---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-25-139154"
form_type: "8-K/A"
ticker: "WKC"
cik: "0000789460"
company_name: "WORLD KINECT CORP"
filed_at: "2025-06-11T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-19T14:34:05.624051+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# World Kinect grants $700K performance RSUs to new President/CFO Birns and COO Rau

## Summary
- Birns promoted to President and CFO; Rau promoted to COO, effective prior filing.
- Each received performance-based RSUs with $700,000 grant date fair value.
- RSUs vest if FY 2025-2027 adjusted EPS goal is met and employment through June 5, 2028.
- Awards subject to clawback policy and standard award agreement terms.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-25-139154
- form_type: 8-K/A
- ticker: WKC
- cik: 0000789460
- company_name: WORLD KINECT CORP
- filed_at: 2025-06-11T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/789460/000119312525139154/0001193125-25-139154-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/789460/000119312525139154/d933007d8ka.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-25-139154.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  John P. Rau was appointed as Chief Operating Officer at WORLD KINECT CORP.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Operating Officer
  source text: appointed John P. Rau, the Company’s then current Executive Vice President, Global Aviation, Land and Marine, as Chief Operating Officer
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/789460/000119312525139154/0001193125-25-139154-index.htm
- Executive change
  Ira M. Birns was appointed as President and Chief Financial Officer at WORLD KINECT CORP.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: President and Chief Financial Officer
  source text: appointed Ira M. Birns, the Company’s then current Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, as President and Chief Financial Officer
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/789460/000119312525139154/0001193125-25-139154-index.htm

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