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This excerpt taken from the INT DEF 14A filed Apr 27, 2009.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

The Board of Directors (the “Board”) has four committees: the Governance Committee, the Audit Committee, the Compensation Committee and the Technology and Operations Committee. During 2008, the Board met seven times. Each director attended at least 75% of the aggregate of the total number of meetings of the Board and the total number of meetings held by all of the Board committees on which he served.

This excerpt taken from the INT DEF 14A filed Apr 29, 2008.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

The Board of Directors (the “Board”) has four committees: the Governance Committee, the Audit Committee, the Compensation Committee and the Technology and Operations Committee. During 2007, the Board met eight times. Each director attended at least 75% of the aggregate of the total number of meetings of the Board and the total number of meetings held by all of the Board committees on which he served.

This excerpt taken from the INT 10-K filed May 1, 2006.

Board of Directors

The following table sets forth certain information of our Directors and a summary of the background and experience of each Director is set forth in the paragraphs following the table.

 

Name and Position

   Age   

Year First

Became
Director

Paul H. Stebbins

Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer

   49    1995

Michael J. Kasbar

President and Chief Operating Officer

   49    1995

Ken Bakshi

Member of Compensation, Governance and Technology and

Operations Committees

   56    2002

John R. Benbow

Chairman of Compensation and Governance Committees

and Member of Audit Committee

   74    1989

Richard A. Kassar

Chairman of Technology and Operations Committee and Member

of Audit and Governance Committees

   59    2002

Myles Klein

Member of Audit and Governance Committees

   67    1995

J. Thomas Presby

Chairman of Audit Committee and Member of Governance Committee

   66    2003

Jerome Sidel

Member of Compensation and Governance Committees

   71    2000

PAUL H. STEBBINS has served as our Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer since July 2002. He has served as a Director of World Fuel since June 1995, and served as President and Chief Operating Officer of World Fuel from July 2000 to July 2002. From January 1995 to July 2000, Mr. Stebbins served as President and Chief Operating Officer of World Fuel Services Americas, Inc. (formerly Trans-Tec Services, Inc.), our principal subsidiary engaged in the marine fuel services business. From September 1985 to December 1994, Mr. Stebbins was an officer, shareholder, and director of Trans-Tec Services, Inc., a New York corporation (“Trans-Tec New York”), and its affiliated companies.

MICHAEL J. KASBAR has served as a Director of World Fuel since June 1995 and as President and Chief Operating Officer since July 2002. From January 1995 to July 2002, he served as Chief Executive Officer of World Fuel Services Americas, Inc. From September 1985 to December 1994, Mr. Kasbar was an officer, shareholder, and director of Trans-Tec New York and its affiliated companies. Mr. Kasbar is the first cousin of Richard A. Kassar, a Director of the Company.

KEN BAKSHI, a Director of World Fuel since August 2002, has served as Vice Chairman of the Board and Co-Founder of Row 2 Technologies (“Row 2”), a software development firm, since February 2006. From December 2001 to February 2006, he was employed by Row 2 as Chief Executive Officer. Since June 2003, he has been a partner in Trishul Capital Group LLC, and Trishul Advisory Group LLC, two privately-owned equity investment companies. From July 2000 to December

 

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2001, he was employed as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Vistaar, Inc., an incubator of business-to-business internet based marketplaces. From 1994 to 2000, Mr. Bakshi was employed by American Home Products Company (NYSE) in various positions, and most recently served as Senior Vice President of the Global Agricultural Products Group.

JOHN R. BENBOW has served as a Director of World Fuel since 1989. Mr. Benbow has been self-employed as a construction management consultant since 2004. He served as President of Benbow & Associates, Inc., a construction management firm located in Miami, Florida, from 1988 until 2004. From December 1986 to May 1988, Mr. Benbow was employed as President of Weiner, Kane & Benbow, Inc., an investment banking and stock brokerage firm located in Miami, Florida. From May 1983 to November 1986, Mr. Benbow was employed as President of Florida National Bank, formerly a commercial bank in Miami, Florida.

RICHARD A. KASSAR, a Director of World Fuel since August 2002, has been employed as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of The Meow Mix Company since February 2002. From May 2001 to January 2002, he was self-employed as a consultant to venture capital firms, advising them primarily on the acquisition of consumer brands. From December 1999 to May 2001, Mr. Kassar was employed as Co-President and Chief Financial Officer of Global Household Brands. From 1986 to December 1999, he was employed by Chock Full O’Nuts in various positions, and most recently served as Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Kassar also serves as a Director of Velocity Express, Inc. (NASDAQ). Mr. Kassar is the first cousin of Michael J. Kasbar, the President and Chief Operating Officer and a Director of the Company.

MYLES KLEIN has served as a Director of World Fuel since February 1995. Mr. Klein is a certified public accountant and has been a principal in the firm of Myles Klein, P.A. since November 2004. From 1985 until 2004, Mr. Klein was a partner in the accounting firm of Klein & Barreto, P.A. in Miami, Florida. From 1971 until 1985, Mr. Klein was a partner in the international accounting and auditing firm of Grant Thornton.

J. THOMAS PRESBY has served as a Director of World Fuel since February 2003. Mr. Presby was employed for 30 years as a partner in Deloitte & Touche Tohmatsu (“DTT”), a public accounting firm, until he accepted mandatory retirement in June 2002. At the time of his retirement, Mr. Presby was serving as Deputy Chief Executive Officer of DTT, a position he held since 2001. From 1995 to 2000, Mr. Presby served as Deputy Chairman and Chief Operating Officer of DTT. Mr. Presby currently serves on the boards of directors and audit committees of American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. (NASDAQ), AMVESCAP PLC (NYSE), Tiffany & Co. (NYSE) and Turbo Chef Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ). He also serves as Chairman of the audit committees of each of these companies except for American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. He was a member of the board of directors and chairman of the audit committee of PracticeWorks (AMEX) from July 2002 to October 2003, when the company was sold. He was also a member of the board of directors and audit committee of GreenPoint Financial Corp. (NYSE) from January 2003 to September 2004, when the company merged with North Fork Bankcorporation, Inc. He is also a member of the board of directors and chairman of the audit committee of The German Marshall Fund of the USA, a not-for-profit organization.

JEROME SIDEL has served as a Director of World Fuel since June 2000. He also served as a consultant to the Company from 1984 until 2000. Since 1998, Mr. Sidel has served as the president of New York Store Leasing Inc., a real estate company. From 1995 through 1997, Mr. Sidel served as the president of the Lexington 54th St. Association, a real estate leasing company and as consultant to R.F. Lafferty & Co., an option brokerage firm, as well as other companies.

This excerpt taken from the INT DEF 14A filed May 2, 2005.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

 

During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004, the Board held six formal meetings and acted two times by unanimous written consent. The Board has three committees, the Audit Committee, the Compensation Committee, and the Governance Committee. All of the Directors attended at least 75% of the meetings of the Board and of the Board committees on which they served.

 

This excerpt taken from the INT 8-K filed Feb 3, 2005.

ARTICLE VI - BOARD OF DIRECTORS

 

This Corporation shall initially have five (5) Directors. The number of Directors may be increased or diminished from time to time by the By-Laws but shall never be less than one (1).

 

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