Employment of Executive Employer hereby agrees to employ Executive, and Executive hereby agrees to be and remain in the employ of Employer, upon the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth.
Employment of Employee (a) Except as provided in Sections 2(b), 2(c) and 2(d), nothing in this Agreement shall affect any right which Employee may otherwise have to terminate Employee’s employment, nor shall anything in this Agreement affect any right which the Company may have to terminate Employee’s employment at any time in any lawful manner.
Employment and Term of Employment Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Company hereby agrees to employ the Executive, and the Executive hereby agrees to serve the Company, as Controller and Secretary for a term (the "Term of Employment") beginning on the date first set forth above (the "Effective Date") and ending on the Expiration Date (defined below). As used in this Agreement, "Expiration Date" means the first anniversary of the Effective Date, provided that on each anniversary of the Effective Date (each such anniversary being referred to as a "Renewal Date"), the Expiration Date shall be automatically extended one additional year unless, not less than 10 days prior to the relevant Renewal Date, (i) either party shall have given written notice to the other that no such automatic extension shall occur after the date of such notice or (ii) either party shall have given a Notice of Termination to the other pursuant to Section 5 hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if either party gives a valid Notice of Termination pursuant to Section 5 hereof, the Term of Employment shall not extend beyond the termination date specified in such Notice of Termination.
Compensation and Benefits Upon Termination of Employment (a) If the Company shall terminate the Executive's employment after a Change in Control other than pursuant to Section 3(b), 3(c) or 3(d) and Section 3(f), or if the Executive shall terminate his employment for Good Reason, then the Company shall pay to the Executive, as severance compensation and in consideration of the Executive's adherence to the terms of Section 5 hereof, the following:
Severance Compensation upon Termination of Employment If the Company shall terminate the Executive’s employment other than pursuant to Section 5(a), (b) or (c) or if the Executive shall terminate his employment for Good Reason, then the Company shall pay to the Executive as severance pay in a lump sum, in cash, on the fifth day following the Date of Termination, an amount equal to three (3) times the average of the aggregate annual compensation paid to the Executive during the three (3) fiscal years of the Company immediately preceding the Change of Control by the Company subject to United States income taxes (or, such fewer number of fiscal years if the Executive has not been employed by the Company during each of the preceding three (3) fiscal years).
OUTSIDE EMPLOYMENT Employee shall devote his full time and attention to the performance of the duties incident to his position with the Company, and shall not have any other employment with any other enterprise or substantial responsibility for any enterprise which would be inconsistent with Employee’s duty to devote his full time and attention to Company matters without the prior consent of the Board of Directors.
At-Will Employment; Termination The Company and Executive acknowledge that Executive’s employment is and shall continue to be at-will, as defined under applicable law, and that Executive’s employment with the Company may be terminated by either party at any time for any or no reason, with or without notice. If Executive’s employment terminates for any reason, Executive shall not be entitled to any payments, benefits, damages, awards or compensation other than as provided in this Agreement. Executive’s employment under this Agreement shall be terminated immediately on the death of Executive.
Benefits Upon Termination of Employment If the Executive is entitled to benefits pursuant to this Section 2, the Company agrees to pay or provide to the Executive as severance payment, the following:
Employment Termination This Agreement and the employment of the Executive shall terminate upon the occurrence of any of the following:
End of Employment (a) Executive agrees that all documents of any nature pertaining to the activities of the Company or its affiliates, or that include Confidential Information, in his possession now or at any time during the term of his employment, including, without limitation, memoranda, notebooks, notes, data sheets, records, and computer programs, are and shall be the property of the Company and that all copies thereof shall be surrendered to the appropriate entity upon termination of employment.