Stuart L. Levenick

Biographical Information
"Stuart L. Levenick is a Group President of Caterpillar Inc. in Peoria, Illinois. He has administrative responsibility for Customer and Dealer Support for Caterpillar Inc., which includes Europe-Africa-Middle East, Americas and Asia Pacific Distribution divisions, Remanufacturing and Components, Customer Services Support and Parts Distribution and Logistics. Levenick brings a strong background in marketing and general management, as well as broad global experience from the United States, Canada, Russia, Asia Pacific and Japan.

"Levenick joined Caterpillar as a sales and marketing development representative in 1977. After serving in various management positions in marketing, commercial management and product source planning, he became a division manager in 1989, regional manager for Cat Asia Pte. Ltd. in 1995 and general manager for company operations in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) in 1998.

"Prior to becoming group president, he served as vice president of Caterpillar's Asia Pacific Division and chairman of Shin Caterpillar Mitsubishi Ltd. (SCM), formerly a Tokyo, Japan-based joint venture between Caterpillar and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd., now Caterpillar Japan Ltd. (CJL).

"Levenick graduated from the University of Illinois with a Bachelor of Science degree in forestry and is a Sloan Fellow with a Master of Science degree in management from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

"He is a member of the board of directors of Entergy Corporation, W. W. Grainger, Inc., US Chamber of Commerce, Association of Equipment Manufacturers, and Heart of Illinois United Way."