Team Wins PLANSPONSOR Service Stars Award

A team from The Standard has been recognized with a PLANSPONSOR Service Stars award.

Relationship manager Kira Mostad and account manager Michael Akan were one of just five teams from across the retirement plan industry to receive this honor. Kira has been with The Standard for 11 years. Michael recently celebrated 27 years with The Standard. Michael was also recognized by PLANSPONSOR in 2019.

For the PLANSPONSOR Service Stars awards program, plan sponsors responding to the PLANSPONSOR Defined Contribution Survey single out their recordkeeper representatives by name and give specific examples of why they should be recognized. The PLANSPONSOR Strategy and Operations group reviews nominations and plan sponsor comments to select winners. Service Stars are chosen for their excellence in a range of service areas. For the 2025 awards, 427 DC Survey respondents nominated individual client service representatives or client service teams.

The 2025 PLANSPONSOR Service Stars recipients will be honored at the Excellence in Retirement Awards during the 2025 PLANSPONSOR National Conference in June.

Read more about The Standard’s 2025 PLANSPONSOR DC Survey rankings.