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Suzanne S. Taylor
Associate General Counsel and Assistant Secretary

Ms. Taylor is an assistant legal and administrative officer of NACCO, assisting in oversight for all legal, corporate secretarial, human resources and administrative activities of the Company and its subsidiaries. Ms. Taylor joined NACCO as Associate General Counsel and Assistant Secretary in December of 2008. Prior to joining NACCO, she was Vice President and General Counsel of Keithley Instruments, Inc., a manufacturer of electrical test measurement equipment located in Solon, Ohio, a position she held since April 2007. From January 2006 until March 2007, she was Assistant General Counsel of Platinum Equity, LLC a private equity company. From March 2003 until November 2005, she was Senior Vice President, General Counsel of SourceOne Healthcare Technologies, Inc., a Platinum Equity company, a distributor of radiology-related products and supplies. From February 1994 to March 2003, Ms. Taylor held various positions of increasing responsibility at several Cleveland area companies. From August 1989 to February 1994 she practiced law with the law firm of Jones Day in Cleveland.

Ms. Taylor received a Bachelor of Arts from Williams College in Pyschology and a Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, from Boston University School of Law. She is admitted to practice law in Ohio and is a member of the American, Ohio and Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Associations, as well as the American Corporate Counsel Association, Society of Corporate Secretaries & Governance Professionals and Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics.