NUCOR is the largest producer of steel in the United States with joint ventures and global investments around the world. Despite the weak economy, NUCOR has consistently posted profits in each quarter in addition to keeping its 40+ year tradition of not laying off its employees in an economic downturn.
Join the WACC and DiMicco in this discussion about the global steel trade and the rebuilding of the American manufacturing base in an increasingly globalized world.
BIOGRAPHY OF SPEAKER:
Dan DiMicco is President and Chief Executive Officer of Nucor Corporation and Chairman of Nucor’s Board of Directors. Dan also serves on the Board of Directors for Duke Energy Corporation, the American Iron and Steel Institute, and the World Steel Association. Dan has also been elected to the Executive Committee for the World Steel Association and serves on the U. S. Manufacturing Council for the U.S. Department of Commerce.
Dan joined Nucor Corporation in November 1982 as Plant Metallurgist and Manager of Quality Control for Nucor Steel in Plymouth, Utah and in January 1988, he became Melting and Casting Manager at the Utah division. In March 1991, Dan became General Manager of the Nucor-Yamato joint venture in Blytheville, Arkansas and became Vice President in January 1992. He became Executive Vice President in September 1999. He became President, Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of Directors in September 2000. He was elected Vice Chairman in June 2001 and Chairman in May 2006.
Prior to joining Nucor Corporation, Dan was with Republic Steel Corporation in Cleveland, Ohio as Research Metallurgist and Project Leader. Dan was with Republic Steel from March 1975 until he joined Nucor in November 1982.
Dan graduated from Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island in 1972 with a Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Metallurgy and Materials Science. Dan graduated with a Master of Science Degree in Metallurgy and Materials Science from the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1975.
