Industry & Services >> CEO Interviews >> January 8, 2001
PAUL STEBBINS is President and Chief Operating Officer of World Fuel
Services Corporation. Stebbins had served as executive vice president of
World Fuel Services and Chief Operating Officer of the company's marine
division. He joined the company in 1995 when World Fuel Services
acquired Trans-Tec, a company he co-founded in 1985. He has published
numerous articles and is a frequent lecturer on the role of the bunker
broker. Mr. Stebbins helped design the marine fuels curriculum for the
American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) and is the
organization's Secretary. He is also a member of the US delegation to
the International Standards Organization's (ISO) working group on marine
fuel specifications. Mr. Stebbins was a founding member of the
International Bunker Industry Association's (IBIA) Council of Management
and served as its Vice Chairman from 1993-1995. Mr. Stebbins holds a
Bachelor's degree in Government from Georgetown University. Profile
TWST: Could you give us a brief overview and historical sketch of thecompany?
Mr. Stebbins: World Fuel Services provides fueling, financing and
marketing services to the international