The Standard Appoints New Retirement Plan Consultant

PORTLAND, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Standard announces the appointment of a new retirement plan consultant for its West Sales Region.

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Joel Mee, Retirement Plan Consultant, West Sales Region, The Standard (Photo: Business Wire)

Joel Mee will support advisors in Orange, San Diego, San Bernardino and Riverside counties in Southern California. He will also cover Arizona, New Mexico and Las Vegas, Nevada. He will be based in The Standard’s Irvine, California sales office.

Mee has worked in the financial services and retirement plans industries for more than 25 years. For the past several years he has held various sales management roles within the Standard’s Retirement Plans Division, including, most recently, Director of Business Development.

“With his expertise in retirement plan sales strategy, advisor practice management, marketing and communications, Joel will enhance the service and support we’re able to provide to our advisors in the region,” said Rob Baumgarten, regional sales director for The Standard’s West Sales Region. “We are thrilled to have him join our West Sales Team.”

Mee graduated from Montana State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in business. He currently holds the FINRA Series 6, 63 and 65 securities licenses. He has also attained the Certified Pension Consultant, Qualified Plan Financial Consultant, Qualified Pension Administrator and Qualified 401(k) Administrator designations.

About The Standard

The Standard is a leading provider of financial products and services, including group and individual disability insurance, group life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance, group dental and vision insurance, absence management services, retirement plans products and services and individual annuities. For more information about The Standard, visit www.standard.com.

The Standard is the marketing name for StanCorp Financial Group, Inc., and its subsidiaries. StanCorp Equities, Inc., member FINRA, wholesales a group annuity contract issued by Standard Insurance Company and a mutual fund trust platform for retirement plans. Third-party administrative services are provided by Standard Retirement Services, Inc. Investment advisory services are provided by StanCorp Investment Advisers, Inc., a registered investment advisor. StanCorp Equities, Inc., Standard Insurance Company, Standard Retirement Services, Inc., and StanCorp Investment Advisers, Inc., are subsidiaries of StanCorp Financial Group, Inc., and all are Oregon corporations.

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Source: The Standard