Christi McGeorge Pittman of Little Rock has joined Simmons First National Bank as vice president of wealth management/employee benefits.
Pittman had worked since October 2006 as the sales director for Delta Dental of Arkansas.
Simmons has expanded the number of states in which it offers group-sponsored employee benefit plans. Simmons First Insurance Services offers group insurance products to mid- and large-market employer groups in Arkansas. Pittman’s responsibilities will include marketing and sales to Arkansas companies.
“We’re excited to have Christi on board,” said Philip Tappan, the executive vice president of financial services for Simmons. “We expect her background of working with companies across Arkansas for more than 20 years will give greater visibility to our group insurance programs.”
Pittman, a certified public accountant, entered the insurance business in 2001 with Transamerica Worksite Marketing, where she was a member of the senior management team. Prior to that, she was the president of McGeorge Consulting Inc., the CFO for Technetics Corp. and a senior auditor for Baird Kurtz & Dobson.