Samir Abdelmoaty, received his B.Sc. degree in physics and geology from Cairo University in 1971, followed by a Diploma and M.Sc. in geophysics. Samir attended The Management Program at Rice University and the International Management Program at Texas A&M. In 1972, Samir began his career with the Academy of Scientific Research before joining GUPCO in 1976. He was seconded to BG Egypt as the chief geophysicist in 1989. Returning to GUPCO, he progressed through several positions ending as the geophysics general manager. In 1993, Samir become the president of PGS Tensor Middle East. In 1995, he joined BP Egypt (then Amoco) and became the deputy Exploration Performance Unit leader. In 2013, he joined TPS as its general manger and in 2014 Samir was appointed as Beach Energy country manager in Egypt. Samir served as an SEG board member (2012-2014) and was awarded SEG Life and Honorary Memberships, a member of AAPG, SPE and the president of the Egyptian Geophysical Society. He presented his SEG Honorary Lecture in 2009 in Africa and Middle East. Samir is the founder of Al Amal program for geosciences graduates. Samir is a visiting lecturer at Alexandria University, a board member of the National Institute of Geophysics and Astronomy and a member of the counsel of Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University.