
	Ira Birns is executive vice president and chief financial officer of World Fuel Services Corporation. &nbsp; Birns is responsible for the executive leadership of the company&acirc;&euro;&trade;s financial organization including M&amp;A planning and analysis, tax, treasury, controllership, internal audit and investor relations. &nbsp; Prior to World Fuel, Birns served as vice president and treasurer and vice president of investor relations for Arrow Electronics, Inc., a global provider of products, services, and solutions to industrial and commercial users of electronic components and computer products. &nbsp; He is also the past Chairman of the Board of the Association for Finance Professionals which serves a global network of more than 16,000 finance and treasury professionals. &nbsp; Birns holds a bachelor&acirc;&euro;&trade;s degree in accounting from Hofstra University and is a certified public accountant as well as a certified treasury professional.
