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Issuer:     COGNEX CORP (CGNX)
CIK:        0000851205
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-02-17T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000851205-26-000018
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.40
Item codes: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Cognex appoints Sami Atiya and Chris Donato to board; Willett and Parrotte retire
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- Dr. Sami Atiya (former ABB Robotics President) and Chris Donato (Zendesk President) join Board effective March 2, 2026.
- Robert Willett (former CEO) and Dr. Dianne Parrotte retire from Board effective same date.
- Atiya to serve on Nominating, Governance & Sustainability Committee; Donato on Compensation Committee.
- Each new director receives $50k annual cash retainer plus initial RSU award valued at ~$275,000.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/851205/000085120526000018/0000851205-26-000018-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/851205/000085120526000018/cgnx-20260211.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000851205-26-000018

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