REUBEN WASSERMAN - Corporate Board Profile

COGNEX CORP

Filing Date	Source Excerpt
2004-03-17	Reuben Wasserman 74 1990 Since 1985, an independent consultant serving high tech corporations, venture capital firms, and serving on numerous Boards. ... Mr. Wasserman also serves as a member of the Board of Directors of AMR, Inc., as a business advisor to Andover Controls Corporation, and as an advisor to the Board of Overseers of Lahey Clinic. The Board of Directors has a Compensation/ Stock Option Committee whose members are Reuben Wasserman and Jerald Fishman, Chairman. ... The Corporation also has an Audit Committee whose members are Reuben Wasserman, Jerald Fishman and William Krivsky, Chairman. ... The Corporation also has a Nominating Committee whose members are William Krivsky, Reuben Wasserman, and Jerald Fishman, Chairman.
2005-03-16	Reuben Wasserman, 75, Since 1985, an independent consultant serving high tech corporations, venture capital firms, and serving on numerous Boards. The Compensation/ Stock Option Committee members are Reuben Wasserman and Jerald Fishman, Chairman. The Audit Committee members are Reuben Wasserman, Jerald Fishman and William Krivsky, Chairman. The Nominating Committee members are William Krivsky, Reuben Wasserman and Jerald Fishman, Chairman. Each non-employee Director received compensation in the amount of $7,500 for the 2004 fiscal year plus an additional $2,000 for each meeting attended.
2006-03-15	Since 1985, an independent consultant serving high tech corporations, venture capital firms, and serving on numerous Boards. Prior to 1985, he was Vice President of Strategic Planning for Gould, Inc. Mr. Wasserman also serves as a member of the Board of Directors of AMR, Inc., and as a member of the Board of Overseers of Lahey Clinic.
2007-03-14	Reuben Wasserman 77 1990 Since 1985, an independent business consultant serving high technology corporations, venture capital firms, and serving on numerous boards. Prior to 1985, he was Vice President of Strategic Planning for Gould Electronics, Inc. Mr. Wasserman also serves as a member of the Board of Overseers of Lahey Clinic.
2008-03-05	Reuben Wasserman 78 1990 Since 1985, an independent business consultant serving high technology corporations and venture capital firms, and serving on numerous boards. Prior to 1985, he was Vice President of Strategic Planning for Gould Electronics, Inc. Mr. Wasserman also serves as a member of the Board of Overseers of Lahey Clinic. Director Compensation Table — 2007 Reuben Wasserman $41,500 $67,044 (5) $118,544 Our Board of Directors has a Compensation/Stock Option Committee whose members are Reuben Wasserman and Jerald G. Fishman, Chairman. Our Board of Directors also has an Audit Committee whose current members are Edward J. Smith, Reuben Wasserman and Theodor Krantz, Chairman.
2009-03-11	Reuben Wasserman 79 1990 Since 1985, an independent business consultant serving high technology corporations and venture capital firms, and served on numerous boards. Prior to 1985, he was Vice President of Strategic Planning for Gould Electronics, Inc. Director Compensation Table 2008 Reuben Wasserman $35,500 Cash $72,592 Option Awards $0 All Other Compensation $108,092 Total Compensation Committees: Compensation/Stock Option Committee (Chairman) Audit Committee Nominating Committee
2010-03-10	Reuben Wasserman, 80, has served as a director since 1990. Mr. Wasserman has been an independent business consultant serving high technology corporations and venture capital firms, and has served on numerous boards, since 1985. Mr. Wasserman served as a member of the Board of Directors of AMR, Inc. We believe Mr. Wasserman’s qualifications to sit on our Board of Directors include his years of experience providing strategic advisory services. He serves on the Compensation/Stock Option Committee.
2011-03-18	Reuben Wasserman, 81, has served as a director since 1990. Mr. Wasserman has been an independent business consultant serving high-technology corporations and venture capital firms, and has served on numerous boards, since 1985. Prior to 1985, he was Vice President of Strategic Planning for Gould Electronics, Inc. Mr. Wasserman also serves as a member of the Board of Overseers of Lahey Clinic and the Advisory Council Board of Scripps Florida Research Institution. During the past five years, Mr. Wasserman served as a member of the Board of Directors of AMR, Inc. and the Advisory Board for the Threshold Program at Lesley University. We believe Mr. Wasserman is qualified to sit on our Board of Directors based on his years of experience providing strategic advisory services. Our Board of Directors has a Compensation/Stock Option Committee whose members are Jerald G. Fishman, Anthony Sun, and Reuben Wasserman, Chairman. Theodor Krantz served as a member of the Compensation/Stock Option Committee through December 2010, at which time he was replaced by Mr. Sun. Our Board of Directors also has an Audit Committee whose members are Jeffrey B. Miller, Reuben Wasserman and Theodor Krantz, Chairman. Our Board of Directors has a Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee whose members are Jerald G. Fishman, Reuben Wasserman and Anthony Sun, Chairman.
2012-03-14	Reuben Wasserman, 82, has served as a director since 1990. Mr. Wasserman has been an independent business consultant serving high-technology corporations and venture capital firms. He serves on Audit, Compensation/Stock Option, and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committees. Director Compensation Table shows total compensation of $226,113.
2013-03-13	Reuben Wasserman, 83, has served as a director since 1990. Committee membership includes Audit Committee. Director compensation table shows total compensation of $38,000 in 2012.
2014-03-18	Reuben Wasserman, 84, has served as a director since 1990. Mr. Wasserman has been an independent business consultant serving high-technology corporations and venture capital firms. The Board has three standing committees: The Compensation/Stock Option Committee, the Audit Committee and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. The following table provides current committee membership information for each of the Board committees: Reuben Wasserman is a member of the Audit Committee. The Director Compensation Table shows his total compensation as $162,050.
2015-03-06	Reuben Wasserman, 85, has served as a director since 1990. Mr. Wasserman has been an independent business consultant serving high-technology corporations and venture capital firms, and has served on numerous boards, since 1985. Prior to 1985, he was Vice President of Strategic Planning for Gould Electronics, Inc. During the past five years, Mr. Wasserman served as a member of the Board of Overseers of Lahey Clinic, the Board of Directors of AMR, Inc., the Advisory Board for the Threshold Program at Lesley University, and the Advisory Council Board of Scripps Florida Research Institution. Mr. Wasserman has a BSEE from the City College of New York, a MSEE in Computer Science from the University of Michigan, and further education at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. We believe Mr. Wasserman is qualified to sit on our Board of Directors based on his years of experience providing strategic advisory services. 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	Reuben Wasserman, 86, has served as a director since 1990. He serves on the Audit Committee.