Geokinetics, Inc.: Seismic acquisition, seismic processing & seismic interpretation

Board of Directors Biographical Information (as of May 18, 2009)

The current board of consists of the following individuals:

Christopher D. Strong

The board believes that management speaks for the Company. Individual board members may, from time to time, meet or otherwise communicate with various constituencies that are involved with the Company, generally with the knowledge and/or at the request of management. Stockholders may contact non-management board members by sending written correspondence to the following address:

__________________________, Director

Office of the Corporate Secretary

1500 CityWest Blvd., Suite 800

Houston, TX 77042

The Corporate Secretary will forward such correspondence to the appropriate board member.

William R. Ziegler, age 66, has served as a member of the Board of Directors since August 1, 1997 and has served as the Chairman (non-executive) since February 2, 1999. Mr. Ziegler is currently of counsel at the law firm of Satterlee Stephens Burke & Burke, LLP, located in New York, NY. From June 1994, Mr. Ziegler served as Chairman of the New York law firm of Parson & Brown, L.L.P., until it merged with Satterlee Stephens Burke & Burke, LLP in September 1999. Mr. Ziegler was formerly a partner of Whitman Breed Abbott & Morgan, located in New York, New York from 1993 to May 1994, and of a predecessor law firm, Whitman & Ransom since 1976. Mr. Ziegler is currently a General Partner of Somerset Capital Partners.

Gottfred Langseth, age 43, has served as a member of the Board of Directors since March 22, 2010. Mr. Langseth is the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Petroleum Geo-Services ASA since as of January 1, 2004. Before joining PGS, he was Chief Financial Officer at the information technology company Ementor ASA from 2000 to 2003 and was Senior Vice President of Finance and Control at the offshore construction company Aker Maritime ASA from 1997 to 2000. He served with Arthur Andersen Norway from 1991 to 1997, qualifying as a Norwegian state authorized Public Accountant in 1993. Mr. Langseth brings to the Board experience in the seismic industry, as well as financial and international experience in his role as Chief Financial Officer of PGS.

Anthony Tripodo, age 57, has served as a member of the Board of Directors since March 22, 2010. Mr. Tripodo joined Helix Energy Solutions Group as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer in June 2008, having served on its Board of Directors since February 2003. From 2007 to 2008, he served as Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer of Tesco Corporation, a technology based oilfield services company. From 2003 to 2007, he served as Managing Director of Arch Creek Advisors LLC, a Houston based investment banking firm. From 1997 to 2003, Mr. Tripodo was Executive Vice President of Veritas DGC, Inc., an international oilfield service company specializing in geophysical services. Previously, Mr. Tripodo served 16 years in various executive capacities with Baker Hughes, including serving as Chief Financial Officer of both the Baker Performance Chemicals and the Baker Oil Tools divisions. Mr. Tripodo also served as a director of Petroleum Geo-Services, a Norwegian based oilfield services company specializing in geophysical services, Vetco International Ltd., a London based oilfield services company and TXCO Resources, an independent oil and gas exploration company. Mr. Tripodo brings to the Board many years of experience both as an officer of publicly traded companies and a member of audit committees of various publicly traded companies overseeing finance and accounting functions.

Richard F. Miles, age 60, has served as the President and CEO since August 15, 2007. Prior to that, Mr. Miles was Chief Operating Officer since March 5, 2007. Prior to joining the Company in September 2006 as President – International Operations, Mr. Miles served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Grant Geophysical, Inc. since January 2001. During the period 1990 to 2000, he was employed by Tech-Sym Corporation primarily as President and Chief Executive Officer of its subsidiary Syntron Inc. but also within that same period, he was Chief Executive Officer and Director of GeoScience Corporation, Chairman of CogniSeis, Syntron and Symtronix, all subsidiaries of Tech-Sym Corporation. Prior to that, he was Manager of North and South America Marine and Worldwide Marine Support for Halliburton Geophysical Services. From 1984 to 1988, he was General Manager at Geosource Marine, Inc. and from 1966 to 1984, he held a variety of positions with Geophysical Service, Inc. with increasing responsibilities. Mr. Miles has over 40 years of experience in the seismic services industry.

Christopher M. Harte, age 61, has served as a member of the Board of Directors since August 1, 1997. He is the interim publisher of the Minneapolis Star Tribune and a private investor. He is a director of several corporations, including Harte Hanks, Inc. (a direct marketing and shopper publishing company).

Steven A. Webster, age 57, has served as a member of the Board of Directors since August 1, 1997. Mr. Webster serves as President and Co-Managing Partner of Avista Capital Partners, Inc., which makes private equity investments in energy, healthcare and media. Mr. Webster serves as Chairman of Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc. and Basic Energy Services, Inc. He also serves on the boards of Seacor Holdings and Hercules Offshore, Inc. Mr. Webster serves as Trust Manager of Camden Property Trust. He is also a General Partner of Somerset Capital Partners. From 2000 to 2005, Mr. Webster served as Chairman of Global Energy Partners, an affiliate of Credit Suisse. He was a founder and served as Chief Executive Officer of Falcon Drilling Company, Inc. and its successor, R&B Falcon Corporation from January 1988 to June 1999.

Gary M. Pittman, age 45, is a private investor and has served as a member of the Board of Directors since March 8, 2006. From 1987 to 1995, Mr. Pittman was Vice President of the Energy Recovery Fund, a $180 million private equity fund focused on the energy industry. Mr. Pittman is the Chairman of Quest Energy and a former director of Flotek Industries Inc. Mr. Pittman has served as a Director and Audit Committee member of Czar Resources, Ltd., a public Canadian exploration and production company; Secretary, Vice President and Director of Sub Sea International, an offshore robotics and diving company; BioSafe Technologies, a developer of non-toxic insecticides; and owned and operated an oil and gas production and gas gathering company in Montana.

Robert L. Cabes, Jr., age 39, has served as a member of the Board of Directors since November 2, 2006. Mr. Cabes is a Partner of Avista Capital Holdings, L.P., a private equity firm focused on investments in the energy, healthcare and media sectors. From April 2001 to June 2005, Mr. Cabes served as Principal of Global Energy Partners, or GEP, a specialty group within Credit Suisse’s asset management business that made investments in energy companies. Mr. Cabes currently serves as a Director of Spartan Offshore Holdings; ACP II Marcellus; Celtique Energie, Limited; Hansa Hydrocarbons; Laramie Energy; Manti Exploration; MedServe, Inc.; Pinnacle Gas Resources, Inc. and Royal Offshore. Prior to joining GEP, Mr. Cabes was with Credit Suisse’s and Donaldson, Lufkin and Jenrette’s Investment Banking Division (prior to its acquisition by Credit Suisse in 2000) where he worked on debt and equity securities underwriting and mergers and acquisitions for energy companies. Before joining Donaldson, Lufkin and Jenrette, Mr. Cabes spent six years with Prudential Securities in its energy corporate finance group in Houston and New York. Mr. Cabes holds a B.B.A. from Southern Methodist University and is a CFA charterholder.

Christopher D. Strong, age 50, has served as a member of the Board of Directors since May 15, 2007. Mr. Strong is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Union Drilling, Inc., an operator of land-based drilling rigs based in Fort Worth, TX, and has served in that capacity since April 2004. From June 1, 2003 to April 1, 2004, Mr. Strong served as Union Drilling’s President and Treasurer. From May 1999 to June 1, 2003, he served as Union Drilling’s Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Strong has over 14 years experience in the oil and natural gas industry. From 1994 until he joined Union, he served in various capacities at Hvide Marine, a marine oilfield service company, most recently as Vice President-Finance and Treasurer. From 1990 through 1994, Mr. Strong was Treasurer of Port Everglades, a seaport with one of the largest non-refinery petroleum tank farms in the country. Mr. Strong also served as an officer in the U.S. Navy.


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	Board of Directors Biographical Information (as of May 18, 2009) The current board of consists of the following individuals: William R. Ziegler Gottfried Langseth Anthony Tripodo Richard F. Miles Christopher M. Harte Steven A. Webster Gary M. Pittman Robert L. Cabes, Jr. Christopher D. Strong The board believes that management speaks for the Company. Individual board members may, from time to time, meet or otherwise communicate with various constituencies that are involved with the Company, generally with the knowledge and/or at the request of management. Stockholders may contact non-management board members by sending written correspondence to the following address: __________________________, Director Office of the Corporate Secretary 1500 CityWest Blvd., Suite 800 Houston, TX 77042 The Corporate Secretary will forward such correspondence to the appropriate board member. William R. Ziegler, age 66, has served as a member of the Board of Directors since August 1, 1997 and has served as the Chairman (non-executive) since February 2, 1999. Mr. Ziegler is currently of counsel at the law firm of Satterlee Stephens Burke & Burke, LLP, located in New York, NY. From June 1994, Mr. Ziegler served as Chairman of the New York law firm of Parson & Brown, L.L.P., until it merged with Satterlee Stephens Burke & Burke, LLP in September 1999. Mr. Ziegler was formerly a partner of Whitman Breed Abbott & Morgan, located in New York, New York from 1993 to May 1994, and of a predecessor law firm, Whitman & Ransom since 1976. Mr. Ziegler is currently a General Partner of Somerset Capital Partners. Gottfred Langseth, age 43, has served as a member of the Board of Directors since March 22, 2010. Mr. Langseth is the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Petroleum Geo-Services ASA since as of January 1, 2004. Before joining PGS, he was Chief Financial Officer at the information technology company Ementor ASA from 2000 to 2003 and was Senior Vice President of Finance and Control at the offshore construction company Aker Maritime ASA from 1997 to 2000. He served with Arthur Andersen Norway from 1991 to 1997, qualifying as a Norwegian state authorized Public Accountant in 1993. Mr. Langseth brings to the Board experience in the seismic industry, as well as financial and international experience in his role as Chief Financial Officer of PGS. Anthony Tripodo, age 57, has served as a member of the Board of Directors since March 22, 2010. Mr. Tripodo joined Helix Energy Solutions Group as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer in June 2008, having served on its Board of Directors since February 2003. From 2007 to 2008, he served as Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer of Tesco Corporation, a technology based oilfield services company. From 2003 to 2007, he served as Managing Director of Arch Creek Advisors LLC, a Houston based investment banking firm. From 1997 to 2003, Mr. Tripodo was Executive Vice President of Veritas DGC, Inc., an international oilfield service company specializing in geophysical services. Previously, Mr. Tripodo served 16 years in various executive capacities with Baker Hughes, including serving as Chief Financial Officer of both the Baker Performance Chemicals and the Baker Oil Tools divisions. Mr. Tripodo also served as a director of Petroleum Geo-Services, a Norwegian based oilfield services company specializing in geophysical services, Vetco International Ltd., a London based oilfield services company and TXCO Resources, an independent oil and gas exploration company. Mr. Tripodo brings to the Board many years of experience both as an officer of publicly traded companies and a member of audit committees of various publicly traded companies overseeing finance and accounting functions. Richard F. Miles, age 60, has served as the President and CEO since August 15, 2007. Prior to that, Mr. Miles was Chief Operating Officer since March 5, 2007. Prior to joining the Company in September 2006 as President – International Operations, Mr. Miles served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Grant Geophysical, Inc. since January 2001. During the period 1990 to 2000, he was employed by Tech-Sym Corporation primarily as President and Chief Executive Officer of its subsidiary Syntron Inc. but also within that same period, he was Chief Executive Officer and Director of GeoScience Corporation, Chairman of CogniSeis, Syntron and Symtronix, all subsidiaries of Tech-Sym Corporation. Prior to that, he was Manager of North and South America Marine and Worldwide Marine Support for Halliburton Geophysical Services. From 1984 to 1988, he was General Manager at Geosource Marine, Inc. and from 1966 to 1984, he held a variety of positions with Geophysical Service, Inc. with increasing responsibilities. Mr. Miles has over 40 years of experience in the seismic services industry. Christopher M. Harte, age 61, has served as a member of the Board of Directors since August 1, 1997. He is the interim publisher of the Minneapolis Star Tribune and a private investor. He is a director of several corporations, including Harte Hanks, Inc. (a direct marketing and shopper publishing company). Steven A. Webster, age 57, has served as a member of the Board of Directors since August 1, 1997. Mr. Webster serves as President and Co-Managing Partner of Avista Capital Partners, Inc., which makes private equity investments in energy, healthcare and media. Mr. Webster serves as Chairman of Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc. and Basic Energy Services, Inc. He also serves on the boards of Seacor Holdings and Hercules Offshore, Inc. Mr. Webster serves as Trust Manager of Camden Property Trust. He is also a General Partner of Somerset Capital Partners. From 2000 to 2005, Mr. Webster served as Chairman of Global Energy Partners, an affiliate of Credit Suisse. He was a founder and served as Chief Executive Officer of Falcon Drilling Company, Inc. and its successor, R&B Falcon Corporation from January 1988 to June 1999. Gary M. Pittman, age 45, is a private investor and has served as a member of the Board of Directors since March 8, 2006. From 1987 to 1995, Mr. Pittman was Vice President of the Energy Recovery Fund, a $180 million private equity fund focused on the energy industry. Mr. Pittman is the Chairman of Quest Energy and a former director of Flotek Industries Inc. Mr. Pittman has served as a Director and Audit Committee member of Czar Resources, Ltd., a public Canadian exploration and production company; Secretary, Vice President and Director of Sub Sea International, an offshore robotics and diving company; BioSafe Technologies, a developer of non-toxic insecticides; and owned and operated an oil and gas production and gas gathering company in Montana. Robert L. Cabes, Jr., age 39, has served as a member of the Board of Directors since November 2, 2006. Mr. Cabes is a Partner of Avista Capital Holdings, L.P., a private equity firm focused on investments in the energy, healthcare and media sectors. From April 2001 to June 2005, Mr. Cabes served as Principal of Global Energy Partners, or GEP, a specialty group within Credit Suisse’s asset management business that made investments in energy companies. Mr. Cabes currently serves as a Director of Spartan Offshore Holdings; ACP II Marcellus; Celtique Energie, Limited; Hansa Hydrocarbons; Laramie Energy; Manti Exploration; MedServe, Inc.; Pinnacle Gas Resources, Inc. and Royal Offshore. Prior to joining GEP, Mr. Cabes was with Credit Suisse’s and Donaldson, Lufkin and Jenrette’s Investment Banking Division (prior to its acquisition by Credit Suisse in 2000) where he worked on debt and equity securities underwriting and mergers and acquisitions for energy companies. Before joining Donaldson, Lufkin and Jenrette, Mr. Cabes spent six years with Prudential Securities in its energy corporate finance group in Houston and New York. Mr. Cabes holds a B.B.A. from Southern Methodist University and is a CFA charterholder. Christopher D. Strong, age 50, has served as a member of the Board of Directors since May 15, 2007. Mr. Strong is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Union Drilling, Inc., an operator of land-based drilling rigs based in Fort Worth, TX, and has served in that capacity since April 2004. From June 1, 2003 to April 1, 2004, Mr. Strong served as Union Drilling’s President and Treasurer. From May 1999 to June 1, 2003, he served as Union Drilling’s Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Strong has over 14 years experience in the oil and natural gas industry. From 1994 until he joined Union, he served in various capacities at Hvide Marine, a marine oilfield service company, most recently as Vice President-Finance and Treasurer. From 1990 through 1994, Mr. Strong was Treasurer of Port Everglades, a seaport with one of the largest non-refinery petroleum tank farms in the country. Mr. Strong also served as an officer in the U.S. Navy.