UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) ofThe Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
August 29, 2011 (August 29, 2011)
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Global Geophysical Services, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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001-34709
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05-0574281
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(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
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(Commission File Number)
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(IRS Employer Identification No.)
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13927 South Gessner Road, Missouri City, TX 77489
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (713) 972-9200
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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ITEM 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
Mr. Norman H. Pedersen, II (“Mr. Pedersen”), age 56, has been promoted to the position of General Manager for the EAME (Europe, Africa, and Middle East) division, with increased policy making responsibilities as of the date of this report. He joined Global in 2006 as Operations Manager, worldwide marine, overseeing operations in India, the Gulf of Mexico, Mexico and Colombia. He then transitioned to Operations Manager for the Latin America division helping Global operate in Argentina, Brazil and Colombia, until his nomination as General Manager - EAME division. Mr. Pedersen has over 30 years of experience worldwide and throughout all disciplines of the seismic industry. He began his career in the seismic industry in 1980 with Western Geophysical (n/k/a WesternGeco, a business segment of Schlumberger), in Dhahran Saudi Arabia, working in the Aramco Processing Center, where he ultimately became Processing Supervisor. In 1985, Mr. Pedersen joined the field operations as QC/APM and worked throughout several of the Saudi oil fields in Tanzania. In 1986, he was assigned to Latin American operations as a Party Manager in Peru. Mr. Pedersen served as Field Supervisor in Colombia and Argentina, and, in 1991, became the Operations Manager for Nigeria operations. He then served as Country Manager for Nigeria, Colombia and Argentina before moving to Houston as the Latin America Operations Manager.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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GLOBAL GEOPHYSICAL SERVICES, INC.
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August 29, 2011
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By:
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/s/ P. Mathew Verghese
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P. Mathew Verghese
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Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
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