Employee Acknowledgement. The Company and the Executive acknowledge that (i) the Company has a special interest in and derives significant benefit from the unique skills and experience of the Executive; (ii) as a result of the Executive’s service with the Company, the Executive will use and have access to some of the Company’s proprietary and valuable Confidential Information during the course of the Executive’s employment; (iii) the Confidential Information has been developed and created by the Company at substantial expense and constitutes valuable proprietary assets of the Company, and the Company will suffer substantial damage and irreparable harm which will be difficult to compute if, during the term of the Executive’s employment or thereafter, the Executive should disclose or improperly use such Confidential Information in violation of the provisions of this Agreement; (iv) the Company will suffer substantial damage which will be difficult to compute if, the Executive solicits or interferes with the Company’s employees; (v) the provisions of this Agreement are reasonable and necessary for the protection of the business of the Company; and (vi) the provisions of this Agreement will not preclude the Executive from obtaining other gainful employment or service.
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Samples: Executive Employment Agreement (Ross Stores, Inc.), Executive Employment Agreement (Ross Stores, Inc.), Executive Employment Agreement (Ross Stores, Inc.)
Employee Acknowledgement. The Company and the Executive acknowledge that (i) the Company has a special interest in and derives significant benefit from the unique skills and experience of the Executive; (ii) as a result of the Executive’s service with the Company, the Executive will use and have access to some of the Company’s proprietary and valuable Confidential Information during the course of the Executive’s employment; (iii) the Confidential Information has been developed and created by the Company at substantial expense and constitutes valuable proprietary assets of the Company, and the Company will suffer substantial damage and irreparable harm which will be difficult to compute if, during the term of the Executive’s employment or thereafter, the Executive should disclose or improperly use such Confidential Information in violation of the provisions of this Agreement; (iv) the Company will suffer substantial damage which will be difficult to compute if, the Executive solicits or interferes with the Company’s employees, clients, or customers; (v) the provisions of this Agreement are reasonable and necessary for the protection of the business of the Company; and (vi) the provisions of this Agreement will not preclude the Executive from obtaining other gainful employment or service.
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Samples: Executive Employment Agreement (Ross Stores Inc), Executive Employment Agreement (Ross Stores Inc), Executive Employment Agreement (Ross Stores Inc)
Employee Acknowledgement. The Company and the Executive acknowledge that (i) the Company has a special interest in and derives significant benefit from the unique skills and experience of the Executive; (ii) as a result of the Executive’s service with the Company, the Executive will use and have access to some of the Company’s proprietary and valuable Confidential Information during the course of the Executive’s employment; (iii) the Confidential Information has been developed and created by the Company at substantial expense and constitutes valuable proprietary assets of the Company, and the Company will suffer substantial damage and irreparable harm which will be difficult to compute if, during the term of the Executive’s employment or thereafter, the Executive should disclose or improperly use such Confidential Information in violation of the provisions of this Agreement; (iv) the Company will suffer substantial damage which will be difficult to compute if, if the Executive solicits or interferes with the Company’s employees, clients, or customers; (v) the provisions of this Agreement are reasonable and necessary for the protection of the business of the Company; and (vi) the provisions of this Agreement will not preclude the Executive from obtaining other gainful employment or service.
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Samples: Executive Employment Agreement (Ross Stores Inc), Executive Employment Agreement (Ross Stores, Inc.), Executive Employment Agreement (Ross Stores, Inc.)