NATICK, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Cognex Corporation (NASDAQ: CGNX) today announced that Senior Vice
President of Finance & Administration and Chief Financial Officer John
J. Curran will resign from Cognex, effective May 3, 2019.
“I want to thank John for his contributions during his two-year tenure
as CFO, which include the successful implementation of Cognex’s new ERP
system and the further development of our Finance and Administration
organization,” said Robert J. Willett, Cognex’s President and Chief
Executive Officer.
Mr. Willett continued, “Cognex is now actively recruiting to fill this
important position. John will continue to serve in the role of CFO until
May 3 and will remain available to the company on a consulting basis
after that time.”
“It has been rewarding to be part of such an exciting and financially
strong company, and to help lay the foundation for its future growth,”
commented John Curran. “I would like to thank the extended Cognex team
for a tremendous learning opportunity and for their support as I worked
through this very difficult decision to leave. I wish Cognex all the
best.”
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 2 million vision-based products, representing over $6
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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Susan Conway
Senior Director, Investor Relations
Cognex
Corporation
Phone: (508) 650-3353, Email: susan.conway@cognex.com
Source: Cognex Corporation