Bridgewater Wealth & Financial Management has brought in Bill Tinklepaugh as director of business development, a newly-created role in which he will look for growth opportunities and build new lines of business.

Tinklepaugh will work alongside managing principal Ron Rubin across the entire business, including in the areas of investment advisory, tax advisory and financial management.

Tinklepaugh was latterly a senior vice president for government relations at Dean Foods, a large US dairy firm, having previously served as chief executive of Master Dairies.

Bridgewater Wealth & Financial Management is an independent registered investment advisor that provides investment consulting, tax advisory services and financial management to high net worth individuals, organizations and institutions across the US. Based in the Washington, DC, area the firm’s staff work with a range of clients including athletes, celebrities and families.