Stuart L. Levenick is a group president of Caterpillar Inc. in Peoria, Ill. 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, New Orleans, La.; W. W. Grainger, Inc., Lake Forest, Ill.; executive board member of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and 2012 chairman of the Association of Equipment Manufacturers, Washington, D.C.

About Caterpillar:
For more than 85 years, Caterpillar Inc. has been making sustainable progress possible and driving positive change on every continent. With 2012 sales and revenues of $65.875 billion, Caterpillar is the world’s leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines and diesel-electric locomotives. The company also is a leading services provider through Caterpillar Financial Services, Caterpillar Remanufacturing Services and Progress Rail Services. More information is available at: http://www.caterpillar.com.