 ASHEVILLE, N.C., March 29, 2021 GLOBE NEWSWIRE -- The board of directors of HomeTrust Bancshares, Inc. NASDAQ: HTBI Company, the holding company of HomeTrust Bank Bank or HTB, today announced that Anna Marie Smith assumed the position of Chief Human Resources Officer CHRO of both the Company and the Bank effective March 29, 2021. Ms. Smith will lead the HTB team responsible for diversity and inclusion initiatives, employee engagement, and the traditional human resource areas of: employee relations, benefits and compensation, talent management, recruiting and training. She will serve as a member of the Strategic Operating Committee SOC and report directly to Dana Stonestreet, Chairman President of the Company and Chief Executive Officer of HTB. 