About
Mr. Benitez has served as a director of the Company since January 2015. Mr. Benitez retired fromAccenture plc in September 2014 after more than 33 years of service, the last three years of which Mr.Benitez served as Chief Executive Officer of North America, where he had primary responsibility forAccenture’s business and operations in North America. From September 2006 to August 2011, Mr.Benitez served as Chief Operating Officer, Products Operating Group, the largest of Accenture’s five operating groups, where he was responsible for executing the business strategy and ensuring operational excellence across a wide set of consumer industry groups, including: automotive; air, freight and travel services; industrial equipment; and infrastructure and transportation services. Prior to that, Mr. Benitez
held various senior leadership roles and other positions since joining Accenture in 1981. Mr. Benitez nows erves as a director and member of the risk and compliance committee of Fifth Third Bancorp, a NASDAQ company. Mr. Benitez brings to the Board his extensive experience developing and executing business strategies across a range of industries, particularly air, freight and travel and transportation services, as well as ignificant executive experience running operating units within a large multinational publicly traded corporation. Committees:• Governance  Technology and Operations (Chairman) Audit Jorge L. Benitez is an independent director of World Kinect Corporation, a company that provides energy procurement and related services, as well as transaction and payment management solutions to commercial and industrial customers, mainly in the aviation, marine, and land transportation industries . He has been serving as a director of the company since 2015. Mr. Benitez is also on the board of Fifth Third Bancorp and 5 other companies 1. In his past career, he held the position of Chief Executive Officer-North America at Accenture Plc and CEO & Managing Director-North America at Accenture LLP (a subsidiary of Accenture Plc) . He retired from Accenture plc in September 2014 after more than 33 years of service. Mr. Benitez received an undergraduate degree from the University of Florida. Retired from Accenture plc in September 2014 after more than 33 years of service. Chief Executive Officer of North America, where he had primary responsibility for Accenture’s business and operations in North America, from 2011 to 2014. Chief Operating Officer, Products Operating Group, the largest of Accenture’s five operating groups, from September 2006 to August 2011, where he was responsible for executing the business strategy and ensuring operational excellence across a wide set of consumer industry groups, including: automotive; air, freight and travel services; industrial equipment; and infrastructure and transportation services. Held various senior leadership roles and other positions since joining Accenture in 1981
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Qualifications & Experience
Other directorships (state)
(only entities turnover at least $5m p/a)
| Company | Committee | Position | Date Appointed |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Board | Other Executive | 01/01/1981 |
 | Board | Other Executive |
Working history
Committee/s
| Company | Committee | Role | Appointment Date | Resignation Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Kinect | Audit | Member | 01/01/2015 | |
| World Kinect | Other (specify) | Chairperson | 01/01/2015 | |
| World Kinect | Nominations & Governance | Chief Executive Officer | 01/01/2015 | |
| World Kinect | Other (specify) | Chairperson | 01/01/2015 |