Alfred M Rankin Jr

Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, NACCO Industries, Inc., an operating holding company with interests in the mining and marketing of lignite, manufacturing and marketing of forklift trucks, and the manufacturing and marketing of small household electric appliances. Mr. Rankin holds a bachelor of arts degree in economics from Yale University, and a juris doctor degree from the Yale Law School. He joined NACCO Industries in April 1989 as President and Chief Operating Officer and became President and Chief Executive Officer in May 1991. He assumed the additional title of Chairman in May 1994. Previously, Mr. Rankin served in a number of management positions with Eaton Corporation, with the most recent being Vice Chairman and Chief Operating Officer from April 1986 to April 1989. He is a director of NACCO Industries, Inc., NMHG Holding Co. and The Vanguard Group. He is a director and deputy Chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland and a trustee and president of the Cleveland Museum of Art. He is a trustee of The Greater Cleveland Partnership, the Musical Arts Association and University Hospitals of Cleveland. Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company. Also director of Goodrich Corporation and The Vanguard Group, and Deputy Chairman and director of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland.