POWER OF ATTORNEY



Know all by these presents that the undersigned hereby

constitutes and appoints each of Laura D. Jones and

Kristina A. Meadows, signing singly, the undersigned's

true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:



(1) execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in

the undersigned's capacity as an officer and/or director

of Alliance One International Inc. (the "Company"), Forms

3, 4, and 5 in accordance with Section 16(a) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder;



(2) do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf

of the undersigned which may be necessary or desirable

to complete and execute any such Form 3, 4, or 5, complete

and execute any amendment or amendments thereto, and file

such form with the United States Securities and Exchange

Commission and any stock exchange or similar authority; and



(3) take any other action of any type whatsoever in

connection with the foregoing which, in the opinion of

such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to, in the best

nterest of, or legally required by, the undersigned, it being

understood that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact

on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of

Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain such terms

and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in such

attorney-in-fact's discretion.



The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact

full power and authority to do and perform any and every act

and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary, or proper to be

done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers herein

granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned

might or could do if personally present, with full power of

substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all

that such attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact's substitute

or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue

of this power of attorney and the rights and powers herein

granted.  The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing

attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request

of the undersigned, are not assuming, nor is the Company assuming,

any of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply with

Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.



This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect

until the undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4,

and 5 with respect to the undersigned's holdings of and transactions

in securities issued by the Company, unless earlier revoked by

the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the foregoing

attorneys-in-fact.



IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of

Attorney to be executed as of this 14th day of June, 2013.

Signature:  /s/ Jeffrey A. Eckmann

Print Name: Jeffrey A. Eckmann