Fort Smith-based ArcBest on Wednesday (Jan. 28) announced changes to its board of directors, with the board size to drop from 11 to 10 directors. Following their retirement, along with the retirement of Craig Philip on Jan. 28, 2026, the ArcBest board will have ten directors, eight of whom are independent, according to the company. She is executive vice chancellor – finance & administration at the University of Arkansas and previously was chief financial officer and chief administration officer of Springdale-based NOWDiagnostics. She also spent more than a decade in executive leadership positions at Walmart, including chief financial officer of Sam’s Club and chief financial officer of Walmart Asia. “We’re pleased to welcome Ann and Bobby to our Board of Directors,” said Seth Runser, ArcBest president and CEO.