UNIQUE POSITION AND UNIQUE HARM. Executive appreciates the unique position he will hold as Compaq's President and Chief Executive Officer and understands that because of his position Compaq will provide him unique and broad access to Confidential Information, including matters related to all members of the Group, the Group's business operations, and to third parties in business and employment relationships with the Group. Executive acknowledges that the business of the Group is highly competitive and that the Confidential Information of the Group constitutes valuable, special, and unique assets of the Group. Executive understands that in his position with Compaq, investors, business leaders, the media, the public, and governmental entities will view him as the primary public representative of a corporate entity. Executive further understands that even after his employment with Compaq ends, members of these groups will continue to perceive him as having unique information and insight into matters involving the Group. Executive acknowledges that his access to Confidential Information and the public attention that will attach to him through his employment as President and Chief Executive Officer will, during and after the termination of his Compaq employment, place Executive in a unique position to harm Compaq, its employees, officers, directors, and entities engaged in business with Compaq, through the disclosure of Compaq's Confidential Information or through other public or private remarks. Executive understands the potentially significant negative financial and other impacts a former senior executive's remarks can cause Compaq as a publicly held corporation.
