PATRICK A. ALIAS - Corporate Board Profile

COGNEX CORP

Filing Date	Source Excerpt
2006-03-15	Since April 2005, Senior Vice President of the Corporation. From 1991 through April 2005, Executive Vice President of the Corporation. Prior to joining the Corporation, Mr. Alias spent over 20 years in various high technology management positions in Europe, Japan and the U.S. He holds Master’s Degrees in Electronics, Mathematics, and Economics from IEP in Europe, and is a graduate of the Advanced Management Program of the Harvard Business School.
2007-03-14	Patrick A. Alias 61 2001 Since April 2005, Senior Vice President of Cognex. From 1991 through April 2005, Executive Vice President of Cognex. Prior to joining Cognex, Mr. Alias spent over 20 years in various high technology management positions in Europe, Japan and the United States.
2008-03-05	Patrick A. Alias 62 2001 Since April 2005, Senior Vice President of Cognex. From 1991 through April 2005, Executive Vice President of Cognex. Prior to joining Cognex, Mr. Alias spent over 20 years in various high technology management positions in Europe, Japan and the United States. He holds Master’s Degrees in Electronics, Mathematics, and Economics from IEP in Europe, and is a graduate of the Advanced Management Program of the Harvard Business School. Director Compensation Table — 2007 Patrick A. Alias $60,959 $101,596 $162,555 Amounts listed in this column include: - salary of $90,346 and a bonus under our annual bonus program of $11,250, both of which were earned by Mr. Alias during 2007 in his capacity as a non-executive employee of Cognex; Mr. Alias receives an annual option grant, but no additional cash compensation to serve as a Director.
2009-03-11	Patrick A. Alias 63 2001 Since April 2005, Senior Vice President of Cognex. From 1991 through April 2005, Executive Vice President of Cognex. Prior to joining Cognex, Mr. Alias spent over 20 years in various high technology management positions in Europe, Japan and the United States. He holds Masters Degrees in Electronics, Mathematics, and Economics from IEP in Europe, and is a graduate of the Advanced Management Program of the Harvard Business School. Director Compensation Table 2008 Patrick A. Alias $0 Cash $72,575 Option Awards $100,142 All Other Compensation $172,717 Total Compensation Includes salary of $90,692 and a bonus under our annual bonus program of $9,450, both of which were earned by Mr. Alias during 2008 in his capacity as a non-executive employee of Cognex.
2010-03-10	Patrick A. Alias, 64, has served as a director since 2001. Mr. Alias has served as Senior Vice President of Cognex since April 2005, and previously was Executive Vice President from 1991 through April 2005. Mr. Alias received no additional cash compensation in 2009 to serve on our Board of Directors. Amounts also include salary of $90,346 which was earned by Mr. Alias during 2009 in his capacity as a non-executive employee of Cognex.
2011-03-18	Patrick A. Alias, 65, has served as a director since 2001. Mr. Alias has served as Senior Vice President of Cognex since April 2005, and previously was Executive Vice President from 1991 through April 2005. Prior to joining Cognex, Mr. Alias spent over 20 years in various high technology management positions in Europe, Japan and the United States. He holds Master’s Degrees in Electronics, Mathematics, and Economics from IEP in Europe, and is a graduate of the Advanced Management Program of the Harvard Business School. During the past five years, Mr. Alias has not served as a member of the Board of Directors of another public company or registered investment company. We believe Mr. Alias’s qualifications to sit on our Board of Directors include his four decades of experience working with high-technology companies, including nearly fifteen years as our company’s Executive Vice President of Worldwide Sales and Marketing, as well as his extensive management experience. Mr. Alias has served as Senior Vice President of Cognex since April 2005, and previously was Executive Vice President from 1991 through April 2005. Mr. Alias received no additional cash compensation in 2010 to serve on the Board.
2012-03-14	Patrick A. Alias, 66, has served as a director since 2001. Mr. Alias has served as Senior Vice President of Cognex since April 2005, and previously was Executive Vice President from 1991 through April 2005. Mr. Alias receives no additional cash compensation for his service on the Board. Director Compensation Table shows total compensation of $404,828.
2013-03-13	Patrick A. Alias, 67, has served as a director since 2001. Mr. Alias has served as Senior Vice President of Cognex since April 2005. Mr. Alias is a non-executive employee of Cognex and receives no additional cash compensation for his service on the Board. Director compensation table shows total compensation of $151,691 in 2012, which includes salary and bonus as a non-executive employee.
2014-03-18	Patrick A. Alias, 68, has served as a director since 2001. Mr. Alias has served as Senior Vice President of Cognex since April 2005, and previously was Executive Vice President from 1991 through April 2005. Mr. Alias is a non-executive employee of Cognex and receives no additional cash compensation for his service on the Board. The Director Compensation Table shows his total compensation as $344,243, which includes salary and bonus earned as a non-executive employee and director fees. He serves on the Audit Committee.
2015-03-06	Patrick A. Alias, 69, has served as a director since 2001. Mr. Alias has served as Senior Vice President of Cognex since April 2005, and previously was Executive Vice President from 1991 through April 2005. Prior to joining Cognex, Mr. Alias spent over 20 years in various high technology management positions in Europe, Japan and the United States. He holds Master 27s Degrees in Electronics, Mathematics and Economics from IEP in Europe, and is a graduate of Harvard Business School 27s Advanced Management Program. During the past five years, Mr. Alias has not served as a member of the Board of Directors of another publicly held company or of a registered investment company. We believe Mr. Alias 27s qualifications to sit on our Board of Directors include his four decades of experience working with high-technology companies, including nearly fifteen years as our company 27s Executive Vice President of Worldwide Sales and Marketing, and his extensive management experience. The following table sets forth the compensation earned by or awarded to each Director who served on our Board of Directors in 2014, other than Dr. Shillman and Mr. Willett. Details of Dr. Shillman 27s and Mr. Willett 27s compensation are set forth under the heading 3Executive Compensation 2D 3Summary Compensation Table. 4
2016-03-16	Patrick A. Alias, 70, has served as a director since 2001. Mr. Alias has served as Senior Vice President of Cognex since April 2005. He is a non-executive employee of Cognex and receives no additional cash compensation for his service on the Board.
2017-03-15	Patrick A. Alias, 71, has served as a director since 2001. Mr. Alias has served as Senior Vice President of Cognex since April 2005, and previously was Executive Vice President from 1991 through April 2005. ... Amounts listed in this column for Mr. Alias include salary of $90,972 and a bonus under our annual bonus program of $180,000, both of which were earned by Mr. Alias during 2016 in his capacity as a non-executive employee of Cognex, and insurance premiums of $1,671, which all Cognex employees are eligible to receive. Total Compensation $489,862.
2018-03-14	Patrick A. Alias, 72, has served as a director since 2001. Mr. Alias has served as Senior Vice President of Cognex since April 2005, and previously was Executive Vice President from 1991 through April 2005. Prior to joining Cognex, Mr. Alias spent more than 20 years in various high-technology management positions in Europe, Japan and the United States. He holds Master’s Degrees in Electronics, Mathematics and Economics, and is a graduate of Harvard Business School’s Advanced Management Program. During the past five years, Mr. Alias has not served as a member of the Board of Directors of another publicly held company or of a registered investment company. We believe Mr. Alias’s qualifications for sitting on our Board of Directors include his four decades of experience working with high-technology companies, including nearly fifteen years as our company’s Executive Vice President of Worldwide Sales and Marketing, and his extensive management experience. Director Compensation Table—2017: Patrick A. Alias total compensation $726,451, including salary and bonus as a non-executive employee of Cognex.
2019-03-13	Patrick A. Alias, 73, has served as a director since 2001. Mr. Alias has served as Senior Vice President of Cognex since April 2005, and previously was Executive Vice President from 1991 through April 2005. Details of Mr. Alias’s compensation are set forth under the heading “Director Compensation Table—2018.”
2020-03-13	Patrick A. Alias, 74, has served as a director since 2001. Mr. Alias has served as Senior Vice President of Cognex since April 2005, and previously was Executive Vice President from 1991 through April 2005. ... Mr. Alias was granted options to purchase 35,000 shares. ... Amounts listed in this column for Mr. Alias include his salary of $93,960, which was earned by Mr. Alias during 2019 in his capacity as a non-executive employee of Cognex, medical expense reimbursements of $1,770, a one-time cash payment of $10,800 representing accrued but unused vacation as of December 31, 2018, which was paid in 2019 following Cognex's adoption of a new paid time off policy, as well as life insurance premiums of $1,785, which all Cognex employees are eligible to receive.
2021-03-23	Patrick A. Alias, 75, has served as a director since 2001. Mr. Alias has served as Senior Vice President of Cognex since April 2005, and previously was Executive Vice President from 1991 through April 2005. ... Mr. Alias’s qualifications for sitting on our Board of Directors include his four decades of experience working with high-technology companies, including nearly fifteen years as our company’s Executive Vice President of Worldwide Sales and Marketing, and his extensive management experience. ... The following table sets forth the compensation earned by or awarded to each Director who served on our Board of Directors in 2020, other than Dr. Shillman and Mr. Willett. ... Patrick A. Alias Fees Earned or Paid in Cash: $0, Option Awards: $567,584, All Other Compensation: $133,897, Total Compensation: $701,481.