Dan DiMicco

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Dan DiMicco
Born
Daniel Ralph DiMicco

1950 (age 72–73)
Education Brown University (BS)
University of Pennsylvania (MS)
Known forFormer CEO and Chairman, Nucor
Political party Republican

Daniel Ralph DiMicco (born 1950) is an American businessman who is the former CEO and chairman of Nucor steel company. He served as a trade advisor to Donald Trump during Trump's 2016 presidential campaign. [1]

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Early life

DiMicco was born in 1950, [2] and grew up in Mount Kisco, New York, the eldest of five children of a father who worked in a beer distribution and soda manufacturing business that he started with his brothers. [3]

He graduated from Brown University in 1972 with a bachelor's degree in Engineering, Metallurgy and Materials Science. In 1975, he received a master's degree in Metallurgy and Materials Science from the University of Pennsylvania. [4]

Career

DiMicco joined Nucor in 1982 as plant metallurgist and manager of quality control for Nucor Steel in Plymouth, Utah. [4]

In September 2000, DiMicco, formerly the general manager of the company's highly profitable Nucor-Yamato Steel joint venture, was appointed CEO. In the years that followed, the company made several acquisitions. DiMicco was CEO until December 2012, and chairman from May 2006 until December 2012. [5]

In April 2016, Donald Trump appointed DiMicco as his trade advisor. [1]

DiMicco is chairman of the Coalition For A Prosperous America. [6]

Charlotte Independence

In 2018, DiMicco bought a majority stake in the soccer club Charlotte Independence, that plays in the USL Championship, the second tier of the American soccer pyramid. [7] Following the murder of George Floyd in 2020, DiMicco sent out a series of tweets blaming the subsequent protests on antifa, George Soros and China. [8] DiMicco went on to spread a series of conspiracy theories about COVID-19 [9] and false claims of election fraud. [10] Some supporters of the club responded strongly to these statements, condemning DiMicco, and calling for him to sell his interest in the team. The Independent Supporters Council urged the league to "take action" against him. [8]

On March 29, 2021, the club announced that several owners, including DiMicco, were in the process of selling their ownership stakes. [11]

Publications

American Made: Why Making Things Will Return Us to Greatness (2015)

Personal life

DiMicco lives in Waxhaw, North Carolina. [1] He collects vintage Corvette cars from the 1960s. [12]

In 2012, DiMicco and his wife purchased 75 acres on Lake Wylie, and plan to donate the land to the Catawba Lands Conservancy. [13]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "How former Nucor CEO DiMicco became a Trump adviser". Charlotte Observer.
  2. ↑ DK (3 August 2009). 1000 CEOs. Dorling Kindersley Limited. p. 137. ISBN   978-1-4053-5272-7.
  3. ↑ "Daniel DiMicco, 2006 Steelmaker of the Year" (PDF). Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  4. 1 2 "About Dan" . Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  5. ↑ "Stocks". Bloomberg. 16 June 2023.
  6. ↑ "Dan DiMicco - CPA".
  7. ↑ Goodman, Mark Asher (26 February 2021). "The Owner That Strangled his Own Club, Part 1". Pittsburgh Soccer Now. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  8. 1 2 "Controversial owner to sell stake in USL side". ESPN.com. 2021-03-29. Retrieved 2022-01-28.
  9. ↑ The Athletic Staff. "Charlotte Independence owner selling stake after COVID-19 conspiracy tweets". The Athletic. Retrieved 2022-01-28.
  10. ↑ Nauman, Billy (2021-01-16). "Trump ally targeted by activist group leaves Duke board". Financial Times. Retrieved 2022-01-28.
  11. ↑ Carlisle, Jeff (29 March 2021). "Controversial owner to sell stake in USL's Charlotte Independence". ESPN. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  12. ↑ "Executive Profile - Nucor Corporation - Daniel R. (Dan) DiMicco - Customer Intelligence".
  13. ↑ "Watershed moment for Nucor CEO Dan DiMicco". Charlotte Business Journal. 27 April 2012. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
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