Terrell Winstead

President and CEO

Terrell became Molpus Woodlands Group’s (Molpus) third President on August 1, 2022, and additionally serves as Chief Executive Officer. Terrell has experience in all executive functions at Molpus, including acquisitions, business development, investment design, tax structures and strategic planning. He previously served Molpus as Executive Vice President (EVP) and as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). 

As CFO, Terrell was responsible for the financial management of Molpus, its affiliated entities and the accounting and reporting of client investments. Terrell currently serves on Molpus’s Investment Committee as well as the Board of Directors for the National Alliance of Forest Owners (NAFO). He is also a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the Mississippi Society of Certified Public Accountants (retired status) and the board of The Citizens Bank of Philadelphia, Mississippi, where he serves on the Audit, Compensating and Loan Committees.

Terrell began his career with The Molpus Company in 1987 as vice president of finance with responsibility for all administrative and financial functions of the company. With the launch of Molpus as a Timberland Investment Management Organization (TIMO), Terrell was instrumental in developing Molpus’s underlying timberland investment model. Prior to joining Molpus, Terrell was engaged in a public accounting practice in Jackson, Mississippi. Terrell grew up working in his father’s logging business. He graduated from Mississippi State University in 1983 with a Bachelor of Professional Accountancy.

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