CGNX · Cognex Corp · Executive Compensation

$58.97 +0.54 (+0.92%) At close · Oct 29 Q2 2026 earnings call transcript

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$9.92B

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Named-executive compensation from the company's DEF 14A proxy statements — salary, bonus, stock and option awards, non-equity incentive, and the company-reported total per executive per fiscal year, exactly as disclosed in the Summary Compensation Table.

Fiscal 2025

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
Robert Willett	Former President and Chief Executive Officer	$369,492	—	$4,670,039	$2,330,777	$854,153	$11,836	$8,236,297
Matthew Moschner	President and Chief Executive Officer	$528,846	—	$1,670,040	$4,829,911	$1,059,436	$11,136	$8,099,369
Carl W. Gerst III	Executive Vice President Global Sales & Products	$377,827	—	$1,835,042	$915,308	$489,067	$37,924	$3,655,168
Dennis Fehr	Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer	$428,019	—	$1,670,040	$830,281	$542,075	$11,450	$3,481,865
Joerg Kuechen	Head of Corporate M&A	$335,077	—	$1,335,047	$665,221	$294,639	$9,551	$2,639,535
Sheila M. DiPalma	Chief Culture Officer and EVP Employee Services	$347,712	—	$1,000,055	$500,173	$336,473	$8,640	$2,193,053

Fiscal 2024

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
Robert Willett	President and Chief Executive Officer	$681,200	—	$2,150,015	$4,350,009	$703,343	$26,256	$7,910,823
Carl W. Gerst III	Executive Vice President Vision and ID Products	$366,269	—	$900,021	$1,850,012	$190,277	$12,924	$3,319,503
Dennis Fehr	Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer	$290,500	—	$800,019	$1,700,018	$246,603	$7,686	$3,044,826
Joerg Kuechen	Chief Technology Officer	$330,177	—	$700,021	$1,300,013	$142,613	$33,889	$2,506,713
Sheila M. DiPalma	Chief Culture Officer and EVP Employee Services	$336,039	—	$500,020	$1,000,013	$141,172	$8,050	$1,985,294
Laura A. MacDonald	Vice President and Corporate Controller	$299,231	—	$300,014	$550,014	$92,619	$9,594	$1,251,472
Paul D. Todgham	Former SVP and Chief Financial Officer	$110,492	—	—	—	—	$330,434	$440,926
Paul Todgham	Former SVP and Chief Financial Officer	$110,492	—	—	—	—	$330,434	$440,926

Fiscal 2023

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
Robert Willett	President and Chief Executive Officer	$676,000	—	$2,065,040	$4,133,598	$73,833	$11,443	$6,959,914
Carl W. Gerst III	Executive Vice President Vision and ID Products	$352,692	—	$819,444	$1,669,448	$16,638	$12,174	$2,870,396
Paul D. Todgham	Former SVP and Chief Financial Officer	$425,154	—	$740,446	$1,499,490	—	$9,979	$2,675,069
Paul Todgham	Former SVP and Chief Financial Officer	$425,154	—	$740,446	$1,499,490	—	$9,979	$2,675,069
Joerg Kuechen	Chief Technology Officer	$310,154	—	$592,375	$1,199,603	$15,717	$8,042	$2,125,891
Sheila M. DiPalma	Chief Culture Officer and EVP Employee Services	$323,000	—	$493,615	$999,671	$15,367	$7,529	$1,839,182

Fiscal 2022

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
Robert Willett	President and Chief Executive Officer	$672,000	—	$2,067,044	$4,133,755	$372,397	$12,228	$7,257,424
Carl W. Gerst III	Executive Vice President Vision and ID Products	$336,154	—	$825,452	$1,667,302	$94,604	$13,228	$2,936,740
Joerg Kuechen	Chief Technology Officer	$296,923	—	$545,013	$1,855,419	$72,520	$26,035	$2,795,910
Paul Todgham	Former SVP and Chief Financial Officer	$410,385	—	$743,220	$1,500,282	$97,006	$11,465	$2,762,358
Paul D. Todgham	Former SVP and Chief Financial Officer	$410,385	—	$743,220	$1,500,282	$97,006	$11,465	$2,762,358
Sheila M. DiPalma	Chief Culture Officer and EVP Employee Services	$310,154	—	$495,501	$1,000,176	$74,651	$11,159	$1,891,641

Fiscal 2021

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
Robert Willett	President and Chief Executive Officer	$651,334	—	$2,033,544	$4,153,512	$3,687,250	$8,880	$10,534,520
Paul D. Todgham	Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer	$384,135	—	$745,489	$749,919	$487,927	$9,250	$2,376,720
Paul Todgham	Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer	$384,135	—	$745,489	$749,919	$487,927	$9,250	$2,376,720
Carl W. Gerst III	Executive Vice President Vision and ID Products	$316,211	—	—	—	$419,973	$25,966	$762,150
Sheila M. DiPalma	Chief Culture Officer and EVP Employee Services	$301,154	—	—	—	$410,438	$10,659	$722,251

Fiscal 2020

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
Carl W. Gerst III	Executive Vice President Vision and ID Products	$284,710	—	—	$5,403,992	$240,446	$9,639	$5,938,787
Paul D. Todgham	Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer	$308,804	—	$2,019,500	$1,380,631	$394,369	$326,752	$4,430,056
Paul Todgham	Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer	$308,804	—	$2,019,500	$1,380,631	$394,369	$326,752	$4,430,056
Sheila M. DiPalma	Chief Culture Officer and EVP Employee Services	$277,773	—	—	$3,825,970	$260,135	$5,892	$4,369,770
Laura A. MacDonald	Vice President and Corporate Controller	$248,954	—	—	$784,465	$191,560	$7,185	$1,232,164

Fiscal 2019

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
Robert Willett	President and Chief Executive Officer	$376,443	—	—	$3,406,320	—	$66,068	$3,848,831
Sheila M. DiPalma	Chief Culture Officer and EVP Employee Services	$258,462	—	—	$1,513,920	—	$62,167	$1,834,549
John J. Curran	Former Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer	$105,442	—	—	$1,135,440	—	$92,003	$1,332,885
Laura A. MacDonald	Vice President and Corporate Controller	$236,727	—	—	$901,251	—	$35,531	$1,173,509

Fiscal 2018

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
Robert Willett	President and Chief Executive Officer	$376,442	—	—	$1,999,980	$176,252	$9,419	$2,562,093
John J. Curran	Former Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer	$305,548	—	—	$1,111,100	$84,659	$9,444	$1,510,751
Sheila M. DiPalma	Executive Vice President Employee Services	$245,942	—	—	—	$73,441	$24,420	$343,803

Fiscal 2017

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
Robert Willett	President and Chief Executive Officer	$375,500	—	—	$2,693,925	$788,259	$8,893	$3,866,577
John J. Curran	Former Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer	$297,933	—	—	$3,319,875	$236,250	$9,342	$3,863,400
Sheila M. DiPalma	Senior Vice President of Employee Services	$225,269	—	—	$3,151,553	$154,487	$9,180	$3,540,489

Executive changes

Person	Role	Change	Effective	Filed
Christopher Donato	Director	Appointed	2026-04-29	2026-04-30
Angelos Papadimitriou	Director	Appointed	2026-04-29	2026-04-30
Matthew Moschner	Director	Appointed	2026-04-29	2026-04-30
Dianne Parrotte	director	Retired	2026-03-02	2026-02-17
Robert Willett	director	Retired	2026-03-02	2026-02-17
Chris Donato	director	Appointed	2026-03-02	2026-02-17
Dr. Sami Atiya	director	Appointed	2026-03-02	2026-02-17
Matthew Moschner	director of the Company	Appointed	2025-06-27	2025-04-30
Matthew Moschner	Chief Executive Officer	Appointed	2025-06-27	2025-04-30
Robert Willett	Chief Executive Officer ("CEO")	Retired	2025-06-27	2025-04-30
Matthew Moschner	President and Chief Operating Officer (COO)	Appointed	2025-02-20	2025-02-20
Dennis Fehr	Senior Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer	Appointed	2024-05-03	2024-05-02
Paul Todgham	Senior Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer	Resigned	2024-03-15	2024-03-15
Paul Todgham	Senior Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer	Resigned	2024-03-15	2024-01-03
John T.C. Lee	Director	Appointed	2023-05-03	2023-05-04
Dianne M. Parrotte	Director	Appointed	2023-05-03	2023-05-04
Angelos Papadimitriou	Director	Appointed	2023-05-03	2023-05-04
Patrick Alias	Director	Retired	2023-05-03	2023-02-16
Theodor Krantz	Director	Retired	2023-05-03	2023-02-16
Angelos Papadimitriou	director	Appointed	2023-02-17	2023-02-16

Leadership

Matthew Moschner CEO, COO, Board Member
Anthony Sun Chairman
John J. Curran CFO
Paul D. Todgham CFO
Angelos Papadimitriou Board Member
Chris Donato Board Member
Christopher Donato Board Member
Dianne M. Parrotte Board Member
Dr. Sami Atiya Board Member
John T.C. Lee Board Member
Marjorie T. Sennett Board Member
Sachin S. Lawande Board Member

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