Compagnie Generale de Geophysique - Veritas S.A. has appointed Arnaud Surpas as executive vice president, or EVP, of global operations for Sercel, CGG's equipment division. This appointment took effect on May 1, 2013. Based in Nantes, France, Arnaud Surpas is in charge of Sercel operations worldwide including site management, manufacturing, quality, the supply chain and sales & marketing.

He remains in charge of Health, Security and Environment (HSE), information technology (IT) and special projects. Arnaud is a member of Sercel's and CGG's Management Committees. Since 2008, he has been Senior vice president, Global Operations, within the Equipment division and led the company's HSE and IT strategies as well as its operations in France, UK and North America.

Prior to this appointment, Arnaud served with Sercel as vice president, Special Projects.