Kimberly Fogarty has joined Pinnacle Actuarial Resources (Pinnacle) as director of operations. Fogarty brings extensive experience in recruitment management of actuarial professionals and client relationship management. Beyond the actuarial field, she is also proficient in administration, professional development, employee engagement and team management. Fogarty joins Pinnacle after a 20-year tenure at DW Simpson, a global actuarial and analytics recruitment firm, where she served as a partner for the past 10 years. As part of the leadership team at DW Simpson, Fogarty helped set the strategic direction of operational and financial decisions of the firm and worked cross-functionally with several teams. Commenting on Fogarty’s appointment, Joe Herbers, Pinnacle managing principal, says: “We are extremely pleased to welcome Kim Fogarty to the firm. Her extensive industry experience, as well as her strategic dexterity and understanding of firm operations, will serve us well as Pinnacle continues to grow,” he adds. “I’m truly looking forward to joining this incredible team at Pinnacle,” Fogarty notes. She adds: “Upholding this firm’s terrific reputation in the industry is something I take very seriously, and I couldn’t be more excited to get started.” In April, Dalesa Bady joined Pinnacle as a consulting actuary.