Dag Helland-Hansen

EVP Global Sales & Global Exploration Advisor

Dag Helland-Hansen joined the management of EMGS as Global Exploration Advisor in April 2018, with primary focus on supporting management and the global sales organization on strategy, adoption and sales. Dag brings with him Exploration Management and G&G experience from Norway and abroad as he has worked in various capacities for companies such as AkerBP, Tellus, Svenska, Idemitsu and Chevron. Dag holds an MSc degree in Reservoir Evaluation and Management from Heriot-Watt, Edinburgh, Scotland, in the UK and an MSc in Petroleum Geology and Geophysics from the Norwegian Institute of Technology.

He is based in Oslo.

Martin Hansen

Director of Sales and Business Development

Martin Hansen has been with EMGS since 2007 and brings extensive experience from both technical and commercial roles within the company. He began his career offshore as a geophysicist before moving into technical support, sales, and commercial leadership roles. Today, he serves as Director of Sales Europe, where he is responsible for market development, customer engagement, tender processes, contract negotiations, and regional sales performance.

Martin holds an MSc in Electronics from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), specializing in Signal Processing and Communications. His strong technical background, combined with broad commercial experience, enables him to translate complex technical solutions into clear customer value and build trusted relationships with stakeholders across technical and executive levels.

He is based in Oslo.

Lars Petter Solevåg

Director of Sales and Business Development Americas

Lars Petter Solevåg has been with EMGS since 2006 and brings extensive experience from commercial, operational, and management roles within the company. He has held key roles supporting EMGS’ business across the Americas and internationally, with a focus on sales, business development, client engagement, and the commercial development of new marine geophysical technologies, equipment, and services.

Lars Petter holds an MBA in Oil and Gas Management from Middlesex University and an MSc in Electronics and Signal Processing from NTNU.

He is based in Houston, one of the world’s leading energy hubs, from where he supports EMGS’ business development activities with companies managing offshore portfolios across the Americas and globally.

Raghava Tharimela

Director of Sales and Business Development Asia Pacific

Raghava Tharimela has been with EMGS in technical and commercial roles focused on electromagnetic solutions for energy exploration for the past 19 years . He has extensive international experience across Asia-Pacific, Europe, Africa and the Americas, supporting offshore oil and gas, gas hydrate, and frontier basin projects. He currently serves as Director Business Development and Technical Advisor for South Asia and holds an M.Sc. in Petroleum Engineering from the Technical University of Denmark, Copenhagen.

He is based in India.

Agus Imran Hernandianto

Asia Pacific Business Development Manager

Agus Imran Hernandianto joined EMGS as Asia Pacific Sales Manager in April 2012, based in Kuala Lumpur – Malaysia

Agus has more than 37 years experiences in the Oil and Gas Industry, and previously he worked for Schlumberger (Slb) ranging from wireline logging field engineer, log interpretation, field management, data management, and software technique.

Agus holds a university degree in Electrical and Electronics engineering from Bandung Institute of Technology in Bandung – Indonesia.

He is now based in Jakarta – Indonesia.