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Duties and Responsibilities; Best Efforts
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Performance of Duties. During Executive’s employment, Executive shall faithfully and diligently perform Executive’s duties in conformity with the directions of the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company (or his/her designee) and serve the Company to the best of Executive’s ability in the Position. Executive shall devote Executive’s full business time, attention and best efforts to the business and affairs of the Company. In Executive’s capacity in the Position, Executive shall have such duties and responsibilities as are customary for Executive’s position and any other duties and responsibilities Executive may be assigned by the President and Chief Executive Officer (or his/her/their designee) of the Company.

Duties and Responsibilities; Best Efforts. While employed by , Executive shall perform such duties for and on behalf of as may be determined and assigned to Executive from time to time by the Chief Executive Officer of or the Board. Executive shall devote his full time and best efforts to the business and affairs of . During the term of Executive’s employment with , Executive will not undertake other paid employment or engage in any other business activity without the prior written consent of the Board.

Duties. During the Employment Term, Executive shall have such duties, authorities, and responsibilities commensurate with his positions and such other duties and responsibilities consistent with Executive’s positions as shall be determined from time to time by the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) or the [[Organization A:Organization]] of the Company. Executive shall faithfully perform the duties of his employment and shall devote substantially all of his business time and attention to the performance of such duties. Executive will not engage in any other business, profession, or occupation for compensation or otherwise which would

Performance of Duties. During his employment, Executive shall faithfully and diligently perform Executive’s duties in conformity with the directions of the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and serve the Company to the best of Executive’s ability. Executive shall devote his full business time and best efforts to the business and affairs of the Company. In his capacity as SVP General Counsel, he shall have such duties and responsibilities, including responsibility for leading the Company’s Human Resources function, as are customary for Executive’s position and any other duties and responsibilities he may be assigned by the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company consistent with Executive’s position and title.

Duties and Responsibilities; Best Efforts. While employed by , Executive shall perform such duties for and on behalf of as may be determined and assigned to Executive from time to time by the Chief Executive Officer of or the Board. Executive shall devote Executive’s full time and best efforts to the business and affairs of . During the term of Executive’s employment with , Executive will not undertake other paid employment or engage in any other business activity without the prior written consent of the Board.

Duties. During the Employment Period, Executive shall report to the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, and Executive shall devote all of Executive’s business time and attention (except for permitted vacation periods and periods of illness or incapacity) and Executive’s best efforts to the business and affairs of the Company Group. During the Employment Period, Executive will # perform Executive’s duties faithfully and to the best of Executive’s abilities, and # comply with all of the policies of the Company Group, including such policies with respect to legal compliance, conflicts of interest, confidentiality, code of conduct and business ethics as are from time to time in effect (as the same may be amended or modified from time to time by the Board in its sole discretion). Executive hereby agrees that, during the Employment Period, Executive’s services will be rendered exclusively to the Company Group, and Executive may not directly or indirectly render services to, or otherwise act in a business or professional capacity on behalf of or for the benefit of, any other Person, whether or not compensated, except as may otherwise be explicitly permitted by the Board (or its authorized designee) in writing.

Duties and Responsibilities; Location. The Executive shall have such duties and responsibilities of the Executive’s Position and such other duties and responsibilities that are reasonably consistent with the Executive’s Position as the Company may request from time to time and Executive shall perform such duties and carry out such responsibilities to the best of the Executive’s ability for the purpose of advancing the business of the Company and its subsidiaries, if any (jointly and severally, “Related Entities”). The Executive shall observe and conform to the applicable policies and directives promulgated from time to time by the Company and the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) or by any superior officer(s) of the Company. Subject to the provisions of [Subsection 2(b)] below, the Executive shall devote the Executive’s full time, skill and attention during normal business hours to the business and affairs of the Company and its Related Entities, except for holidays and vacations consistent with applicable Company policy and except for illness or incapacity. The services to be performed by

The Executive shall, unless prevented by incapacity, devote all of his business time, attention and ability during normal corporate office business hours to the discharge of his duties hereunder and to the faithful and diligent performance of such duties and the exercise of such powers as may be assigned to or vested in him by the Board of Directors of the Company (the "Board") and the [[Organization C:Organization]] of the Company, all such duties to be consistent with his position. The Executive shall obey the lawful directions of the Board and the Company’s [[Organization C:Organization]], and the Executive shall use his diligent efforts to promote the interests of the Company and to maintain and promote the reputation thereof.

POSITION AND DUTIES. During such time as the Executive is employed with the Company (the “Employment Period”), the Executive shall serve in the Position and shall have the normal duties, responsibilities and authority associated with or related to such Position, subject to the power and authority of the Board and the Company’s Chief Executive Officer of the Company to expand or limit such duties, responsibilities and authority and to override actions of the Executive. The Executive shall report to the Chief Executive Officer of the Company. The Executive shall devote his best efforts and his full business time and attention (except for permitted vacation periods and reasonable periods of illness or other incapacity) exclusively to the business and affairs of the Company and its Subsidiaries (as hereafter defined) and any duty, task or responsibility assigned or given to the Executive by the Board, and the Executive shall perform these duties and responsibilities to the best of his abilities in a diligent, trustworthy, businesslike and efficient manner. As used in this Agreement, “Subsidiaries” shall mean any entity of which the securities having a majority of the voting power in electing directors or managers are, at the time of determination, owned by the Company either directly or through one or more Subsidiaries.

Duties of Executive. During the Employment Term as defined in Paragraph 5, Executive will perform his duties faithfully and to the best of his ability and will devote his full business efforts and time during normal working hours to the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Executive shall be permitted to serve as a director on the boards of up to two companies, so long as such service does not interfere or conflict with Executive’s obligations hereunder and such directorships are not with competitors of the Company. Furthermore, Executive shall notify the Company’s Board of Directors at least forty-five (45) days prior to becoming a director of any other entity. Executive will report to the [[Organization A:Organization]] of the Company. Executive shall be responsible for duties typical of the office held by the Executive and as set out in Article V, [Section 27(f)] of the Company’s Bylaws, attached hereto as Exhibit “A”, and shall perform such other duties and projects as may be assigned by the [[Organization A:Organization]] of the Company or the Board of Directors of the Company that are consistent with his position. The Board of Directors shall grant the Executive all authorities necessary to perform and fulfill his responsibilities.

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