Stebbins to present at Boston event

Thu 5 May 2011, 16:18 GMT

Stebbins to present at Boston event

World Fuel Services chairman to give presentation at transportation conference.

World Fuel Services Corporation has announced that Paul H. Stebbins, World Fuel's chairman and chief executive officer and Ira M. Birns, executive vice president and chief financial officer, will present at the Bank of America Merrill Lynch 2011 Global Transportation Conference at The Four Seasons Hotel in Boston, Massachusetts on May 19, 2011 at 9:20AM Eastern Time.

The presentation will be available via webcast. To access the live webcast please visit http://ir.wfscorp.com, where additional investor information is also available.

The webcast will remain available for one week following the presentation date.

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