Kruithof joins Arvest Bank Benton County

Arvest Bank announced that Cynthia Kruithof accepted the role of senior human resources manager in Benton County.

For the past 13 years, Kruithof worked at Arvest Bank in Fort Smith as a senior vice president and human resources manager. She has also worked as a trust officer for First National Bank in DeKalb, Ill., from 1992 to 1999. 

Kruithof will report directly to Dennis Smiley, president of Arvest Bank in Benton County.

“Cynthia’s experience with human resources in the banking industry is a major asset to our team,” said Smiley. “She knows how Arvest Bank operates and is an able and dynamic leader within the organization.”

Kruithof is a graduate of Riverton High School in Riverton, Kan.. and earned a bachelor’s degree in sociology from Pittsburg State University in Pittsburg, Kan. She has also attended the Cannon Financial Institute.

While working in Fort Smith, Kruithof was the chair for the United Way Allocation Committee and served on the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith College of Applied Science and Technology Advisory Board.

She and her husband, Dean Kruithof, have been married for 34 years and have one adult son.