Board of directors
Jeffrey Largier
Chairman
Adrian Loader
Director
Stephen Tobin
Director
Greg Dunlop
Director

Our team

Chris Kneipp
Interim CEO & Company Secretary
Chris is Terrex Seismic’s Interim CEO and Company Secretary. A respected senior executive, Chris joined Terrex Seismic in 2018 following a variety of executive roles in several high growth ASX listed companies. Chris is passionate about organisational change and always leads from the front without compromising the highest levels of safety management, business integrity, and corporate responsibility.
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Ricky de Ruyter
Interim CFO, Senior Business Analyst
Joining Terrex Seismic in 2017 as a Senior Business Analyst, Ricky was promoted to the role of interim CFO in 2020. He is a key business partner delivering strong commercial insight and understanding towards the achievement of strategic and operational business outcomes and improvements within Terrex Seismic.


Leeton McHugh
Quality Manager
Leeton is Terrex Seismic’s Quality Manager and one of our foundation team members. Having worked across HSE, Operations, and Business Development within Terrex over the past 20 years he understands every facet of our organisation. With an unwavering passion for operational excellence and continuous innovation Leeton’s experience and leadership is focused on developing and delivering technology-driven business services and solutions and providing outstanding client service.
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Ben Shave
Key Account Manager
Ben Shave as Key Account Manager brings to the role a wealth of knowledge and experience in operations, resourcing, and logistics from his 20 years of working globally on onshore and offshore seismic surveys. Ben is a keen advocate of operational integrity and brings a wealth of practical knowledge to the team.
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Megan Nightingale
Key Account Manager / Geophysicist
Megan is a Key Account Manager Geophysicist who until recently held the position of Secretary for the Australian Society of Exploration Geophysicists (ASEG). With extensive experience in 2D/3D seismic planning and interpretation, Megan provides our clients with invaluable insights into how to best meet their seismic exploration objectives.
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Richard Barnwell
Senior Geophysicist
Richard is Terrex Seismic’s Senior Geophysicist. In addition to leading the geophysical integrity of our seismic designs Richard is also responsible for managing our in-field processing department. With over 25 years’ experience in industry Richard is highly proficient in working with a wide range of data acquisition and processing techniques and ensures that the geophysical objectives of seismic remain centre stage when planning client surveys.
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Richard Barnes
Senior Operations Manager
Richard “Dicko” has an extensive 2D & 3D onshore seismic career spanning over 35 years. As Operations Manager for Terrex Seismic since 2004, Richard is a well respected and crucial member of the team. With extensive experience domestically and abroad, Richard has a deep operational understanding of all aspects of acquiring onshore seismic surveys.

James Cagney
Senior Operations Manager
James as Senior Operations Manager has extensive experience in 2D & 3D onshore seismic. With a degree in Surveying and over 15 years progressive experience in industry, James is an integral part of the operational team at Terrex Seismic and provides invaluable leadership and insight into the integrity of our operational efforts.
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