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Last updated: 21 February 2020 at 4:18pm EST

Robert Shillman Net Worth




The estimated Net Worth of Robert J Shillman is at least $190 Million dollars as of 30 October 2013. Mr. Shillman owns over 49,000 units of Cognex stock worth over $167,885,634 and over the last 21 years he sold CGNX stock worth over $21,502,282. In addition, he makes $216,478 as Chairman of the Board and Chief Culture Officer at Cognex.

Mr. Shillman CGNX stock SEC Form 4 insiders trading

Robert has made over 8 trades of the Cognex stock since 2011, according to the Form 4 filled with the SEC. Most recently he exercised 49,000 units of CGNX stock worth $458,150 on 30 October 2013.

The largest trade he's ever made was selling 205,500 units of Cognex stock on 13 December 2012 worth over $7,221,270. On average, Robert trades about 18,306 units every 18 days since 2003. As of 30 October 2013 he still owns at least 4,374,300 units of Cognex stock.

You can see the complete history of Mr. Shillman stock trades at the bottom of the page.





Robert Shillman biography

Dr. Robert J. Shillman serves as Chairman of the Board, Chief Culture Officer of the Company. He has known to many as “Doctor Bob,” is the founder of Cognex. He has served as Chairman of the Board of Directors and as an executive officer of Cognex since the company’s founding in 1981. Dr. Shillman was Chief Executive Officer of Cognex from 1981 through March 2011, at which time, and upon his recommendation, Mr. Willett was promoted to fill that role. During the past five years, Dr. Shillman has not served as a member of the Board of Directors of another publicly held company or of a registered investment company. Shillman’s qualifications for sitting on our Board of Directors include his technical background leading to both a Master’s Degree and a Ph.D. in Computer Science and Electrical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, his in-depth knowledge of AI technology and his 39 years of executive leadership experience building Cognex into one of the world’s largest and most successful companies specializing in machine vision.

What is the salary of Robert Shillman?

As the Chairman of the Board and Chief Culture Officer of Cognex, the total compensation of Robert Shillman at Cognex is $216,478. There are 12 executives at Cognex getting paid more, with Robert Willett having the highest compensation of $3,848,830.



How old is Robert Shillman?

Robert Shillman is 73, he's been the Chairman of the Board and Chief Culture Officer of Cognex since 2011. There are 4 older and 11 younger executives at Cognex. The oldest executive at Cognex Corp. is Karl Krantz, 77, who is the Independent Director.

What's Robert Shillman's mailing address?

Robert's mailing address filed with the SEC is ONE VISION DRIVE, , NATICK, MA, 01760.

Insiders trading at Cognex

Over the last 31 years, insiders at Cognex have traded over $32,341,506 worth of Cognex stock and bought 17,020 units worth $663,010 . The most active insiders traders include Robert Willett, Robert J Shillman, and Jerald Fishman. On average, Cognex executives and independent directors trade stock every 26 days with the average trade being worth of $890,723. The most recent stock trade was executed by Dennis Fehr on 4 September 2024, trading 6,570 units of CGNX stock currently worth $249,923.



What does Cognex do?

cognex corporation designs, develops, manufactures and markets a range of products that incorporate sophisticated machine vision technology that gives them the ability to "see."​ cognex products include barcode readers, machine vision sensors and machine vision systems that are used in factories, warehouses and distribution centers around the world to guide, gauge, inspect, identify and assure the quality of items during the manufacturing and distribution process. cognex is the world's leader in the machine vision industry, having shipped more than 900,000 vision-based products, representing over $3.5 billion in cumulative revenue, since the company's founding in 1981. headquartered in natick, massachusetts, usa, cognex has regional offices and distributors located throughout north america, japan, europe, asia and latin america. for details visit cognex online at http://www.cognex.com.



What does Cognex's logo look like?

Cognex Corp. logo

Complete history of Mr. Shillman stock trades at Cognex

Date
#
Company
 Insider
Trans.
Transaction
 Shares Price per share Total value Shares after Source
30 Oct 2013 CGNX Cognex Corp. Robert J Shillman
CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD
 Option 49,000 $9.35 $458,150
30 Oct 2013
4,374,300 ↗
13 Dec 2012 CGNX Cognex Corp. Robert J Shillman
CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD
 Sale 205,500 $35.14 $7,221,270
13 Dec 2012
2,638,306 ↗
12 Dec 2012 CGNX Cognex Corp. Robert J Shillman
CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD
 Sale 44,500 $37.38 $1,663,410
12 Dec 2012
2,843,806 ↗
21 Nov 2012 CGNX Cognex Corp. Robert J Shillman
CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD
 Sale 105,981 $33.34 $3,533,407
21 Nov 2012
2,888,306 ↗
20 Nov 2012 CGNX Cognex Corp. Robert J Shillman
CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD
 Sale 102,213 $33.37 $3,410,848
20 Nov 2012
2,994,287 ↗
19 Nov 2012 CGNX Cognex Corp. Robert J Shillman
CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD
 Sale 157,195 $33.95 $5,336,770
19 Nov 2012
3,096,500 ↗
13 Nov 2012 CGNX Cognex Corp. Robert J Shillman
CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD
 Sale 9,611 $35.02 $336,577
13 Nov 2012
3,253,695 ↗
29 Aug 2011 CGNX Cognex Corp. Robert J Shillman
CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD
 Option 149,750 $20.71 $3,101,323
29 Aug 2011
3,551,256 ↗


Cognex executives and stock owners

Cognex executives and other stock owners filed with the SEC include: