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Sidney C. Banwart is vice president of the Human Services Division at Caterpillar Inc. in Peoria, Illinois. He has responsibility for Caterpillar University; Compensation & Benefits; Corporate Medical; Corporate Public Affairs; Global Diversity; Global H.R. Shared Services; Global H.R. Transformation; Corporate Human Resources; Corporate Security; Environmental Safety & Health; Sustainable Development; Corporate Real Estate; and Corporate Succession Management.
He joined Caterpillar in 1968 as a development engineer. He held a variety of engineering and management positions until 1986 when he became the manager of Quality Control and Engineering for the Caterpillar subsidiary in Mexico, where he also served as the manager of Technical Services. He later became the Quality Control Manager at the Aurora, IL facility and took assignments in Decatur, IL as Technical Services Manager and Motor Grader Product Manager. Banwart became general manager of the Large Engine Center in Lafayette, IN in 1995. He was elected a vice president in October 1997 and led the company's Technical Services Division. He assumed responsibility for the Component Products Division in 1998 and was named as Caterpillar's first Chief Information Officer and head of the new Systems & Processes Division in 2000. He was named to his current position in April 2004.
He holds a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering from Iowa State University and an executive MBA from the University of Illinois. He graduated from Duke University's Advanced Management Program and the Business & Public Policy Program at Brookings Institute.
He serves as a member on the Personnel Round Table and the Board of the H.R. Policy Association. He is on the Board of Directors of Caterpillar dealer Carter Machinery, Salem, VA; and The Weitz Company, Des Moines, IA. He is also a member of the Board of the Tropical Forest Foundation and Knox College in Galesburg, IL. In the Peoria, IL area, he serves on the boards of the Lakeview Museum, Peoria Symphony Orchestra Foundation, and Economic Development Council. | 