HomeTrust appoints Lora Jex as EVP, CRO

The board of directors of HomeTrust Bancshares, announced that Lora Jex assumed the position of Executive Vice President and Chief Risk Officer of both the Company and the Bank effective August 31, 2023. Ms. Jex will lead the HTB teams responsible for monitoring and mitigating risk for the Bank related to compliance, operations, balance sheet management, and strategy. As such she will have oversight of assessing and maturing HTB’s risk appetite to further advance the Bank’s enterprise risk management approach. Ms. Jex will serve as a member of the Operating Committee and report functionally to the Bank’s Audit Committee and administratively to C. Hunter Westbrook, President & Chief Executive Officer of HTB. Prior to joining HTB, she served as Chief Compliance Officer at Southern First Bank in Greenville, SC and at South State Bank in Columbia, SC.