Natural Resources >> CEO Interviews >> March 1, 2004

GEORGE HICKOX JR. – THE WISER OIL COMPANY (WZR)

GEORGE K. HICKOX JR. has been Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of The Wiser Oil Company since he and his partners recapitalized the company in May 2000. Since 1991, Mr. Hickox has been a principal in Heller Hickox & Co., a private equity investment firm focused on the energy sector. He also serves as a Director of NATCO Group Inc., a publicly traded NYSE company, and is an Officer and Director of several privately held companies. Mr. Hickox earned a BS in Geology and a BS in Petroleum Engineering from Texas A&M University, and earned an MBA from the University of Houston. He is a member of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists, the Society of Petroleum Engineers and the Industry Advisory Board of the Department of Petroleum Engineering at Texas A&M University. Profile
TWST: Could you sketch out some of the highlights in the history of The

Wiser Oil Company?

Mr. Hickox: The most recent events, I suppose, that transformed the

company occurred in 2000, when a