Svetlana Bidikhova

Svetlana Bidikhova has a diverse work experience spanning over two decades. Svetlana currently holds the position of Chief Executive Officer at DMT Group, specifically leading the subsidiary DMT Geoscience. In this role, they are responsible for strategic leadership, overseeing operations, business development, marketing, projects, talent management, and daily conduct of the business.

Prior to their role at DMT Group, Svetlana served as the Chief Operating Officer at GeoVectra Canada from 2016 to 2023. Here, they collaborated with the President and CEO in formulating and implementing the company's strategy and vision while supervising operations and managing all aspects of the business.

Svetlana's career also includes roles at Shell, where they worked as a Senior Processing Geophysicist and a Processing Geophysicist from 2008 to 2016. Svetlana'sresponsibilities involved managing large-scale 3D projects, conducting seismic data processing and interpretation, and collaborating with interpreters for data integration.

Prior to Shell, they worked as a Senior Geophysicist at ION Geophysical from 2004 to 2008, where they processed onshore and offshore seismic data from various regions. And earlier in their career, Svetlana held the position of Data Processing Supervisor/Senior Data Processor at Pure Technologies from 1999 to 2004, overseeing the work of the data processing department and establishing processing strategies for new projects.

With their extensive experience in strategic leadership, operations management, geophysical processing, and project execution, Svetlana Bidikhova has a strong foundation in the oil and gas industry.

Svetlana Bidikhova completed their Master of Science (MSc Honours) in Geophysics from Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU) from 1985 to 1990. Svetlana also obtained the certification of P.Geoph from The Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta (APEGA). The exact month and year of obtaining this certification are not mentioned.