NATICK, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Cognex
Corporation (NASDAQ: CGNX) today announced the promotion of
Sheila
DiPalma to Senior Vice President of Corporate Employee Services. In
addition, Cognex's Board of Directors named
Ms. DiPalma an Officer of
the Corporation.
Ms. DiPalma will report to
Cognex President and CEO
Rob
Willett.
Ms. DiPalma started with Cognex in 1992 as Senior Corporate Accountant,
and served in a variety of management roles in the company's finance and
tax departments before being promoted to Treasurer in 2011. In 2015, her
role was expanded to include management of Corporate Employee Services.
As Senior Vice President of Corporate Employee Services, Ms. DiPalma
will now focus entirely on overseeing the global teams responsible for
recruiting and hiring new talent, managing employee retention,
compensation and benefits, and implementing corporate culture and
communications programs at Cognex. John Curran, Cognex's Senior Vice
President and CFO, will take over Ms. DiPalma's responsibilities in the
Treasury Department to enable Ms. DiPalma to focus full time on her new
role.
"Sheila is a fantastic Cognoid who embodies the best of Cognex culture,"
said Robert J. Willett, President and CEO of Cognex. "Her enthusiasm,
leadership skills, and long history with Cognex will be important assets
as we continue to develop our culture and build our global team."
"Sheila's appointment as a Corporate Officer demonstrates the Board's
strong belief that our unique culture is an important strategic element
of Cognex's success," said Dr. Robert J. Shillman, Cognex's Chairman and
Chief Culture Officer. "While other companies refer to this role as
Human Resources, Cognex prefers to call it Employee Services, because
its primary function is to support and develop the talented Cognoids who
invest their time and creativity at Cognex. I look forward to working
with Sheila to continue building a unique and rewarding workplace at
Cognex."
About Cognex Corporation
Cognex Corporation designs, develops, manufactures and markets a wide
range of image-based products, all of which use artificial intelligence
(AI) techniques that give them the human-like ability to make decisions
on what they see. Cognex products include machine vision systems,
machine vision sensors and barcode readers that are used in factories
and distribution centers around the world where they eliminate
production and shipping errors.
Cognex is the world's leader in the machine vision industry, having
shipped more than 1.5 million vision-based products, representing over
$5 billion in cumulative revenue, since the company's founding in 1981.
Headquartered in Natick, Massachusetts, USA, Cognex has offices and
distributors located throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia. For
details visit Cognex online at www.cognex.com.
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Cognex Corporation
INVESTOR CONTACT:
Susan Conway,
508-650-3353
Senior Director, Investor Relations
susan.conway@cognex.com
or
PRESS
CONTACT:
Abby Schervish, 508-650-3008
Manager, Corporate
Communications
abby.schervish@cognex.com
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