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1990
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“Senator” at the Junior Chamber International (highest possible rank worldwide), Senator# 60254
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1995 – 2010
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Member of the Advisory Board of the International Dean of International Business Administration Prof. Dr. Uli Froehlich at Pfeiffer University, Charlotte
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1994 – 1997
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Member of the Advisory Board of Lincoln Bank, Charlotte
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1996-1998
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President of the Charlotte World Trade Organization (CWTO)
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1997/8
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Vice-President of the NC World Trade Association (NCWTA), as such Co-Chairman of the yearly NCWTA Conference in Charlotte in 1998 with Colin Powell as key-note speaker
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SouthStar Steel was the Fastest Growing Privately Held Company (acc. to KPMG and The Business Journal) in Western North Carolina in 1994, 1995, 1996 (no company ever had the #1 position twice), #2 in 1997 and #10 in 1998 and in 1996 #84 on INC. Magazine’s list of Fastest Growing Companies Nationwide
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1996
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Entrepreneur of the Year in North Carolina (Ernest + Young) and runner-up in the National Awards of Entrepreneur of the Year
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1997
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Entrepreneurial Trailblazer Award from the Metrolina Entrepreneurial Council
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1998
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Charlotte Chamber of Commerce Entrepreneur of the Year
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2004-2011
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President of the North Carolina Chapter, German American Chamber of Commerce of the Southern United States
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April 2005-2011
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Member of the Board of the German American Chamber of the Southern United States, Atlanta
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2011 – to date
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Honorary Member of the Board of the German American Chamber of the Southern United States, Atlanta
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April 2007-2011
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Member of the Board of the World Affairs Council Charlotte
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January 17, 2014-September 30, 2021
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Honorary Consul of the Federal Republic of Germany for Western North Carolina
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May 5, 2015
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The Mayor of Charlotte presents The Global Leader Award on behalf of the Mayor’s International Cabinet Awards committee to Klaus and Concha Becker
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May 2016 – to date
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Member of the Board of the CPCC Foundation
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Oct. 15, 2019
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Global Service Award, Rotary International, Charlotte City Club
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Sep. 29, 2023
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“Lifetime Achievement Award – GACC South”
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