About Ness
On December 22, 1997, Mr. Harold "Hayseed" Stephens became
President of Ness and, with the approval of the Board of Directors,
established the business plans for Ness to be an oil and gas
exploration and development company.
Ness began trading January 23, 1998 on the National Association
of Securities Dealers (NASD) Over the Counter Bulletin Board, symbol
NESS.
Until May, 2003, the business plans and operations of Ness were
predominantly set by the principal member of Management, beloved by
many, Hayseed Stephens.
Hayseed had a life long dream to see an oil well developed in
Israel that would prosper the people of that nation. Hayseed
Stephens felt he had a mandate from God to pursue this dream based
on a strong scriptural basis and a
prophetic basis.
Consequently, his heart, energy and efforts were focused primarily
on advancing Ness Energy Company in Israel.
Historical biographies reveal the sacrifice and commitment of
earlier pioneers who were compelled to discover and develop oil in
Israel. Hayseed Stephens himself, a progenitor to this same
commitment, traveled to Israel over 100 times, and in May, 2003,
hours after returning from a long and difficult trip there, died.
Following the death of Hayseed Stephens, the Board of
Directors determined to engage Sha Stephens, Hayseed's son, to be
President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Sha held that position
until January 2008.
In January of 2008 the current
Chairman, President and CEO, Mr.
Alan Stricklin, took the reigns of Ness with the goal of restoring the
company to a functional and viable state. The company's primary objective
now is to establish Ness as a profitable domestic energy producer. As
well, the Company wishes to restore value to the Ness shareholders and
eventually effect "The Vision" of the company, which is to explore,
develop and produce oil and natural gas in Israel.
The future is a work in progress and yet to be written....