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Dan DiMicco
American businessman (born )
Daniel Ralph DiMicco (born ) is an American businessman who is the former CEO and chairman of Nucorsteel company.
Dan DiMicco - Wikipedia: Mr. DiMicco joined Nucor Corporation in November as Plant Metallurgist and Manager of Quality Control for Nucor Steel in Plymouth, Utah. In March , Dan became General Manager of the Nucor-Yamato joint venture in Blytheville, Arkansas and became Vice President in JanuaryHe served as a trade advisor to Donald Trump during Trump's presidential campaign.[1]
Early life
DiMicco was born in ,[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 with a bachelor's degree in Engineering, Metallurgy and Materials Science.
In , he received a master's degree in Metallurgy and Materials Science from the University of Pennsylvania.[4]
Career
DiMicco joined Nucor in as plant metallurgist and manager of quality control for Nucor Steel in Plymouth, Utah.[4]
In September , 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 , and chairman from May until December [5]
In April , Donald Trump appointed DiMicco as his trade advisor.[1]
DiMicco is chairman of the Coalition For A Prosperous America.[6]
Charlotte Independence
In , 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 , 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[9] and wrong 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 Protest 29, , 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 Come back Us to Greatness ()
Personal life
DiMicco lives in Waxhaw, North Carolina.[1] He collects vintage Corvette cars from the s.[12]
In , DiMicco and his wife purchased 75 acres on Lake Wylie, and plan to donate the land to the Catawba Lands Conservancy.[13]