CGG announced the launch of a new CEO, to replace Mr. Jean-Georges Malcor, who has decided not to pursue his mandate once the restructuring process is completed; the Board of Directors, after its March 23 meeting, announced the appointment of Mrs. Sophie Zurquiyah as CEO. This nomination should be effective at the end of the annual general meeting to be held on April 26, 2018. Sophie Zurquiyah was previously Chief Operating Officer (COO) and Senior Executive Vice President in charge of the GGR segment, Technology and Global Operational Excellence.

She joined CGG in 2013 after 22 years in the oilfield services industry, working for Schlumberger in global executive positions ranging from business, operations, functional to technology, based in France, the United States and Brazil. The cooptation of Mrs. Helen Lee Bouygues to replace BPI France Participations, resigning from its Board position, for the remainder of its term, i.e. until the general meeting called to approve the financial statements for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2020. Since June 2017, she has been President of HLB Partners, a consulting firm.

The cooptation of Mrs. Heidi Petersen to replace Mr. Didier Houssin, resigning from his Board position, for the remainder of his term, i.e. until the general meeting called to approve the financial statements for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2020. She has Board experience of industrial, oil and gas-based companies, as well as of energy supply and financial services. She owns Future Technology AS, a consultancy and technology company.