operations and strategy, his strong leadership skills, his extensive employment experience with the company, and his significant industry and management expertise enable him to effectively serve as a director.