UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):  January 3, 2012

WORLD FUEL SERVICES CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (305) 428-8000

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Item 5.02.  Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers

Effective January 1, 2012, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of World Fuel Services Corporation (the “Company”) elected Abby F. Kohnstamm as a director of the Company.  Ms. Kohnstamm will serve as a member of the Compensation, Technology and Operations and Governance committees.

Ms. Kohnstamm will receive the compensation currently payable to non-employee directors, which consists of annual fees and equity, which will be prorated to reflect the commencement of her service on the Board.  The Company expects to enter into a Director Indemnification Agreement with Ms. Kohnstamm, the form of which was filed as Exhibit 99.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 24, 2003.

A copy of the Company’s press release announcing the election of Ms. Kohnstamm is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01.      Financial Statements and Exhibits

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

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