Company: WKC
Filing Date: 2025-04-25
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0000950170-25-058752
Chunk: 30

Company: WORLD KINECT CORP
Filing Date: 2025-04-25
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 30
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 of the applicable vesting terms of these RSUs and stock units, please see the “Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management” table and related footnotes for each director beginning on page 92 . Director Stock Own ership Guidelines After joining the Board, each non-management director is required to accumulate ownership in our common stock over a five-year period of at least five times their annual fee for service on the Board, or $500,000. All of our non-management directors are in compliance with these guidelines. Vested RSUs and stock units that a director has elected to defer until retirement are included in the calculation of whether the minimum ownership requirement has been achieved.

| 42 | World Kinect 2025 Proxy Statement |

| Information Concerning Executive Officers |

The following table sets forth certain information with respect to our current executive officers and lists their current titles. A summary of the background and experience of Messrs. Birns and Rau are set forth in the paragraphs following the table. The background and experience of Mr. Kasbar is described above in the section titled “Proposal No. 1—Election of Directors.” All executive officers serve at the discretion of the Board.

| Name and Current Position             |     | Age |     | Year First Became Executive Officer |
| Michael J. Kasbar                     
 Chairman and Chief Executive Officer  |     |  68 |     |                                1995 |
| Ira M. Birns                          
 President and Chief Financial Officer |     |  62 |     |                                2007 |
| John P. Rau                           
 Chief Operating Officer               |     |  62 |     |                                2016 |

IRA M. BIRNS was appointed President and Chief Financial Officer effective April 25, 2025, after having served as our Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since 2007. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Birns held leadership roles at Arrow Electronics, Inc., a global provider of technology products, services and solutions, including as Vice President and Treasurer from 2002 to 2007. Mr. Birns is the vice chairman of the board of trustees of the New World Symphony of Miami, Florida. Since 2023, Mr. Birns has also served as a member of the board of directors and the chair of the audit committee of Stem, Inc. (NYSE: STEM), a global leader in artificial intelligence driven clean energy solutions and services. JOHN P. RAU was appointed Chief Operating Officer effective April 25, 2025