Inova Geophysical has selected John Bell as its senior vice president for business development and global sales.

Prior to joining Inova, Bell served as a director of the oil and gas vertical business unit at EMC Corp. Earlier in his career, he was a senior vice president at Aspen Technology and held vice president positions for both SAP and Oracle.

Bell earned his economics degree from Oxford University, Oxford, England, and has lived and worked extensively in the U.S., Europe, Middle East and Southeast Asia.