Speakers

Michael Kasbar is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of World Kinect Corporation and a member of the company's Board of Directors.

Kasbar has served as Chief Executive Officer since 2012 and assumed the role of Chairman in 2014. Previously, he served as President and Chief Operating Officer, responsible for driving the company's aggressive acquisition strategy and quest for operational excellence.

He joined World Kinect Corporation in 1995 as Chief Executive Officer of World Fuel Services Americas, Inc., at the time the company’s principal subsidiary engaged in the marine fuel services business. Prior to joining the company, Kasbar and his partner, Paul Stebbins, co-founded Trans-Tec Services, Inc., a global marine fuel services company acquired by World Kinect Corporation.

John Rau is Executive Vice President of Global Aviation, Land and Marine at World Kinect Corporation, where he is responsible for the leadership of all three of the company’s fuel and energy business segments.

Prior to joining World Kinect Corporation, Rau served as Managing Director at American Airlines, where his responsibilities included jet fuel procurement and management, transportation, and management of the supplier diversity program. He also served as a manager at United Airlines, where he was responsible for the purchasing and hedging of jet fuel and managing United’s jet fuel trading subsidiary.

Rau holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from the University of Kansas.

Ira Birns is Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer of World Kinect Corporation.

Birns is responsible for the executive leadership of the company’s financial organization including external reporting, accounting, financial planning and analysis, strategic business unit finance, internal audit, treasury, tax, credit underwriting and collections, non-fuel procurement, risk management, corporate development, and investor relations.

Prior to World Kinect, Birns served as vice president and treasurer, and vice president of investor relations at Arrow Electronics, Inc., a global provider of technology products, services and solutions to leading technology manufacturers and service providers.

He currently serves as vice chairman and treasurer of the New World Symphony in Miami and serves as a Board Member of the Florida Holocaust Museum. He also serves on the Board of Directors and chairs the Audit Committee for Stem, Inc. (NYSE: STEM) a global leader in AI-driven clean energy software and services. He previously served as chairman of the Association for Financial Professionals, a professional society committed to advancing the success of its members and their organizations, globally.

Birns holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Public Accounting from Hofstra University. He is a certified public accountant as well as a certified treasury professional.