Kasbar and Birns to present at transportation conference

Thu 6 Feb 2014, 12:24 GMT

Kasbar and Birns to present at transportation conference

World Fuel Services confirms that its CEO and CFO are both scheduled to present at US event.

World Fuel Services Corporation has announced that Michael J. Kasbar [pictured], World Fuel's president and chief executive officer (CEO) and Ira M. Birns, World Fuel’s executive vice president and chief financial officer (CFO), will present at the 29th Annual BB&T Capital Markets Transportation Conference at The Biltmore Hotel in Coral Gables, Florida on February 13, 2014 at 2:30PM Eastern Time.

The presentation will be available via webcast. To access the live webcast, please visit http://ir.wfscorp.com.

The webcast will remain available for two weeks following the presentation date.

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