Port Manatee has hired a Navy veteran with four decades of diverse maritime experience to be the port’s chief commercial officer.
Charles D. Tillotson takes over the executive position at Port Manatee as his predecessor, chief commercial officer Matty Appice, plans to retire at the end of the month. Appice served as an executive at the port for about a decade.
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Tillotson said he plans to double the port’s volume of cargo within the next 10 years.
“We are seeking to build upon Port Manatee’s current trend of record trade by advancing further diverse revenue streams,” he said in a news release.
Tillotson’s most recent position was as vice president of business development at the New York-based Carver Companies. The Carver Companies use Port Manatee among its marine operations.
He previously held the position of chief commercial officer at Diversified Port Holdings headquartered in Jacksonville; director of business development for Metro Ports; vice president of military business development for Ports America and vice president of military sales and business development for Marine Terminals Corp.
He served 10 years in the U.S. Navy and reserve duty, rising to the rank of petty officer second class before his discharge in 1992.
“We express extraordinary gratitude to Matty and enthusiastically welcome Charles, looking to benefit from his long-trusted industry relations and exceptional combination of broad-ranging commercial and operational experience at ports along all U.S. coasts and beyond,” said Carlos Buqueras, Port Manatee executive director.
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