{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"37489","rtpr_id":"nPn1HrpfDa","ticker":"NC","exchange":"NYSE","all_tickers":["NC"],"title":"NACCO INDUSTRIES ANNOUNCES EXECUTION OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS SUCCESSION PLAN","author":"PR Newswire","published_at":"2026-05-18T10:30:00.276Z","article_body":"NACCO INDUSTRIES ANNOUNCES EXECUTION OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS SUCCESSION PLAN\n\nPR Newswire\n\nCLEVELAND, May 18, 2026\n\nCLEVELAND, May 18, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- NACCO Industries(®) (NYSE: NC) today\nannounced a planned transition to its Board of Directors leadership,\nreflecting the Company's ongoing commitment to strong governance and\nthoughtful succession planning.\n\nAfter 32 years of distinguished service as Chairman of the Board, Alfred M.\nRankin, Jr. stepped down from the role, effective May 15, 2026. He will\ncontinue to serve as a member of the Board. The Board has appointed General\nJohn P. Jumper, a long-standing director who has served on the Board since\n2012, as the new Chairman. In addition, the Board has appointed Matthew M.\nRankin, who has served on the Board since 2017, as Vice Chair.\n\n\"These changes ensure that an independent, highly professional business\nadvisor with demonstrated leadership capability will lead the Board as\nnon-executive chairman, which our board believes is a best practice for\ncorporate governance,\" said Alfred M. Rankin, Jr., the former Chairman who\nalso previously served as the Company's President and CEO from 1991 to 2017.\n\"The appointment of Matthew Rankin to Vice Chairman will provide the Board\nwith valuable insights. Matthew brings experience as the Chief Executive\nOfficer of a property management and development company as well as the\nperspective of a substantial company stockholder. With these changes, the\nCompany is well positioned to thrive under oversight of an extremely\naccomplished and well-led board.\"\n\nGeneral Jumper, who previously served as Chief of Staff of the United States\nAir Force and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Leidos Holdings, Inc.\nstated, \"NACCO has benefitted from Al's outstanding long-term leadership of\nthe Company and we are pleased that he will remain on the Board and continue\nto provide valuable insights and guidance going forward. I look forward to\nworking with Matthew and the rest of the Board in this new capacity as we\nsupport President and CEO J.C. Butler and his team while they continue to\npursue the Company's successful growth initiatives in coming years.\"\n\n\"Al's knowledge and vision have helped shape NACCO and position us for future\ngrowth and success. We would not be where we are today without his\nleadership,\" said J.C. Butler. \"As business leaders, we are fortunate to\nbenefit from the insights and guidance we receive from a strong board of\ndirectors with a broad range of experiences and perspectives to draw on. We\nare a better company because of the input we received from Al and our board as\nwe worked to transform NACCO Industries into the broad and diverse natural\nresources company we are today. General Jumper and Matthew Rankin are\nexcellent people for these positions at this stage of our development, and I\nlook forward to working with them in their new roles.\"\n\nAdditional information regarding our directors and leadership can be found\nunder the Investors tab on our website at www.nacco.com\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4690423-1&h=1177920399&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nacco.com%2F&a=www.nacco.com)\n.\n\nAbout NACCO Industries\n\nNACCO Industries(®) brings natural resources to life by delivering\naggregates, minerals, reliable fuels and environmental solutions through its\nrobust portfolio of NACCO Natural Resources businesses. Learn more about our\ncompanies at nacco.com\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4690423-1&h=3438716547&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nacco.com%2F&a=nacco.com)\nor get investor information at ir.nacco.com\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4690423-1&h=2207964619&u=https%3A%2F%2Fir.nacco.com%2F&a=ir.nacco.com)\n.\n\n****\n\n(https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/2745661/NACCO_Logo.html)\n\nView original content to download\nmultimedia:https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/nacco-industries-announces-execution-of-board-of-directors-succession-plan-302774206.html\n(https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/nacco-industries-announces-execution-of-board-of-directors-succession-plan-302774206.html)\n\nSOURCE NACCO Industries\n\n\n\nChristina Kmetko, (440) 229-5130\n\nPhoto: \nhttps://mma.prnewswire.com/media/2745661/NACCO_Logo.jpg\n\nCopyright (c) 2026 PR Newswire Association,LLC. All Rights Reserved.","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nPn1HrpfDa","title":"NACCO INDUSTRIES ANNOUNCES EXECUTION OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS SUCCESSION PLAN","author":"PR Newswire","ticker":"NC","created":"2026-05-18T10:30:00.276Z","tickers":["NC"],"exchange":"NYSE","article_body":"NACCO INDUSTRIES ANNOUNCES EXECUTION OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS SUCCESSION PLAN\n\nPR Newswire\n\nCLEVELAND, May 18, 2026\n\nCLEVELAND, May 18, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- NACCO Industries(®) (NYSE: NC) today\nannounced a planned transition to its Board of Directors leadership,\nreflecting the Company's ongoing commitment to strong governance and\nthoughtful succession planning.\n\nAfter 32 years of distinguished service as Chairman of the Board, Alfred M.\nRankin, Jr. stepped down from the role, effective May 15, 2026. He will\ncontinue to serve as a member of the Board. The Board has appointed General\nJohn P. Jumper, a long-standing director who has served on the Board since\n2012, as the new Chairman. In addition, the Board has appointed Matthew M.\nRankin, who has served on the Board since 2017, as Vice Chair.\n\n\"These changes ensure that an independent, highly professional business\nadvisor with demonstrated leadership capability will lead the Board as\nnon-executive chairman, which our board believes is a best practice for\ncorporate governance,\" said Alfred M. Rankin, Jr., the former Chairman who\nalso previously served as the Company's President and CEO from 1991 to 2017.\n\"The appointment of Matthew Rankin to Vice Chairman will provide the Board\nwith valuable insights. Matthew brings experience as the Chief Executive\nOfficer of a property management and development company as well as the\nperspective of a substantial company stockholder. With these changes, the\nCompany is well positioned to thrive under oversight of an extremely\naccomplished and well-led board.\"\n\nGeneral Jumper, who previously served as Chief of Staff of the United States\nAir Force and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Leidos Holdings, Inc.\nstated, \"NACCO has benefitted from Al's outstanding long-term leadership of\nthe Company and we are pleased that he will remain on the Board and continue\nto provide valuable insights and guidance going forward. I look forward to\nworking with Matthew and the rest of the Board in this new capacity as we\nsupport President and CEO J.C. Butler and his team while they continue to\npursue the Company's successful growth initiatives in coming years.\"\n\n\"Al's knowledge and vision have helped shape NACCO and position us for future\ngrowth and success. We would not be where we are today without his\nleadership,\" said J.C. Butler. \"As business leaders, we are fortunate to\nbenefit from the insights and guidance we receive from a strong board of\ndirectors with a broad range of experiences and perspectives to draw on. We\nare a better company because of the input we received from Al and our board as\nwe worked to transform NACCO Industries into the broad and diverse natural\nresources company we are today. General Jumper and Matthew Rankin are\nexcellent people for these positions at this stage of our development, and I\nlook forward to working with them in their new roles.\"\n\nAdditional information regarding our directors and leadership can be found\nunder the Investors tab on our website at www.nacco.com\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4690423-1&h=1177920399&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nacco.com%2F&a=www.nacco.com)\n.\n\nAbout NACCO Industries\n\nNACCO Industries(®) brings natural resources to life by delivering\naggregates, minerals, reliable fuels and environmental solutions through its\nrobust portfolio of NACCO Natural Resources businesses. Learn more about our\ncompanies at nacco.com\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4690423-1&h=3438716547&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nacco.com%2F&a=nacco.com)\nor get investor information at ir.nacco.com\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4690423-1&h=2207964619&u=https%3A%2F%2Fir.nacco.com%2F&a=ir.nacco.com)\n.\n\n****\n\n(https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/2745661/NACCO_Logo.html)\n\nView original content to download\nmultimedia:https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/nacco-industries-announces-execution-of-board-of-directors-succession-plan-302774206.html\n(https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/nacco-industries-announces-execution-of-board-of-directors-succession-plan-302774206.html)\n\nSOURCE NACCO Industries\n\n\n\nChristina Kmetko, (440) 229-5130\n\nPhoto: \nhttps://mma.prnewswire.com/media/2745661/NACCO_Logo.jpg\n\nCopyright (c) 2026 PR Newswire Association,LLC. 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