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CWI US, Inc.

Herbert Yancey

Director | CWI | North America – CWI US Inc. is an external consultancy company, originally established by International Woodland Company ApS (“IWC”),, whose staff is working for the Asset Management+ team in IWC. Herbert leads AM+’s forest operations in the US. This covers day-to-day property management and tactical and strategic asset management and portfolio construction, with tasks ranging from liaising with local partners and contractors, creating operational plans, conducting market analyses, implementing ESG, improving forest management, among many other property related tasks on top of deal sourcing. With IWC for 10 years providing operational and financial oversight for institutional timberland portfolios. This was both ground based as well as desktop analysis and reporting in addition to overseeing due diligence on timberland acquisitions. Herb covered 100+ assets across the major timber producing regions of the US.

Prior to IWC and then CWI, Herbert worked for a timberland manager in the Pacific Northwest as a forester on over USD 200 million of assets, which included day to day management as well as property and financial analyses on timberland acquisitions. US citizen based in North Carolina working out of AM+’s regional office in Asheville, NC. Holds Masters in Forestry and Masters in Environmental Management with focus on Economics and policy.


”IWC offers a unique approach to forest investment. The breadth of experience and education of the employees ensures the utmost attention to detail, sound strategy advice, and customer care. This unique, well rounded, approach to forest investment has and will continue to benefit the clients and will keep IWC at the forefront of forest investment services.”