ROBERT J. SHILLMAN - Corporate Board Profile

COGNEX CORP

Filing Date	Source Excerpt
2004-03-17	Robert J. Shillman 57 1981 Since 1981, President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Corporation. Each non-employee Director received compensation in the amount of $7,500 for the 2003 fiscal year plus an additional $2,000 for each meeting attended. ... Mr. Shillman was paid a bonus of $21,450 in February 2004, and he was granted options to purchase 55,000 shares of Common Stock at $21.195 per share on April 2, 2003.
2005-03-16	Robert J. Shillman, 58, Since 1981, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Corporation. Dr. Shillman elected to forgo both his base compensation for 2004 of $350,000 as well as his annual bonus of $336,000.
2006-03-15	Since 1981, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Corporation. From 1981 through August 2004, President of the Corporation.
2007-03-14	Robert J. Shillman 60 1981 Since 1981, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Cognex. From 1981 through August 2004, President of Cognex.
2008-03-05	Robert J. Shillman 61 1981 Since 1981, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Cognex. President of Cognex from 1981 through August 2004, and from April 2007. Dr. Shillman, who is our President and Chief Executive Officer, receives no additional compensation to serve on our Board of Directors.
2009-03-11	Robert J. Shillman 62 1981 Since 1981, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Cognex. Summary Compensation Table 2008 Robert J. Shillman Total Compensation: $792,163 Dr. Shillman elected to forgo his base salary of $350,000 in 2008 and his annual bonus of $44,100, which were donated to a public charity. Compensation includes option awards and other compensation.
2010-03-10	Robert J. Shillman, 63, the founder of Cognex, has served as Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of Cognex since 1981. Details of Dr. Shillman’s compensation are set forth under the heading “Executive Compensation — Summary Compensation Table.” Dr. Shillman, who is our Chief Executive Officer, received no additional cash compensation in 2009 to serve on our Board of Directors.
2011-03-18	Robert J. Shillman, 64, the founder of Cognex, has served as Chairman of the Board of Directors since 1981. Dr. Shillman was Chief Executive Officer of Cognex from 1981 through March 2011. During the past five years, Dr. Shillman has not served as a member of the Board of Directors of another public company or registered investment company. We believe Dr. Shillman’s qualifications to sit on our Board of Directors include his three decades of experience in the machine vision industry, and his executive leadership experience from serving as our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer during all of those years. The positions of Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer were occupied by one individual, Dr. Shillman, during 2010. Our Board of Directors believes that having Dr. Shillman in these two roles has served our company well in the past as Dr. Shillman’s three decades of experience in the machine vision industry and his significant ownership interest in Cognex uniquely qualified him to serve as both Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.
2011-10-19	The following information is furnished as of the Record Date, with respect to our common stock beneficially owned within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 of the Exchange Act by each of our Directors, by each of the “named executive officers” (as defined in Item 402(a)(3) of Regulation S-K) and by all of our Directors and executive officers as a group. Unless otherwise indicated, the individuals named held sole voting and investment power over the shares listed below. The address for each individual is c/o Cognex Corporation, One Vision Drive, Natick, Massachusetts 01760. Name Robert J. Shillman 3,075,600 (3) 7.3 % See Footnote (3) under “Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners.”
2012-03-14	Robert J. Shillman, 65, known to many as "Doctor Bob," is the founder of Cognex. He has served as Chairman of the Board of Directors and as an executive officer of Cognex since 1981. Dr. Shillman elected to forgo his salary of $235,000 and bonus of $400,158, but total compensation shown is $649,166.
2013-03-13	Robert J. Shillman, 66, known to many as "Doctor Bob," is the founder of Cognex. He has served as Chairman of the Board of Directors and as an executive officer of Cognex since the company’s founding in 1981. Dr. Shillman was Chief Executive Officer of Cognex from 1981 through March 2011, at which time, and upon his recommendation, Mr. Willett was promoted to fill that role. Details of Dr. Shillman’s compensation are set forth under the heading “Executive Compensation—Summary Compensation Table.” Dr. Shillman elected to forgo his base salary of $225,000 in 2012, which was donated to a public charity. Total compensation for 2012 was $358,555.
2014-03-18	Robert J. Shillman, 67, known to many as "Doctor Bob," is the founder of Cognex. He has served as Chairman of the Board of Directors and as an executive officer of Cognex since the company’s founding in 1981. Dr. Shillman was Chief Executive Officer of Cognex from 1981 through March 2011, at which time, and upon his recommendation, Mr. Willett was promoted to fill that role. Details of Dr. Shillman’s compensation are set forth under the heading “Executive Compensation—Summary Compensation Table.”
2015-03-06	Robert J. Shillman, 68, known to many as "Doctor Bob," is the founder of Cognex. He has served as Chairman of the Board of Directors and as an executive officer of Cognex since the company 27s founding in 1981. Dr. Shillman was Chief Executive Officer of Cognex from 1981 through March 2011, at which time, and upon his recommendation, Mr. Willett was promoted to fill that role. Details of Dr. Shillman 27s compensation are set forth under the heading 3Executive Compensation 2D 3Summary Compensation Table. 4 The following table sets forth the total compensation awarded to, earned by or paid to our Chief Executive Officer, our Chief Financial Officer, and our other executive officer in fiscal years 2012, 2013 and 2014 (who we refer to collectively as the 3named executive officers 4). 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	Robert J. Shillman, 69, known to many as "Doctor Bob," is the founder of Cognex. He has served as Chairman of the Board of Directors and as an executive officer of Cognex since the companys founding in 1981. Dr. Shillman was Chief Executive Officer of Cognex from 1981 through March 2011, at which time, and upon his recommendation, Mr. Willett was promoted to fill that role. Details of Dr. Shillmans compensation are set forth under the heading Executive CompensationSummary Compensation Table.
2017-03-15	Robert J. Shillman, 70, known to many as "Doctor Bob," is the founder of Cognex. He has served as Chairman of the Board of Directors and as an executive officer of Cognex since the company’s founding in 1981... Dr. Shillman elected to forgo his base salary of $200,000 in 2016, and his annual company bonus of $202,650 in 2016. Total Compensation $418,919.
2018-03-14	Robert J. Shillman, 71, known to many as “Doctor Bob,” is the founder of Cognex. He has served as Chairman of the Board of Directors and as an executive officer of Cognex since the company’s founding in 1981. Dr. Shillman was Chief Executive Officer of Cognex from 1981 through March 2011, at which time, and upon his recommendation, Mr. Willett was promoted to fill that role. During the past five years, Dr. Shillman has not served as a member of the Board of Directors of another publicly held company or of a registered investment company. We believe Dr. Shillman’s qualifications for sitting on our Board of Directors include his technical background leading to both a Master’s Degree and a Ph.D. in Computer Science and Electrical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, his in-depth knowledge of AI technology and his 37 years of executive leadership experience building Cognex into the world’s largest and most successful company that specializes in machine vision. Director Compensation Table—2017: Dr. Shillman elected to forgo his base salary and bonus; total compensation reported $465,687.
2019-03-13	Robert J. Shillman, 72, known to many as "Doctor Bob," is the founder of Cognex. He has served as Chairman of the Board of Directors and as an executive officer of Cognex since the company’s founding in 1981. Dr. Shillman was Chief Executive Officer of Cognex from 1981 through March 2011, at which time, and upon his recommendation, Mr. Willett was promoted to fill that role. Details of Dr. Shillman’s compensation are set forth under the heading “Executive Compensation—Summary Compensation Table.”
2020-03-13	Robert J. Shillman, 73, known to many as "Doctor Bob," is the founder of Cognex. He has served as Chairman of the Board of Directors and as an executive officer of Cognex since the company's founding in 1981. ... Dr. Shillman elected to forgo his base salary for 2019 and, as requested by him, we donated this amount to a public charity. ... Summary Compensation Table-2019 shows total compensation of $216,478 including payments for medical benefits and life insurance premiums.
2021-03-23	Robert J. Shillman, 74, known to many as “Doctor Bob,” is the founder of Cognex. He has served as Chairman of the Board of Directors and as an executive officer of Cognex since the company’s founding in 1981. ... On February 11, 2021, Dr. Shillman informed Cognex of his decision to retire from Cognex’s Board of Directors and as an executive officer of the Company, effective following the Board meeting scheduled for May 5, 2021. Dr. Shillman will remain as a Cognex employee in an advisory role. ... Dr. Shillman and Mr. Willett receive no compensation to serve on our Board.