The Molpus Woodlands Group, LLC (Molpus) appoints Ashley S. Harris as the company's new Vice President-Timberland Investments. Mr. Harris will be the company's leader directly responsible for overall sourcing of acquisitions and overseeing the closing processes. Mr. Harris begins his new responsibilities May 29, as the company says in the press release received by Lesprom Network.
"We look forward to adding Ashley to our team. He has worked closely with Molpus and our clients for 15 years and he is highly respected in the timberland management industry," said Bob Lyle, President of Molpus. "Ashley's extensive networks in the industry will be invaluable in identifying properties that we believe will meet our clients' investment objectives."
Prior to joining Molpus, he was a partner with the law firm of Adams and Reese LLP. His practice focused primarily on forestry, real estate and financing transactions. During Mr. Harris’ 15 years of practice, he represented timberland management companies in acquisitions and sales of more than 8 million acres of timberland along with timberland related issues such as complex structuring on acquisitions and dispositions, financing of acquisitions, fiber supply agreements, natural resource opportunities (solar, wind, mineral and carbon), environmental issues and conservation easements.
The Molpus Woodlands Group, LLC is a timberland management organization headquartered in Jackson, Mississippi. Molpus currently manages approximately 2.1 million acres of timberland investments in 18 states.