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Alfred M. Rankin, Jr.
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer

Mr. Rankin has been Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer of NACCO since May 1994, Chairman of NACCO Materials Handling Group, Inc., NACCO's largest subsidiary, since October 2008, and Chairman of Hamilton Beach Brands, Inc., The Kitchen Collection, Inc. and The North American Coal Corporation since January 2010. He joined NACCO as President and Chief Operating Officer in April 1989 and became President and Chief Executive Officer in May 1991. Prior to joining NACCO, he was Vice Chairman, Chief Operating Officer, and a Director of Eaton Corporation, a position he had held since April 1986. Previous to that, he had served successively as President of Eaton's Materials Handling and Industrial Groups, and as Executive Vice President - Operations. Prior to his fifteen years at Eaton, Mr. Rankin worked for McKinsey and Company, a management consulting firm.

Mr. Rankin received a Bachelor of Arts degree, magna cum laude, in economics and a Juris Doctor degree from Yale University.  Mr. Rankin is a director of NACCO Industries, Goodrich Corporation and the Vanguard Group. He is a director and chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland and a trustee and president of the Cleveland Museum of Art.  He is a trustee of University Hospitals of Cleveland and the Musical Arts Association. He is also a director and member of the executive committee of the National Association of Manufacturers.