Natural Resources >> CEO Interviews >> December 3, 2001

James Eckert – Omni Energy Services Corporation (omni)

JAMES C. ECKERT was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of OMNI Energy Services Corp. in March 2001 and was named Chairman of the Board in October 2001. He served as Vice President for Business Development of Veritas DGC Land Inc. from 1998-2000. Prior to 1998, Mr. Eckert supervised the highland and transition seismic acquisitions of Veritas DGC Land Inc. Prior to 1992, he served as President of GPS Company, a company which he co-founded in 1985, until its acquisition in 1992 by Digicon, Inc., a predecessor by merger to Veritas, Inc. Mr. Eckert graduated from the University of Southern Mississippi in 1971. Profile
TWST: Would you start with a brief overview of the history and evolution

of the company?

Mr. Eckert: David Jeansonne founded the company in the early 1980s. They

basically performed seismic