Mr. Bittenbender is the chief legal and administrative officer of NACCO, with oversight responsibility for all legal, corporate and ethics compliance, corporate secretarial, human resources, compensation and administrative activities of the Company and its subsidiaries. Mr. Bittenbender joined NACCO as Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary in July 1990. Prior to joining NACCO, he was Deputy General Counsel of G.D. Searle & Co., a research based manufacturer and marketer of pharmaceutical products located in Chicago, Illinois, a position he had held since September 1988. From January 1980 until September 1988, he practiced law with the law firm of Jones Day in Cleveland, Ohio. He held several management positions between 1971 and 1979 with The Ohio Bell Telephone Company in Cleveland, Ohio. Mr. Bittenbender received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from Claremont McKenna College and a Juris Doctor degree from Cleveland State University. He is admitted to the practice of law in Ohio, Illinois and before federal courts. He is a member of the American, Ohio, Illinois and Cleveland Bar Associations. Mr. Bittenbender is a Director and former Chairman of Judson Retirement Community and a Trustee of The Cleveland Institute of Music.
