Klaus Becker was born in Marburg, Germany in 1953 and grew up in Dortmund, where his father worked as a technician in a steel production company.

[1][self-published source] Later, he studied business administration and national economics and received a master’s degree from the Ruhr-Universität in Bochum.

[4][5] It was the fastest growing privately held company in the Southern Piedmont three years in a row,[6] and was 21st in Inc. Magazine's "The Inner City 100".

[7] With warehouses in Charlotte, Philadelphia, Milwaukee, Los Angeles, and Houston, the company created new supply lines and distributed stainless steel bars from Spanish, Korean, Brazilian and Italian manufacturers.

[17] He was instrumental in bringing the soccer clubs FC Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund to Charlotte to play against foreign teams in the International Champions Cup tournament in 2016.