KLAUS E. BECKER
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​More About Klaus Becker

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For three years, Klaus worked for a third party, before deciding to take the entrepreneurial path that he has followed ever since. He pitched his tent in Charlotte, NC and over the course of many years, he founded several companies involved in the international steel trade. His latest endeavor Nirosteel LLC, celebrated its 5th anniversary in 2014.

In addition to his professional life, he served many years as president of the German American Chamber of Commerce in North Carolina and was the Honorary Consul of the Federal Republic of Germany from 2013 until 2021. He has a passion for contemporary art - shown as "Art in the Office" at his NIROSTEEL, LLC location in Charlotte, NC.

Klaus has been married to Concha, who is a native Mexican, for more than 30 years. They have a grown-up daughter, Fiorella, and a Chihuahua named Jolie.
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​PERSONAL DATA & EDUCATION

February 4, 1953
Born in Marburg, Germany
High School 
Dortmund, Germany
1972 and 1974
Apprenticeship with large international steel trading company, Hoesch Handel, in Dortmund between 
1974 - 1979
 Studies at the Ruhr-University of Bochum, Master of National Economics and Business Administration
Languages 
German (native); fluent in English, French, Italian and Spanish, knowledge in Brazilian Portuguese
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POSITIONS HELD

1979 - 1982
Manager International Division of IMC, Charlotte NC (IMC was a group of companies importing and exporting steel products, running a pipe and a steel mill)
1983 – 1999
Co-founder, co-owner and president of BecMen Trading International, a steel trading company
1991 – 1999
Co-founder, co-owner and CEO of SouthStar Steel, the largest importer of stainless steel bars in the United States
1995 – 1999
Co-founder, co-owner and CEO of Estrela Specialty Steel
1999 – 2008
Co-founder, co-owner and CEO of AMS Specialty Steel
2009 to present
Founder, owner, president and CEO of Nirosteel LLC
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