Arvest Bank announced that Tim Hampel of Benton will join the bank’s Saline County Advisory Board. Hampel is president and CEO of Supreme Fixture Co., Inc., N&S Mechanical, Supreme Custom Fabricators, Supreme Retail and Southwest Millwork.

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Hampel’s community involvement includes work with the Make-A-Wish Foundation and Big Brothers Big Sisters of central Arkansas. He also is director of a Christian youth camp that serves more than 100 teenagers in Lithuania. Hampel and his wife, Shelly, have two adult children and are members of North Side Church of Christ in Benton.

Hampel is president and CEO of Supreme Fixture Co., Inc., N&S Mechanical, Supreme Custom Fabricators, Supreme Retail and Southwest Millwork.

“Tim has invested in the improvement of communities across Saline County for more than 30 years and it is that personal commitment and professional experience we value when seeking new board members,” said Phillip Partain, community bank president for Arvest Bank in Saline County. “This board is important to Arvest because these leaders help us ensure we are making the best decisions and pursuing the right opportunities for our customers and for the success of these communities.”

Arvest’s Saline County Advisory Board was created in 2017 to help broaden and enhance the bank’s support of the community.

Board members advise, support and serve as liaisons for the bank through relationships with local businesses and the community and serve a five-year term.

Other members of the board include Grayling V. Hill, president of Hilbilt Sells Corp. and HilArk Industries of Benton; Lamont Cornwell, Jr., executive director of the Saline County Economic Development Corporation; Mark Middleton, president of CommerceCorp International, managing partner of MidCorp Investments and principal of Middleton, Inc.; Don Rhoads, president of Fleming Electric in Bryant and Michael Stewart, chief executive officer for Saline Health System in Benton.

About Arvest

Arvest Bank, named by Forbes magazine as one of the “World’s Best Banks” for 2019, operates more than 270 bank branches in Arkansas, Oklahoma, Missouri and Kansas through a group of 14 locally managed banks, each with its own board and management team. These banks serve customers in more than 135 communities, with extended weekday banking hours at many locations. Arvest also provides a wide range of banking services including loans, deposits, treasury management, credit cards, mortgage loans and mortgage servicing. Arvest is an Equal Housing Lender and Member FDIC.

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