On June 15, 2017, the Board of SAExploration Holdings, Inc. appointed Michael Faust as the lead independent director of the Board. Mr. Faust has served as a director of the company and as a member of the Audit Committee of the Board since his appointment to the Board on January 11, 2017. The lead independent director's responsibilities include, but are not limited to coordinating the activities of the independent directors; setting the agenda for Board meetings in coordination with the company’s executive management; chairing executive sessions of the independent directors of the Board; and performing such other duties as are assigned to him from time to time by the Board.