The Port of Virginia

Success Stories

Having been a customer and partner of the Port of Virginia for over 25 years is a statement in and of itself. Looking towards a future of ever-changing container flows, we feel The Port of Virginia will remain a vital export gateway for our cargo.”

John Fornazor
Chief Executive Officer
Fornazor International, Inc.

Adding new locations is another way we can better serve our customers. With the support of the port management team, we’ve already proven we can have operations up and running in as little as 48 hours!”

Ben Buben
Executive Director Operations and Business Development
Pasha Automotive Services

Our economies are regional. The future success of North Carolina’s Northeast Region depends on a strong “working partnership” with the Port of Virginia. The Port is one of our most important allies as we continue to promote our Mid-Atlantic east coast location.”

Vann Rogerson
President & CEO
North Carolina’s Northeast Commission

When APG began researching a location for a new manufacturing facility, the access to and the assistance provided by the Port of Virginia made the decision to build in Hampton Roads an easy one. But the personal interactions with Port employees during our tour of the Port facilities was a very unexpected and very welcome surprise.”

Lee Puckett
Vice President & General Manager
Atomized Products Group of Chesapeake

The Port of Virginia’s incentives program offers businesses numerous opportunities to capitalize on their investment into the Commonwealth. Lumber Liquidators will continue to participate in the Port’s incentive programs – they are a tremendous value to our organization.”

Holly Pearce
Director, International Logistics
Lumber Liquidators

The Port of Virginia was the catalyst for building our manufacturing site in Virginia Beach forty years ago. The proximity of the port and STIHL Inc. obtaining FTZ status helps STIHL maintain its competitive advantage. We look forward to continuing this mutual partnership between STIHL, Inc. and the Port of Virginia for many years in the future.”

Don Chase
Director, Planning and Logistics
Stihl, Inc.

TITLE	NAME	PHONE	MOBILE	EMAIL	ADDRESS
MANAGEMENT
Chief Sales Officer	Tom Capozzi	757.440.7203	757.617.1655	tcapozzi@vit.org	601 World Trade Center, Norfolk, Virginia 23510
Vice President, Cargo Sales	Cary Hagen	757.440.7200	757.615.6659	chagen@vit.org	601 World Trade Center, Norfolk, Virginia 23510
Vice President, Ocean Carrier Sales	Joe O'Brien	201.876.1654	917.916.0800	jobrien@vit.org	5 Marine View Plaza, Suite 222, Hoboken , New Jersey 07030
Director, Breakbulk & Ro-Ro Sales	Dave Harriss	757.440.7210	757.274.8273	dharriss@vit.org	601 World Trade Center, Norfolk, Virginia 23510
Director of Inland Terminals and Sales Support	Daniel LeGrande	757.440.7115	757.374.2307	dlegrande@vit.org	601 World Trade Center, Norfolk, Virginia 23510
Director, Ocean Carrier Sales	Brian Kobza		732.599.3000	bkobza@vit.org	601 World Trade Center, Norfolk, Virginia 23510
DOMESTIC FIELD STAFF
Southeast Area Manager	Debbie Dowdle	336.859.3058	336.688.4028	ddowdle@vit.org	P.O. Box 0188, Denton, North Carolina 27239-0188
Midwest Area Manager	Jeanne G. Heilman	248.305.6500	586.419.4252	jheilman@vit.org	P.O. Box 704, Novi, Michigan 48376-0704
Northeast Area Manager	Tara Emam	201.499.5177	973.420.1232	temam@vit.org	5 Marine View Plaza, Suite 222, Hoboken, New Jersey 07030
Western Area Manager	Nick King	901.372.0047	901.233.6129	nking@vit.org	PO Box 24 Brunswick (Memphis), TN 38014
Mid Atlantic Area Manager	Kara K. Matzko	757.440.7208	757.470.7590	kmatzko@vit.org	601 World Trade Center, Norfolk, Virginia 23510

International Field Staff
South/Central America Antonio Carlos Amado Amado Worldwide Marketing Ltda Av Sagitario 138 Suite 72 - Organico Office Alpha Square Mall Alphaville Barueri - Sao Paulo CEP 06473-073 Direct Line: 55 11 2424-6510 Mobile: 55 11 9 7144-3608 Skype: Amadovit	Europe/CIS/Africa/Israel/Middle East Betty Princen-Dignef Rue de Landen 178 B-4280 Hannut Belgium Phone: 32-1951-4275 Mobile: 32-475-31-0601 bprincen@vit.org
China/Hong Kong/Taiwan/Mongolia H. L. Ringo Chi Suite 2201, Tower Two Times Square, Causeway Bay Hong Kong Phone: (852) 3753-8868 Fax: ( 852) 3753-8989 rchi@vit.org	India/Afghanistan/Pakistan/Nepal/Burma/Bhutan/Bangladesh Ramkumar. R – Md Jayaram.R. - CEO M & R Logistics (India) Pvt. Ltd. 56/57, 3rd Floor, Rajaji Salai Chennai 600 001 India Phone: (91) 44 3988 1515 Fax: (91) 44 3077 1410
Korea/Japan/Southeast Asia/Australia-New Zealand Sang Yong Lee #1009A, 286, Seocho-Daero Seocho-Gu, Seoul, Korea 06644 Phone: (822) 739-6248 Fax: (822) 739-6538 slee@vit.org

MANAGEMENT

DOMESTIC FIELD STAFF

International Field Staff

South/Central America

Europe/CIS/Africa/Israel/Middle East

China/Hong Kong/Taiwan/Mongolia

India/Afghanistan/Pakistan/Nepal/Burma/Bhutan/Bangladesh

Korea/Japan/Southeast Asia/Australia-New Zealand