Pinnacle Financial Partners Expands Health and Benefits Team with Three Industry Experts

Pinnacle Financial Partners is pleased to announce the addition of Kirk McMillan, Jamie Rorrer and John Uttech to its growing health and benefits team. All three associates bring extensive experience in employee benefits, expanding Pinnacle’s employer and broker partnerships and helping more people reduce taxable income and save for eligible health care expenses through health savings accounts (HSAs), flexible spending accounts (FSAs), health reimbursement arrangements (HRAs) and related services.

"Kirk, Jamie and John both bring benefits expertise and a client-focused approach to our team," said Mary Wettstein, health and benefits team leader at Pinnacle. "Their knowledge base in employee benefits and passion for delivering effective advice will help us continue to serve clients across the country with the distinctive service that Pinnacle is known for."

McMillan, based in Charleston, SC, joins Pinnacle from HPB Insurance Group, where he specialized in designing comprehensive employee benefit plans. Rorrer, based in the Refinery office in Charlotte, NC, joins the firm from Flores and Associates, where he spent nearly two decades growing their benefits service offerings. Uttech, based in St. Louis Park in Minnesota, comes to Pinnacle from USI Insurance and has significant experience working with middle-market clients on benefit strategies. All three will serve clients nationwide, helping them maximize engagement and educate employees about their health and benefits accounts to enhance their employee satisfaction, financial wellness and savings for retirement.

McMillan holds a bachelor’s degree from The Citadel and an MBA from Kennesaw State University, and he serves on The Citadel’s Baker School of Business Advisory Board. Rorrer earned his bachelor’s degree from Wake Forest University and has been deeply involved in his community, serving in leadership roles at his church and local schools. Uttech, a graduate of Metropolitan State University, brings a history of mentoring and leadership, having previously held positions at Associated Bank and The TLC Companies.

Pinnacle Financial Partners provides a full range of banking, investment, trust, mortgage and insurance products and services designed for businesses and their owners and individuals interested in a comprehensive relationship with their financial institution. The firm is the No. 1 bank in the Nashville-Murfreesboro-Franklin MSA, according to 2024 deposit data from the FDIC. Pinnacle is No. 11 on FORTUNE magazine’s 2024 list of 100 Best Companies to Work For® in the U.S., its eighth consecutive appearance and was recognized by American Banker as one of America’s Best Banks to Work For 11 years in a row and No. 1 among banks with more than $10 billion in assets in 2023.

Pinnacle Bank owns a 49 percent interest in Bankers Healthcare Group (BHG), which provides innovative, hassle-free financial solutions to healthcare practitioners and other professionals. Great Place to Work and FORTUNE ranked BHG No. 4 on its 2021 list of Best Workplaces in New York State in the small/medium business category.

The firm began operations in a single location in downtown Nashville, TN in October 2000 and has since grown to approximately $50.7 billion in assets as of September 30, 2024. As the second-largest bank holding company in Tennessee, Pinnacle operates in several primarily urban markets across the Southeast.

Additional information concerning Pinnacle, which is included in the Nasdaq Financial-100 Index, can be accessed at www.pnfp.com.