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Mr. Freeman Edward “Ed” Broadwell, Jr.

Chairman, CEO Emeritus of HomeTrust Bank
Appointed by Board of Governors
July 1, 2009 to June 30, 2013
July 1, 2103 to June 30, 2017

Personal Information:
Married to Donna Allsbrook Broadwell; four children
Active Member Central United Methodist Church, Asheville, NC

Education:
Needham Broughton High School, Raleigh, NC - 1957
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill - B.A. - Economics 1961; Minor - Political Science

Awards/Recognitions:
Haywood County Chamber of Commerce - Outstanding Haywood County Citizen Award
Land of Sky Regional Council – Outstanding Regional Leadership Award, 2000
Outstanding Rotarian Award; Honorary Paul Harris Fellow, 1984
J.D. Cooley Award - Outstanding Service to Agribusiness in Western North Carolina, 1994
N.C. Bankers Hall of Fame, Inducted 2013
Order of The Long Leaf Pine, Awarded by N.C. Governor in 2013

Current Employment:
HomeTrust Bank, Clyde, NC -- President, CEO and Director, 1965-2007; Chairman and CEO – 2002 to 2014, Retired 12/2013 Chairman CEO Emeritus
Currently $2.8 billion in assets; 5 largest Bank headquartered in NC; was 2nd largest mutual institution in Southeast

Business Experience/Affiliations:
American Bankers Association (formerly, America’s Community Bankers) – Board Member, 2003 to 2009
Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta - Director, 1987-91
National Association of State Thrift Supervisors – Director, 1974-1980
North Carolina Bankers Association - Director, 1976-78; 1980-82; Chairman, 1980-81
North Carolina State Bar Plan for Interest on Lawyers' Trust Accounts (“IOLTA”) – Board of Trustees – Member, 2010 to 2015: Vice-Chair 2014, Chair 2015
Federal Reserve Board Thrift Institutions Advisory Council – 2008 to present; President, 2010
Western North Carolina Service Corporation - Director/President/CEO, 1973-Present; Chairman – 2002 to 2014

Community Service:
Haywood Community College Foundation - Charter Board of Directors, 1979-90
Haywood Sheltered Workshop - Charter Board of Directors
Missions Hospitals, Inc. – Finance/Audit Committee 1995-2003; Board of Trustees - 2003 to 2005;
Member – Audit & Compliance Committee, 2003 to 2010
Mission HealthCare Foundation – Board of Trustees, 1995 to 2014; Chair – Nov. 2003 to 2005;
Chair– Audit Committee/Executive Committee, 2002 to 2010
North Carolina Rural Development Council - Executive Committee, 1993-2000
Rotarian, 1965-Present - Past President Waynesville Rotary Club, 1973; Asheville Rotary, 1995 to present
University of North Carolina - Board of Governors, 1995-2007; Vice Chairman – Budget & Finance Committee; Chair – Governance Committee; Member – Special Committee on Economic Development   and the University
University of North Carolina Tomorrow Commission – member 2007 - 2008
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill - Board of Visitors, 1992-1996
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill - Morehead Scholarship Local/Regional Selection Committee, 1969-1994
WCQS Western North Carolina Public Radio - Past Director, Executive Committee, Chairman - Finance Committee
Western Carolina University Board of Trustees – Member, 2009 to Present: BOT Chair 2015 to present

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