# WORLD KINECT CORP > Alpha governed public record. Unknown, unavailable, and unpublished values are never inferred as zero. ## Record | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Representation | alpha-profile-markdown-v4 | | Protocol | Alpha Governance Facts Protocol 0.1 | | Schema | alpha.governance.entity.public.v1 | | Record version | public-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce | | Governance record representation | alpha-governance-record-v2 | | Canonical entity | alpha:company:82f77fab-a283-45bc-a7bc-b585a81c30bf | | Entity type | Company | | Canonical URL | https://registry.alpha.ac/companies/world-kinect-corp | | Publication | PUBLISHED | | Verification | source_reported | | Verification schema | alpha-verification-states-v1 | | Ownership | unclaimed | | Published claims | 22 | | Claims under review | 1 | | Evidence records | 4 | | Conflicts | 0 | | Conflicts in internal review | 0 | | Observed | 2026-10-21T04:45:57.245858+00:00 | | Last reviewed | 2026-10-21T04:45:57.245858+00:00 | ## Identity - Legal name: WORLD KINECT CORP - Display name: WORLD KINECT CORP ## Alpha Governance Record | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Governance Record schema | alpha-governance-record-v2 | | Ontology | alpha-governance-ontology-v1 | | Record version | public-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce | | As of | 2026-10-21T13:04:03.490119+00:00 | | Completeness | 0.409 | | Record Quality | 0.831 | | Directors | 12 | | Committees | 1 | | Governance events | 8 | | Entity class | public_company | ## Section coverage | Section | State | | --- | --- | | identity | PUBLISHED | | corporate_structure | NOT_REVIEWED | | board | PUBLISHED | | committees | PUBLISHED | | leadership | PUBLISHED | | ownership | NOT_REVIEWED | | financials | NOT_REVIEWED | | capital_structure | PUBLISHED | | compensation | NOT_REVIEWED | | governance | NOT_REVIEWED | | shareholder_governance | NOT_REVIEWED | | audit | NOT_REVIEWED | | legal | NOT_REVIEWED | | risk | NOT_REVIEWED | | cyber | NOT_REVIEWED | | ai_governance | NOT_REVIEWED | | agent_governance | RESTRICTED | | markets_external | NOT_REVIEWED | | events | PUBLISHED | | relationships | PUBLISHED | | assessments | PUBLISHED | | evidence | PUBLISHED | ## Board - Andrea Smith: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 2025-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:82f77fab-a283-45bc-a7bc-b585a81c30bf:leadership_role:6 - Ele Dir Ir: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 2026-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:82f77fab-a283-45bc-a7bc-b585a81c30bf:leadership_role:7 - Greg Piper: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 2025-01-01. Committees: Compensation Committee (member). claim_id=alpha:claim:company:82f77fab-a283-45bc-a7bc-b585a81c30bf:leadership_role:8 - Ira M. Birns: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 2007-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:82f77fab-a283-45bc-a7bc-b585a81c30bf:leadership_role:9 - John P. Rau: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 2016-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:82f77fab-a283-45bc-a7bc-b585a81c30bf:leadership_role:12 - Jorge L. Benitez: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 2015-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:82f77fab-a283-45bc-a7bc-b585a81c30bf:leadership_role:13 - Ken Bakshi: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 2002-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:82f77fab-a283-45bc-a7bc-b585a81c30bf:leadership_role:14 - Paul H. Stebbins: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 1995-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:82f77fab-a283-45bc-a7bc-b585a81c30bf:leadership_role:15 - Jeffrey M. Kottkamp: Director. Status: unknown. Independent: true. Since: NOT_PUBLISHED. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:82f77fab-a283-45bc-a7bc-b585a81c30bf:leadership_role:10 - John L. Manley: Director. Status: unknown. Independent: true. Since: NOT_PUBLISHED. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:82f77fab-a283-45bc-a7bc-b585a81c30bf:leadership_role:11 - Michael J. Kasbar: Executive Chairman. Status: unknown. Independent: false. Since: NOT_PUBLISHED. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:82f77fab-a283-45bc-a7bc-b585a81c30bf:leadership_role:5 - Sharda Cherwoo: Director. Status: unknown. Independent: true. Since: NOT_PUBLISHED. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:82f77fab-a283-45bc-a7bc-b585a81c30bf:leadership_role:16 ## Committees - Compensation Committee (compensation). Chair: NOT_PUBLISHED. Members: Greg Piper (member, current). committee_id=alpha:committee:world-kinect-corp:compensation-committee ## Executive leadership - Ira M. Birns: Chief Executive Officer [CEO]. Status: unknown. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:82f77fab-a283-45bc-a7bc-b585a81c30bf:leadership_role:17 - John P. Rau: President [PRESIDENT]. Status: unknown. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:82f77fab-a283-45bc-a7bc-b585a81c30bf:leadership_role:18 - Michael Kroll: Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer [CAO]. Status: unknown. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:82f77fab-a283-45bc-a7bc-b585a81c30bf:leadership_role:19 - Mike Tejada: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer [CFO]. Status: unknown. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:82f77fab-a283-45bc-a7bc-b585a81c30bf:leadership_role:20 ## Governance events - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Ele Dir Ir seat on WORLD KINECT CORP, effective 2026-01-01. Effective: 2026-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-21T04:45:57.245858+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:2ed72ks8kht0 - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Andrea Smith seat on WORLD KINECT CORP, effective 2025-01-01. Effective: 2025-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-21T04:45:57.245858+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:157c51snvxsz6 - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Greg Piper seat on WORLD KINECT CORP, effective 2025-01-01. Effective: 2025-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-21T04:45:57.245858+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1a2uajqfynx0c - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: John P. Rau seat on WORLD KINECT CORP, effective 2016-01-01. Effective: 2016-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-21T04:45:57.245858+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:14wnvw711l3uzn - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Jorge L. Benitez seat on WORLD KINECT CORP, effective 2015-01-01. Effective: 2015-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-21T04:45:57.245858+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:8u9xpx1sdvpyp - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Ira M. Birns seat on WORLD KINECT CORP, effective 2007-01-01. Effective: 2007-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-21T04:45:57.245858+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1js6xdj1gpsjad - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Ken Bakshi seat on WORLD KINECT CORP, effective 2002-01-01. Effective: 2002-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-21T04:45:57.245858+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1v1vyei1718iqs - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Paul H. Stebbins seat on WORLD KINECT CORP, effective 1995-01-01. Effective: 1995-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-21T04:45:57.245858+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:18qruvfn37rv5 ## Scoped resources - `alpha://company/world-kinect-corp` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/world-kinect-corp?format=record - `alpha://company/world-kinect-corp/identity` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/world-kinect-corp?format=record§ion=identity - `alpha://company/world-kinect-corp/corporate-structure` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/world-kinect-corp?format=record§ion=corporate-structure - `alpha://company/world-kinect-corp/board` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/world-kinect-corp?format=record§ion=board - `alpha://company/world-kinect-corp/committees` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/world-kinect-corp?format=record§ion=committees - `alpha://company/world-kinect-corp/leadership` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/world-kinect-corp?format=record§ion=leadership - `alpha://company/world-kinect-corp/ownership` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/world-kinect-corp?format=record§ion=ownership - `alpha://company/world-kinect-corp/financials` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/world-kinect-corp?format=record§ion=financials - `alpha://company/world-kinect-corp/capital-structure` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/world-kinect-corp?format=record§ion=capital-structure - `alpha://company/world-kinect-corp/compensation` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/world-kinect-corp?format=record§ion=compensation - `alpha://company/world-kinect-corp/governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/world-kinect-corp?format=record§ion=governance - `alpha://company/world-kinect-corp/shareholder-governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/world-kinect-corp?format=record§ion=shareholder-governance - `alpha://company/world-kinect-corp/audit` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/world-kinect-corp?format=record§ion=audit - `alpha://company/world-kinect-corp/legal` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/world-kinect-corp?format=record§ion=legal - `alpha://company/world-kinect-corp/risk` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/world-kinect-corp?format=record§ion=risk - `alpha://company/world-kinect-corp/cyber` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/world-kinect-corp?format=record§ion=cyber - `alpha://company/world-kinect-corp/ai-governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/world-kinect-corp?format=record§ion=ai-governance - `alpha://company/world-kinect-corp/agents` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/world-kinect-corp?format=record§ion=agents - `alpha://company/world-kinect-corp/ecosystem` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/world-kinect-corp?format=record§ion=ecosystem - `alpha://company/world-kinect-corp/events` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/world-kinect-corp?format=record§ion=events - `alpha://company/world-kinect-corp/relationships` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/world-kinect-corp?format=record§ion=relationships - `alpha://company/world-kinect-corp/assessments` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/world-kinect-corp?format=record§ion=assessments - `alpha://company/world-kinect-corp/evidence` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/world-kinect-corp?format=record§ion=evidence ## Role modules - NOT_ASSERTED ## Attention - NO_RECORDS_FOUND ## Committee data - Claim alpha:claim:company:82f77fab-a283-45bc-a7bc-b585a81c30bf:committee_appointment:22: `{"kind":"committee_appointment","original_name":"Compensation Committee","category":"compensation","role":"member","person":{"alpha_id":"alpha:person:greg-piper-wkc","name":"Greg Piper"},"source_id":"governance_people_committees"}` ## Leadership - Michael J. Kasbar: Executive Chairman. Claim: alpha:claim:company:82f77fab-a283-45bc-a7bc-b585a81c30bf:leadership_role:5. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:a60d8e40726d3c5d0c48f4991dfcee41039398025272372817ba054b7f06b38a. - Andrea Smith: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:82f77fab-a283-45bc-a7bc-b585a81c30bf:leadership_role:6. Valid from: 2025-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:cc4d7d96bc100c63e7e34a8de5f602cb9761d2ce4f9ca8d20a0ef48df2ce3ae0. - Ele Dir Ir: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:82f77fab-a283-45bc-a7bc-b585a81c30bf:leadership_role:7. Valid from: 2026-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:cc4d7d96bc100c63e7e34a8de5f602cb9761d2ce4f9ca8d20a0ef48df2ce3ae0. - Greg Piper: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:82f77fab-a283-45bc-a7bc-b585a81c30bf:leadership_role:8. Valid from: 2025-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:cc4d7d96bc100c63e7e34a8de5f602cb9761d2ce4f9ca8d20a0ef48df2ce3ae0. - Ira M. Birns: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:82f77fab-a283-45bc-a7bc-b585a81c30bf:leadership_role:9. Valid from: 2007-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:cc4d7d96bc100c63e7e34a8de5f602cb9761d2ce4f9ca8d20a0ef48df2ce3ae0. - Jeffrey M. Kottkamp: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:82f77fab-a283-45bc-a7bc-b585a81c30bf:leadership_role:10. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:a60d8e40726d3c5d0c48f4991dfcee41039398025272372817ba054b7f06b38a. - John L. Manley: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:82f77fab-a283-45bc-a7bc-b585a81c30bf:leadership_role:11. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:a60d8e40726d3c5d0c48f4991dfcee41039398025272372817ba054b7f06b38a. - John P. Rau: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:82f77fab-a283-45bc-a7bc-b585a81c30bf:leadership_role:12. Valid from: 2016-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:cc4d7d96bc100c63e7e34a8de5f602cb9761d2ce4f9ca8d20a0ef48df2ce3ae0. - Jorge L. Benitez: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:82f77fab-a283-45bc-a7bc-b585a81c30bf:leadership_role:13. Valid from: 2015-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:cc4d7d96bc100c63e7e34a8de5f602cb9761d2ce4f9ca8d20a0ef48df2ce3ae0. - Ken Bakshi: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:82f77fab-a283-45bc-a7bc-b585a81c30bf:leadership_role:14. Valid from: 2002-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:cc4d7d96bc100c63e7e34a8de5f602cb9761d2ce4f9ca8d20a0ef48df2ce3ae0. - Paul H. Stebbins: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:82f77fab-a283-45bc-a7bc-b585a81c30bf:leadership_role:15. Valid from: 1995-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:cc4d7d96bc100c63e7e34a8de5f602cb9761d2ce4f9ca8d20a0ef48df2ce3ae0. - Sharda Cherwoo: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:82f77fab-a283-45bc-a7bc-b585a81c30bf:leadership_role:16. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:a60d8e40726d3c5d0c48f4991dfcee41039398025272372817ba054b7f06b38a. - Ira M. Birns: Chief Executive Officer. Claim: alpha:claim:company:82f77fab-a283-45bc-a7bc-b585a81c30bf:leadership_role:17. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:a60d8e40726d3c5d0c48f4991dfcee41039398025272372817ba054b7f06b38a. - John P. Rau: President. Claim: alpha:claim:company:82f77fab-a283-45bc-a7bc-b585a81c30bf:leadership_role:18. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:a60d8e40726d3c5d0c48f4991dfcee41039398025272372817ba054b7f06b38a. - Michael Kroll: Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer. Claim: alpha:claim:company:82f77fab-a283-45bc-a7bc-b585a81c30bf:leadership_role:19. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:a60d8e40726d3c5d0c48f4991dfcee41039398025272372817ba054b7f06b38a. - Mike Tejada: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Claim: alpha:claim:company:82f77fab-a283-45bc-a7bc-b585a81c30bf:leadership_role:20. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:a60d8e40726d3c5d0c48f4991dfcee41039398025272372817ba054b7f06b38a. ## Roles - PUBLISHED ## Governance - NOT_ASSERTED ## Board committees - Compensation Committee: Chair not stated; Members Greg Piper. Claim: alpha:claim:company:82f77fab-a283-45bc-a7bc-b585a81c30bf:committee_record:21. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:0a113df24426318c3b4f5e7411e0407ffb0cbd35027aa8bcee63ee8e7aa83ea7. ## Financials - NOT_ASSERTED ## Workforce - NOT_ASSERTED ## Market and index context - PUBLISHED ## Legal Name - WORLD KINECT CORP. Claim: alpha:claim:company:82f77fab-a283-45bc-a7bc-b585a81c30bf:legal_name:1. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:26d9017f508a50c6ac1d4774adc828d24f1f272e945916782cd02d069da61bc7. ## Entity Status - Public listing published. Claim: alpha:claim:company:82f77fab-a283-45bc-a7bc-b585a81c30bf:entity_status:3. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:26d9017f508a50c6ac1d4774adc828d24f1f272e945916782cd02d069da61bc7. ## Published Fact - US. Claim: alpha:claim:company:82f77fab-a283-45bc-a7bc-b585a81c30bf:published_fact:4. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:26d9017f508a50c6ac1d4774adc828d24f1f272e945916782cd02d069da61bc7. ## Committee Appointment - Greg Piper: member, Compensation Committee. Claim: alpha:claim:company:82f77fab-a283-45bc-a7bc-b585a81c30bf:committee_appointment:22. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:0a113df24426318c3b4f5e7411e0407ffb0cbd35027aa8bcee63ee8e7aa83ea7. ## Security Listing - WKC (NYSE). Claim: alpha:claim:company:82f77fab-a283-45bc-a7bc-b585a81c30bf:security_listing:23. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:26d9017f508a50c6ac1d4774adc828d24f1f272e945916782cd02d069da61bc7. ## Coverage states | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Identity | PUBLISHED | | Business | PUBLISHED | | Leadership | PUBLISHED | | Board and committees | PUBLISHED | | Governance | NOT_ASSERTED | | Financials | NOT_ASSERTED | | Workforce | NOT_ASSERTED | | Ownership | NOT_ASSERTED | | Ratings | NOT_PUBLISHED | | Market and index context | PUBLISHED | ## Public sources - alpha:projection-evidence:26d9017f508a50c6ac1d4774adc828d24f1f272e945916782cd02d069da61bc7: [Alpha canonical company public projection](https://www.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/world-kinect-corp). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:a60d8e40726d3c5d0c48f4991dfcee41039398025272372817ba054b7f06b38a: [SEC DEF 14A 0001193125-26-187092](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/789460/000119312526187092/wkc-20260428.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:cc4d7d96bc100c63e7e34a8de5f602cb9761d2ce4f9ca8d20a0ef48df2ce3ae0: [DEF 14A wkc-20260428.htm](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/789460/000119312526187092/wkc-20260428.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:0a113df24426318c3b4f5e7411e0407ffb0cbd35027aa8bcee63ee8e7aa83ea7: [Compensation Committee](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/789460/000119312526187092/wkc-20260428.htm). ## Rights | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | public_retrieval | allowed | | agent_retrieval | allowed | | redistribution | not_granted | | model_training | not_granted | | commercial_use | not_specified | | relationship_pathfinding | not_granted | | direct_contact | not_granted | ## Limitations - Absence of a leadership role, committee, or disclosure is not evidence that it does not exist. - Only explicitly published canonical company identity and current confirmed public roles are included. - Absence of a board, committee, executive, listing, or claim is not evidence that it does not exist. - Public retrieval does not grant redistribution, model-training, direct-contact, or relationship-pathfinding rights. - This Company Profile is an identity and evidence record, not an Alpha rating. ## Alternate representations - [Canonical profile](https://registry.alpha.ac/companies/world-kinect-corp) - [Public Markdown](https://registry.alpha.ac/companies/world-kinect-corp.md) - [Public JSON](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/world-kinect-corp?format=record) - [JSON-LD](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/world-kinect-corp?format=jsonld) - MCP resource: `alpha://companies/world-kinect-corp` at https://mcp.alpha.ac/mcp ## Connected governance records Only explicitly published, rights-cleared records. Missing records do not establish absence, safety, or complete coverage. ## Critical-risk oversight Snapshot as of 2026-10-21T13:04:03.224056+00:00; recorded 2026-10-21T13:04:03.224056+00:00. Every published assignment for this snapshot is listed. Only explicitly reviewed, rights-cleared assignments in effect on the as-of date, in the company's own wording. An assignment shows where oversight is placed, not whether it is effective. Missing records do not establish absence.