
	Mr. Robert A. Sheets has been the Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President of Alliance One International Inc., since April 1, 2008. Mr. Sheets has been the Chief Administrative Officer of Alliance One International Inc. since December 14, 2010. He served as an Executive Vice President of Standard Commercial Corp., since April 2004 and also its Chief Financial Officer since April 1998, and Principal Accounting Officer. Previously, Mr. Sheets served as Vice President of Finance at Standard Commercial Corp., from April 1998 to April 2004 and its Assistant Controller since October 1995. His previous experience included 10 years in the foods and international tobacco divisions at RJR Nabisco. He served as a Director of Standard Commercial Corp. since 2002. Mr. Sheets is a magna cum laude Graduate of West Virginia State College with a B.S. in Business Administration, a Certified Public Accountant and a Member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
