Wayne Smith, general manager of Oaklawn Racing Casino Resort, was recently appointed to Arvest Bank's board of directors in Hot Springs.
A news release said Smith has worked in the hospitality and casino industry for more than 30 years after growing up and attending college on the East Coast. He earned a bachelor's degree in accounting from Northeastern University in Boston. He and his family have lived in Hot Springs for nearly eight years.
Smith currently serves as chairman of the Hot Springs Advertising and Promotion Commission and on the boards of directors for the Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame and Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce.
"With more than $26 billion in assets, Arvest Bank is a community-based financial institution serving more than 110 communities in Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma. Established in 1961, Arvest Bank is committed to meeting the needs of its more than 830,000 retail and business customer households by continually investing in the digital tools and services customers expect. Its extensive network of more than 200 banking locations provides loans, deposits, treasury management, wealth management, credit cards, mortgage loans and mortgage servicing as a part of its growing list of digital services," the release said.