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EMPLOYMENT AND DUTIES. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Company agrees to employ the Employee, and the Employee hereby agrees to serve the Company, as President and Chief Executive Officer. The Employee shall report directly to the Company’s Board of Directors and shall render to the Company such management and policy-making services of the type customarily performed by persons serving in similar capacities with other employers that are similar to the Company, together with such other duties with which he is charged by the Company’s Articles or Notice of Articles (or any similar governance instruments) and subject to the overall direction and control of the Company’s Board of Directors. The Employee accepts such employment and agrees to devote his best efforts and substantially all of his business time, skill, labor and attention to the performance of such duties. The Employee agrees not to engage in or be concerned with any other commercial duties or pursuits during the Term (as hereinafter defined); provided, however, that the Employee may be involved in a passive capacity in a non-competitive business subject to the prior written approval of the Company’s Board of Directors. Furthermore, the Employee shall assume and competently perform such reasonable responsibilities and duties as may be assigned to him from time to time by the Board of Directors of the Company. To the extent that the Company shall have any parent, subsidiary, affiliated corporations, partnerships, or joint venture (collectively “Related Entities”), the Employee shall perform such duties to promote these entities and their respective interests to the same extent as the interests of the Company without additional compensation. At all times, Employee agrees that he has read and will abide by, and prospectively will read and abide by, any employee handbook, policy, or practice that the Company or Related Entities has or hereafter adopts with respect to its executive officers or its employees generally, including without limitation, the Company’s Insider Trading Policy and Code of Ethics and Business Conduct.

Position and Duties. The Company hereby agrees to employ Executive, and Executive hereby agrees to serve, subject to the provisions of this Agreement, as an employee of the Company in the positions of President and Chief Executive Officer. Executive shall perform all services and acts necessary to fulfill the duties and responsibilities of his position and shall render such services on the terms set forth herein and shall report to the Company’s Board of Directors(the “Board of Directors”). In addition, Executive shall have such other executive and managerial powers and duties with respect to the Company as may reasonably be assigned to him by the Board of Directors, to the extent consistent with his positions and status as set forth above. During the term of his employment, the Company shall cause Executive to be nominated to stand for election to the Board of Directors at any meeting of stockholders of the Company during which any such election is held and Executive’s term as a director will expire if he is not reelected; provided, however, that the Company shall not be obligated to cause such nomination if any of the events constituting Cause (as defined below) have occurred and not been cured or the Executive ceases to serve as the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer. Executive hereby consents to serve as an officer and/or director of the Company or any subsidiary or affiliate thereof without any additional salary or compensation, if so requested by the Board of Directors.

Subject to the terms and conditions contained in this Agreement and during the Term of this Agreement (as defined below), COMPANY hereby employs EMPLOYEE in the position of “President & Chief Executive Officer” with such duties and responsibilities as are commensurate with such office and may from time-to-time be assigned to EMPLOYEE by COMPANY.

Section # Employment. The Company hereby agrees to employ the Executive and the Executive hereby accepts such employment with the Company, on the terms and subject to the conditions hereinafter set forth. Subject to the terms and conditions contained herein, the Executive shall serve as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and shall have such duties as are typically performed by a president and chief operating officer of a corporation of similar size and type as the Company. The Executive shall render his services at the direction of, and shall report to, the Board of Directors of the Company and its Chairman. The Executive agrees to use best efforts to promote and further the business, reputation and good name of the Company. The Executive’s primary place of employment shall be in the [[Address A:Address]] area, or such other location as determined by the Company’s Board of Directors.

Duties. During the Employment Term, the Employee will devote substantially all of the Employee’s full working time to the business and affairs of the Company, will use the Employee’s best efforts to promote the Company’s interests and will perform the Employee’s duties and responsibilities faithfully, diligently and to the best of the Employee’s ability, consistent with sound business practices. The Employee may be required by the CEO and/or the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) to provide services to, or otherwise serve as an officer or director of, any direct or indirect subsidiary of the Company. The Employee will comply with the Company’s policies, codes and procedures, as they may be in effect from time to time, applicable to executive officers of the Company. Subject to the preceding sentence, the Employee may, with the prior written approval of the Board in each instance, engage in other business and charitable activities, provided that such charitable and/or other business activities do not violate Section 7, create a conflict of interest or the appearance of a conflict of interest with the Company, or interfere, individually or in the aggregate, with the performance of the Employee’s obligations to the Company under this Agreement.

Employment of Executive. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Employer hereby employs Executive, and Executive hereby accepts employment, as Chief Executive Officer. Executive shall devote Executive’s entire productive time, effort and attention to the business of Employer during the Term (as defined below). Executive will use his best efforts at all times to promote and protect the good name of Employer and Employer’s subsidiaries, affiliates and other related companies (together with Employer, each a “Related Companyand, collectively the “Related Companies”) as well as that of their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, products and services. Executive shall not directly or indirectly render any service of a business, commercial or professional nature to any other person or organization, whether for compensation or otherwise, without the prior written consent of Employer.

Employment of Executive. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Employer hereby employs Executive, and Executive hereby accepts employment, as Chief Executive Officer. Executive shall devote Executive’s entire productive time, effort and attention to the business of Employer during the Term (as defined below). Executive will use his best efforts at all times to promote and protect the good name of Employer and Employer’s current and future subsidiaries, affiliates and other related companies (together with Employer, each a “Related Companyand, collectively the “Related Companies”) as well as that of their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, products and services. Executive shall not directly or indirectly render any service of a business, commercial or professional nature to any other person or organization, whether for compensation or otherwise, without the prior written consent of Employer.

Duties. During the Term, the Executive shall serve in the position of Chief Executive Officer and President, and shall report to and be subject to the general direction and control of the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) or its designee. In such capacity he shall be responsible for the supervision of the day to day operations of the Company and the implementation of its business plans and strategies, in each case, subject to the Board and in accordance with and subject to budgets approved from time to time by such Board. The Executive shall perform such duties consistent with the Executive’s position, as well as other related duties from time to time assigned to the Executive by the Board. The Executive further agrees to perform, without additional compensation, such other services for the Employer and for any of its affiliates as the Board shall from time to time specify. For purposes of the Non-Disclosure Agreement and [Sections 5 through 27] herein, the term “Employer” shall be deemed to include and refer to any and all affiliates of the Employer. The Executive acknowledges and agrees that the Non-Disclosure Agreement executed simultaneously with this Agreement is hereby incorporated by reference herein and made a part hereof and that the Non-Disclosure Agreement constitutes a material part of this Agreement.

Position and Duties. During the Term, the Employee shall serve as the President & Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Company, and shall have such duties and authorities as may from time to time be reasonably prescribed by the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”). The Employee shall also serve as a Director on the Board. The Employee shall devote substantially all working time and efforts to the business and affairs of the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Employee may serve on other boards of directors, with the advance written approval of the Board, or engage in religious, charitable or other community activities as long as such services and activities do not interfere with the Executive’s performance of his duties to the Company as provided in this Agreement.

Employee Duties. Subject to the terms and conditions herein, and for the Term of this Agreement, Employee shall serve as Company’s exclusive employee, working under the direction of the Executive Chairman and the Chief Executive Officer of Company.

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