ABOUT US

Horizon Capital Partners is wholly-owned by the Whipple family with no outside investors. For over 40 years, Ross Whipple has invested in timber, banking and other long-term investments. Ross Whipple began his career in the timber business under the guidance of his cousin and mentor, Jane Ross, and has managed and grown through acquisitions the Whipple family’s timberland since 1976.

From 1989 to 2014, Mr. Whipple focused primarily on banking operations, beginning with his leadership of Horizon Bank, which sold to Mercantile Bancorporation (now US Bank) in 1998 and following with the founding of Summit Bancorp in 2000, which sold to Bank of the Ozarks in 2014. Following the sale of Summit Bank, the Whipple Family began operating a family office to manage timber operations and seek new capital investments focused on long-term value creation.

MISSION STATEMENT

Horizon Capital Partners is a family business committed to maintaining close family relationships while managing family assets with a stewardship mentality in the spirit of Jane Ross and Ross Whipple.  With a primary focus on managing land and timber, we approach our business with a long-term investment lens to create a better future for current and future generations of our family while considering the impact the business has on our employees and our community. We believe every member of our family has a role to make valuable contributions to the business and that we should foster a sense of community and kindness among all members of our family.  We strive to empower and educate the next generation to be hardworking and responsible members of our family and society who are good stewards of the family business and specifically of the land and timber that has been entrusted to our care.  We are committed to communication and transparency with one another to achieve these goals.