ROSS WHIPPLE
President & CEO
Co-Manager of General Partner

Ross Whipple serves as President & CEO and Co-Manager of the managing General Partner, HCP Management, LLC. He also serves as Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Ross Foundation and President of Horizon Timber Services. Inc. Whipple formerly served as Chairman/CEO of Summit Bank. With over 40 years of banking experience, combined timber management and charitable organizations insight, Whipple has a broad base of relevant financial and operational experience.

Mr. Whipple earned a B.S.B.A. from Henderson State University and an M.B.A. from the University of Arkansas. He is an inductee into the Arkansas Outdoor Hall of Fame and the University of Arkansas’s Business Hall of Fame. Mr. Whipple is active in several organizations including Bank OZK, Arkansas Children’s Hospital, Arkadelphia Chamber of Commerce, First Presbyterian Church, and the Ouachita River Water District. Other boards in which he is involved include the Arkansas Forestry Association and the Economic Development Corporation of Clark County.