FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

NATICK, MA, USA 3월 17, 2011

Cognex Corporation Promotes Robert Willett to Chief Executive Officer

NATICK, MA, March 17, 2011—Cognex Corporation (NASDAQ: CGNX) announced today that Robert Willett, the company’s President and Chief Operating Officer, has been promoted to Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Willett will continue to report to Dr. Robert J. Shillman, who remains Chairman of the Board, and who will take on the newly-created role of Cognex’s Chief Culture Officer.

“Since joining Cognex just three years ago, Rob has done a superb job of both managing our business during the 2009 downturn and in laying the groundwork for our company’s record-breaking financial performance in 2010,” said Dr. Shillman. “His leadership was instrumental in every key area, including choosing the strategic markets to pursue for growth, establishing our product development priorities and, finally, in guiding and motivating the talented team of Cognoids around the world to make it all happen. Rob is an immensely capable business leader and a true Cognoid who takes his work seriously, but who doesn’t take himself seriously. He embodies our motto of ‘Work Hard, Play Hard and Move Fast!’”

Dr. Shillman continued, “Although I have given up my responsibilities as the CEO of Cognex, I will continue to be very involved with the company. I will split my time between seeking out new technologies, markets and acquisitions that will help us grow in the years ahead. And, in my new role as Chief Culture Officer, I will work hard to maintain our unique corporate culture in every office around the world so that Cognex can continue to be a great place for smart, creative and hardworking people to build their careers.”

In his most recent role as President and Chief Operating Officer of Cognex Corporation, Mr. Willett had management responsibility for sales, marketing, product development and operations for both of Cognex’s two divisions (the Modular Vision Systems Division and the Surface Inspection Systems Division). As CEO, Mr. Willett will now also be responsible for the company’s global Finance & Administration functions.

Mr. Willett joined Cognex in 2008 as Executive Vice President and President of the Modular Vision Systems Division. In 2010 he was promoted to President and Chief Operating Officer of Cognex, at which time he assumed the additional responsibility for its Surface Inspection Systems Division. Prior to 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, with annual revenues of more than $10 billion. Prior to that role, he served as President of Videojet Technologies, a subsidiary of Danaher and a market leader in coding and marking products, with revenue in excess of $500 million. Before joining Danaher, he was CEO of Willett International Ltd., a global coding and marking company that he sold to Danaher in 2003, and which was merged into Videojet.

 

INVESTOR CONTACT:
Susan Conway
Director of Investor Relations
Cognex Corporation
Phone: (508) 650-3353
Email: susan.conway@cognex.com

PRESS CONTACT:  
Robin Pratt 
Sr. Mgr., Corporate Communications
Cognex Corporation  
Phone:  (760) 505-6374
Email: robin.pratt@cognex.com 

Cognex Corporation 소개

Cognex Corporation(이하 “회사” 또는 “코그넥스”)은 중요한 제조 및 유통 난제를 해결하는 기술을 발명하고 상용화합니다. 매력적인 산업용 최종 시장 전반에 걸쳐 고성장 잠재력 비즈니스의 효율성과 품질을 개선하는 머신 비전 제품 및 솔루션을 제공하는 선도적인 글로벌 공급업체입니다. 당사 솔루션은 물리적 제품과 소프트웨어를 혼합하여 시각 정보를 캡처하고 분석함으로써 전 세계 고객의 제조 및 유통 작업을 자동화할 수 있습니다. 머신 비전 제품은 휴대폰, 전기차 배터리, 전자상거래 포장물과 같은 품목의 위치 파악, 식별, 검사 및 측정을 통해 개별 품목의 제조 또는 유통 및 추적을 자동화하는 데 사용됩니다. 머신 비전은 육안으로는 크기, 정확성 또는 속도에 대한 요구 사항을 충족하기에 불충분한 애플리케이션이나 상당한 비용 절감 또는 품질 개선이 필요한 경우 중요한 역할을 합니다.

코그넥스는 머신 비전 분야의 세계 선도기업으로, 1981년 설립 이후 400만대 이상의 비전 기반 제품을 출하했으며, 100억 달러 이상의 누적 매출을 달성했습니다. 코그넥스는 미국 메사추세츠 네이틱에 본사를 두고 있으며, 미국, 유럽, 아시아 전역에 걸쳐 지사 및 대리점을 보유하고 있습니다. 코그넥스에 대한 자세한 정보는 www.cognex.com/ko-kr에서 확인하세요.

연락하다:
Nathan McCurren
Head of Investor Relations
Cognex Corporation
ir@cognex.com

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