Corporate Board Profile
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| Filing Date | Source Excerpt |
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| 2020-04-24 | Robert J. Willett Age: 52 Director Class: III Director Since: 2019 Committees: Audit ...Mr. Willett was appointed on December 12, 2019 by the Board as an additional director. ...The following table describes the compensation paid by the Company to each of the persons who served as non-employee directors during 2019: Name Fees Earned Stock Awards All Other Compensation Total Robert J. Willett $— $69,972 — $69,972 |
| 2021-04-23 | Mr. Willett is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Cognex Corporation (NASDAQ: CGNX), a machine vision company, where he oversees all aspects of strategy and operations. He joined Cognex in 2008 as Executive Vice President and President of the Modular Vision Systems Division. He was promoted to President and Chief Operating Officer in 2010 and to Chief Executive Officer in 2011. Before joining Cognex, he served as Group Vice President of Business Development and Innovation for the Product Identification business group at Danaher Corporation (NYSE:DHR), a diversified manufacturer of industrial controls and technologies. Prior to that, he served as President of Danaher subsidiary Videojet Technologies. From 1998 to 2003 Mr. Willett served as Chief Executive Officer of Willett International Ltd., a $125 million private coding company with 30 wholly owned sales companies around the world, which he sold to Danaher in 2003. Mr. Willett holds a BA from Brown University and an MBA from Yale University. |
| 2022-04-14 | Robert J. Willett Age: 54 Director Class: III Committees: Compensation Corporate Governance Mr. Willett is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Cognex Corporation... He serves as valuable resource as the Company continues to execute its growth strategy. |
| 2023-04-13 | Mr. Willett is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Cognex Corporation (NASDAQ: CGNX), a machine vision company, where he oversees all aspects of strategy and operations. He joined Cognex in 2008 as Executive Vice President and President of the Modular Vision Systems Division. He was promoted to President and Chief Operating Officer in 2010 and to Chief Executive Officer in 2011. Before joining Cognex, he served as Group Vice President of Business Development and Innovation for the Product Identification business group at Danaher Corporation (NYSE:DHR), a diversified manufacturer of industrial controls and technologies. Prior to that, he served as President of Danaher subsidiary Videojet Technologies. From 1998 to 2003 Mr. Willett served as Chief Executive Officer of Willett International Ltd., a $125 million private coding company with 30 wholly owned sales companies around the world, which he sold to Danaher in 2003. Mr. Willett holds a BA from Brown University and an MBA from Yale University. |
| 2024-04-10 | Mr. Willett is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Cognex Corporation (NASDAQ: CGNX), a machine vision company, where he oversees all aspects of strategy and operations. He joined Cognex in 2008 as Executive Vice President and President of the Modular Vision Systems Division. He was promoted to President and Chief Operating Officer in 2010 and to Chief Executive Officer in 2011. |
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| 2011-03-18 | Robert J. Willett, 43, joined Cognex in June 2008 as the President of the Modular Vision Systems Division (MVSD). In January 2010, Mr. Willett was promoted to President and Chief Operating Officer, and in March 2011, he became our Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Willett came to Cognex from Danaher Corporation, a diversified manufacturer of industrial controls and technologies, where he served as Vice President of Business Development and Innovation for the Product Identification Business Group. Prior to that, Mr. Willett was President of Videojet Technologies, a leader in coding and marking products, which is a subsidiary of Danaher. Mr. Willett also served as Chief Executive Officer of Willett International Ltd., a privately-owned coding and marking company which was sold to Danaher in 2003 and merged with Videojet. During the past five years, Mr. Willett has not served as a member of the Board of Directors of another public company or registered investment company. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Brown University and a Masters in Business Administration from Yale University. |
| 2012-03-14 | Robert J. Willett, 44, has served as our Chief Executive Officer since March 2011 and as a director since April 2011. Director Compensation details are included in Executive Compensation Summary Compensation Table showing total compensation of $3,180,914. |
| 2013-03-13 | Robert J. Willett, 45, has served as a director and as our Chief Executive Officer since 2011. Details of Mr. Willett’s compensation are set forth under the heading “Executive Compensation—Summary Compensation Table.” Total compensation for 2012 was $544,717. |
| 2014-03-18 | Robert J. Willett, 46, has served as a director and as our Chief Executive Officer since 2011. Mr. Willett joined Cognex in 2008 as President of the Modular Vision Systems Division, and was promoted in 2010 to President and Chief Operating Officer. Details of Mr. Willett’s compensation are set forth under the heading “Executive Compensation—Summary Compensation Table.” |
| 2015-03-06 | Robert J. Willett, 47, has served as a director and as our Chief Executive Officer since 2011. Mr. Willett joined Cognex in 2008 as President of the Modular Vision Systems Division, and was promoted in 2010 to President and Chief Operating Officer. He came to Cognex from Danaher Corporation, a diversified manufacturer of industrial controls and technologies, where he served as Vice President of Business Development and Innovation for the Product Identification Business Group and prior to that as President of Videojet Technologies, a leader in coding and marking products. Mr. Willett also served as Chief Executive Officer of Willett International Ltd., a coding and marking company which was sold to Danaher and merged with Videojet. During the past five years, Mr. Willett has not served as a member of the Board of Directors of another publicly held company or of a registered investment company. He holds a B.A. from Brown University, and an M.B.A. from Yale University. We believe Mr. Willett 27s qualifications to sit on our Board of Directors include his experience in the machine vision industry, his executive leadership experience and his knowledge of our company through his various management roles. 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. Willett, 48, has served as a director and Chief Executive Officer of Cognex since 2011. Details of Mr. Willetts compensation are set forth under the heading Executive CompensationSummary Compensation Table. |
| 2017-03-15 | Robert J. Willett, 49, has served as a director and Chief Executive Officer of Cognex since 2011. Mr. Willett joined our company in 2008 as President of the Modular Vision Systems Division... Dr. Shillman was CEO until March 2011, when Mr. Willett was promoted to CEO. Dr. Shillman and Mr. Willett receive no compensation to serve on our Board. Compensation details are under Executive Compensation. |
| 2019-03-13 | Robert J. Willett, 51, has served as a director and Chief Executive Officer of Cognex since 2011. Mr. Willett joined our company in 2008 as President of the Modular Vision Systems Division, and was promoted to President and Chief Operating Officer in 2010. Details of Mr. Willett’s compensation are set forth under the heading “Executive Compensation—Summary Compensation Table.” |
| 2020-03-13 | Robert J. Willett, 52, has served as a director and Chief Executive Officer of Cognex since 2011. ... Summary Compensation Table-2019 shows total compensation of $3,848,831 including salary of $376,443 and option awards of $3,406,320. |
| 2021-03-23 | Robert J. Willett, 53, has served as a director and Chief Executive Officer of Cognex since 2011. ... Dr. Shillman and Mr. Willett receive no compensation to serve on our Board. ... Details of Dr. Shillman’s and Mr. Willett’s compensation are set forth under the heading “Executive Compensation—Summary Compensation Table.” |
| 2023-03-17 | Robert J. Willett, 55, has served as a director and Chief Executive Officer of Cognex since 2011. Details of Mr. Willett’s compensation are set forth under the heading “Executive Compensation—Summary Compensation Table.” Total compensation: $7,257,424. |
| 2024-03-15 | Robert J. Willett, 56, has served as a Director and Chief Executive Officer of Cognex since 2011. ... Details of Mr. Willett’s compensation is set forth under the heading “Executive Compensation—Summary Compensation Table.” ... Mr. Willett receives no additional compensation for his service on the Board. |
| 2025-03-14 | Robert J. Willett, 57, has served as a Director and Chief Executive Officer of Cognex since 2011. ... Details of Mr. Willett’s compensation is set forth under the heading “Executive Compensation—Summary Compensation Table.” ... Summary Compensation Table—2024: Robert J. Willett total compensation $7,910,823. |
Data sourced from SEC filings. Last updated: 2026-02-03