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PRESIDENT AND CEO, CV INTERNATIONAL; CHAIR, VIRGINIA MARITIME ASSOCIATION, NORFOLK
PRESIDENT AND CEO, CV INTERNATIONAL; CHAIR, VIRGINIA MARITIME ASSOCIATION, NORFOLK
Virginia Business// August 29, 2024//
As head of CV International and Capes Shipping Agencies, a family-owned global logistics and vessel agency service company, Coleman is responsible for the overall management, direction and growth of the company.
He serves as chairman of the Virginia Maritime Association (VMA) and is a board member of the Hampton Roads Shipping Association. He previously served as president of the Hampton Roads Global Commerce Council.
Coleman worked his way up through CV International, which his father started in 1984, becoming president in 2006 and CEO in 2018. The logistics business has about 100 employees throughout the mid-Atlantic, including 55 in Virginia.
Coleman also is president of the state Board for Branch Pilots, which oversees the licensing and regulation of harbor pilots in Virginia, and is a commissioner for the Virginia Port Authority, providing oversight of the Port of Virginia. His term ends in June 2027.
He received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Richmond and a law degree from Louisiana State University.
