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Mr. Willett will assume these responsibilities in addition to his current role as President of the Modular Vision Systems Division (MVSD), which is the largest operating division of Cognex. Mr. Willett will continue reporting to Dr. Robert J. Shillman, who remains the company’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.

As President of Cognex Corporation, Mr. Willett will oversee both the Modular Vision Systems Division (MVSD) and the Surface Inspection Systems Division (SISD). Thomas F. Nash will continue in his current role as President of the Surface Inspection Systems Division, but he will now report to Mr. Willett rather than to Dr. Shillman. Finance and Administration, under the direction of Cognex Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Richard A. Morin, will continue to report to Dr. Shillman.

"When Rob joined Cognex as President of MVSD in 2008, it was with the expectation that after he proved himself in that role, he would become President of Cognex and be responsible for both of our divisions," said Dr. Robert J. Shillman, Chairman and CEO of Cognex. "Over the past year and a half, Rob has exceeded my expectations and those of our Board of Directors. Rob has streamlined MVSD’s operations and managed that division back to profitability during very difficult economic times, and he did so without sacrificing progress on strategic initiatives that are important for the company’s future success. And, despite the reductions in operating expenses, Rob has been able to maintain the company’s work hard/play hard culture and winning spirit."

威利特先生说：“在公司与公司一年半后，我对Cognex的热情更加热情。”“我们有一个非常有才华和敬业的团队，一条很好的产品管道以及新的业务合作伙伴关系，可以帮助我们将这些产品带给世界上更多的用户和更多的市场。随着全球经济的恢复，Cognex处于非常强大的位置为了提高其在机器愿景和工业身份证市场中的份额，我期待领导世界各地的Cognex团队实现这一目标。”

Mr. Willett joined Cognex in 2008 as Executive Vice President and President of the Modular Vision Systems Division. Prior to that 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.

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