HomeTrust Bancshares, Inc. the holding company of HomeTrust Bank announced that Megan Pelletier, SPHR, has assumed the position of Executive Vice President, Chief Operations & People Officer effective today. In her new role, Pelletier will retain responsibility for Human Resources and assume responsibility for Deposit and Loan Operations and Project Management functions. In this capacity, Pelletier will oversee the Banks teams of back-office professionals across five states to provide nimble, best-of-class service to the customers and communities served by HomeTrust. Ms. Pelletiers tenure with HomeTrust began in May 2022 when she joined the Bank as Chief People Officer and led
an initiative for HomeTrust to be named A Best Place to Work. Under her leadership, employee programs expanded to include enhanced communications, learning and development opportunities, an inclusive parental leave policy, wellness programs, and reduced employee benefits costs. In June 2023, HomeTrust was named a Great Employer to Work for in North Carolina by the Best Companies Group. Pelletiers experience spans 20 years of banking and financial industry roles as both a commercial line of business employee and human resources leader. She is a graduate of Guilford College with a Bachelor of Science in Psychology. Prior to joining HTB, she served in several key roles at SouthState Bank in Charlotte, NC, most recently as Senior Vice President, Director of Talent Acquisition. While at SouthState she also served as Director of Commercial Operations, Human Resources Manager, and Human Resources Business Partner. Previously, Pelletier was a team member at CommunityOne Bank, SunTrust Bank (now Truist) in Charlotte, NC, and Wellington Management Company in Boston, MA.