Executive Bio
Mr. Alfred Marshall Rankin, Jr., also known as Al, serves as the Chief Executive Officer at Housewares Holding Company. Mr. Rankin has been the President and Chief Executive Officer at Hamilton Beach/Proctor Silex Inc., NACCO Materials Handling Group, Inc., Materials Handling Inc., and The Kitchen Collection Inc., since 1991. He served as President of Hamilton Beach Holding since 2012 until June 2017. Mr. Rankin served as the Chief Executive Officer and President of Hyster-Yale Materials Handling, Inc. since September 2012. Mr. Rankin served as the Chief Executive Officer and President of NACCO Industries, Inc. since May 1994 until September 18, 2017. Mr. Rankin joined the NACCO Industries in February 1989. He served as Chief Operating Officer from April 1986 to February 1989 at Eaton Corporation. He serves as an Advisory Chairman of the Board of The Cleveland Museum of Art. He has been the Chairman of NMHG since October 2008. He has been the Executive Chairman of Hamilton Beach Brands Holding Company since September 29, 2017. He also serves as the Chairman of University Hospitals of Cleveland and The North American Coal Corporation. He has been the Chairman of University Hospitals Health System, Inc., since May 2011 and Hyster-Yale Materials Handling, Inc. since September 2012. He serves as Chairman of Hamilton Beach, Inc. He has been Non-Executive Chairman of NACCO Industries, Inc. since May 1994 and has been its Director since 1972. He served as the Chairman of Hyster-Yale Group, Inc. since May 1994 until 2012. He served as the Chairman of Hamilton Beach Brands, Inc. since January 2010. He served as the Chairman of The Kitchen Collection, Inc., since January 1, 2010. Mr. Rankin served as the Chairman of The Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland from January 1, 2010 to January 2013. He also served as the Deputy Chairman of The Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland from January 1, 2007 to January 1, 2010. He serves as an Independent Trustee and Lead Independent Trustee of various funds in the fund complex of Vanguard Funds. He serves as a Trustee of The Cleveland Museum of Art. He has been a Director of University Hospitals Health System, Inc., since 1988. He has been a Director of Hamilton Beach Brands Holding Company since 1992. Mr. Rankin serves as a Director of BFGoodrich Company. He has been a Director of Hyster-Yale Materials Handling, Inc. since 1972. He has been Non Executive Director of Bolzoni SpA since April 1, 2016. He serves as a Trustee of Case Western Reserve University. He served as a Director of Goodrich Corp. from April 18, 1988 to July 2012. He served as a Director of Goodrich Lighting Systems GmbH since 1988, The Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland since 2006 and The Vanguard Group, Inc. since January 1993. Mr. Rankin served as a Director of Standard Products Co., since 1989 and Reliance Electric Co. since January 1993. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from Yale University and a Juris Doctor degree from the Yale Law School.