The Board of Directors of HomeTrust Bancshares, Inc. announced the retirement of its Executive Chair, Dana L. Stonestreet, effective at the conclusion of the Company?s Annual Meeting on November 13, 2023. Richard T. Stick Williams, currently Vice Chair and Lead Director of the Company, will serve as Chair of the Company upon Stonestreet?s retirement from the Board of Directors. Mr. Stonestreet has served as Executive Chair of the Company since September 2022 when he retired as Chief Executive Officer.

He joined HomeTrust Bank in 1989 as its Chief Financial Officer and was promoted to Chief Operating Officer in 2003 and President in 2008. He became Chairman and Chief Executive Officer in 2013. When Stonestreet joined HomeTrust (formerly Clyde Savings Bank).

Mr. Williams is a retired executive from the Duke Energy Corporation and Duke Energy Foundation. He joined the HomeTrust Board of Directors in April 2016 after serving as an advisory director of the Company for six months. He has served in numerous leadership roles and on various boards over his career, receiving the Order of the Long Leaf Pine in 2015, one of North Carolina?s most prestigious awards for service.

Mr. Williams brings to the Board of Directors extensive business experience gained from a variety of leadership roles within a large organization, as well as strong ties to the local community.