Mr. Levenick is a Corporate Director. Mr. Levenick retired from Caterpillar Inc. in 2015 after 37 years, including ten years as Group President. His most recent responsibility included leadership of customer and dealer support for Caterpillar. Other responsibilities during his tenure as Group President included management of businesses spanning marketing, manufacturing operations, engineering, supply chain, procurement and human resources. Prior to assuming the Group President position in 2004, Mr. Levenick served as Vice President, Caterpillar Inc., and Chairman of Shin Caterpillar Mitsubishi Ltd. from 2000 to 2004, and as Vice President, Asia Pacific Division, from 2001 to 2004. Prior to 2000, he held various senior positions with Caterpillar in North America, Asia and Europe. Previously, he held positions as Chairman of the Association of Equipment Manufacturers, Executive Director of the United States Chamber of Commerce, Director of the U.S./China Business Council and the U.S./Russia Business Council. Currently, Mr. Levenick is the lead director of Entergy Corporation, the lead director of W.W. Grainger, Inc. and a director of the University of Illinois Foundation.
Mr. 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.
Mr. Levenick is Chair of the Audit Committee and is a member of the Governance and Risk Committee.