Company: WKC
Filing Date: 2025-04-25
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0000950170-25-058752
Chunk: 7

Company: WORLD KINECT CORP
Filing Date: 2025-04-25
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 7
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 reduce the number of directors serving on the Board. In accordance with our By-Laws, the Board may consist of four to ten directors, and the Board may increase or decrease the number of directors by amending our By-Laws. The Board presently consists of ten directors. | Election of Directors |     |                             |
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| The Board of Directors recommends a vote “FOR” the election of each of the below director nominees.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |                       |     | “FOR” each director nominee |

Dir ector Nominees We believe that each of our nominees possesses the experience, skills, characteristics and qualities to fully perform his or her duties as a director and to contribute to our success. In addition, each of our nominees is being nominated because they possess the highest standards of personal integrity, are accomplished in their field, have an understanding of the interests and issues that are important to our shareholders and are able to dedicate sufficient time to fulfilling their obligations as a director. Our nominees as a group complement each other and each other’s respective experiences, skills, characteristics and qualities. For an additional discussion of the nomination process, see “Nominee Qualifications and the Nomination Process” beginning on page 28 of this proxy statement. The following sets forth certain information with respect to each nominee standing for election to the Board. The biographies of each of the nominees and directors contain information regarding the individual’s service as a director, business experience, and the qualifications, characteristics or skills that led to the conclusion that the individual should serve as our director.

| 10 | World Kinect 2025 Proxy Statement |

| Proposal 1 — Election of Directors |

| KEY SKILLS           |                                  |                           |
| •Commodities Trading 
 •Energy Industry     | •Human Capital/Talent Management 
 •Information Technology          | •International Operations 
 •Management               |

| Ken BakshiManaging Partner, Trishul Capital Group LLC and Trishul Advisory Group LLC                                                                                                         |                                                                                     |                                                        |
| Independent DirectorAge: 75Director Since: 2002                                                                                                                                              | Committees: Compensation (Chair)GovernanceSustainability & Corporate Responsibility | Technology & OperationsNominating Subcommittee (Chair) |
| •Managing partner of Trishul Capital Group LLC and Trishul Advisory Group LLC, two privately owned equity investment and consulting companies, since June 2003