Nucor’s DiMicco receives honor in North Carolina

Chairman emeritus and former president and CEO of Charlotte, North Carolina-based Nucor Corp. Daniel R. DiMicco has been inducted into the North Carolina Business Hall of Fame by the Junior Achievement of Central Carolinas and the North Carolina Chamber of Commerce.

The event, held Nov. 17, 2015, honored the accomplishments of outstanding business leaders from across the Tar Heel State.

DiMicco was joined by Robert J. Barnhill Jr. of the Barnhill Contracting Co. and Susan Cameron of Reynolds American Inc., each of whom was selected by a panel of business and community leaders for their significant contributions in building and defining the North Carolina business landscape.

John J. Ferriola, Nucor chairman, CEO and president, praised Mr. DiMicco’s career as an example for others to follow.

“Dan’s leadership of Nucor was the model which every company should attempt to match,” Ferriola said. “The growth that Nucor sustained over the dozen years of his leadership at a time of unprecedented global challenges is remarkable in every sense of the word. Congratulations, Dan, for this most worthy and deserved honor.”

DiMicco led Nucor from September of 2000 through the end of 2012, during which time the company saw unprecedented growth. DiMicco served as Nucor’s CEO longer than anyone since company founder, Ken Iverson. During this time, Nucor completed more than 50 acquisitions for a total investment of $6.5 billion. In addition to the company’s record of profitable growth, DiMicco championed domestic manufacturing and rules-based, rules-enforced free trade.

Nucor and its affiliates are manufacturers of steel products, with operating facilities primarily in the U.S. and Canada. Through the David J. Joseph Co., Nucor also brokers ferrous and nonferrous metals and processes ferrous and nonferrous scrap. The company also claims to be the largest recycler in North America.