XHEREAS the Consultant is skilled in corporate financial matters, financial strategic planning and management consulting; and WHEREAS, the Company desires to engage the Consultant to assist the Company in it's efforts to improve operational efficiencies, assist with the marketing efforts, develop a strategic plan of operations and assist in streamlining accounting operations;
XHEREAS. VKAC has heretofore sponsored and acts as Investment Adviser to Van Xxxxxx Xxxrican Capital Global Managed Assets Fund (the "Fund"); and
XHEREAS. Weston is in the business of providing environmental engineering and consulting services to private industry and governmental clients; and
XHEREAS. Employee is employed by the Company in a confidential relationship wherein Employee, in the course of his employment with the Company, will be provided with confidential business information as to the Company and its subsidiaries, including, without limitation, trade secrets utilized by the Company and its subsidiaries, and future plans with respect thereto, all of which have been and will be established and maintained at great expense to the Company;
XHEREAS the Trust is registered as an open-end management investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"); and
XHEREAS. McDATA and SCI have entered into Manufacturing Agreement 01-92-03-0A executed in full and effective 16 June 1992;
XHEREAS the Employee has heretofore been employed by the Bank as Executive Vice President of the Bank and is experienced in all phases of the business of the Bank; and
XHEREAS. MCK markets certain equipment and services to Customers worldwide, and in connection therewith offers on-site installation, maintenance and value-add services to such Customers;
XHEREAS. Executive is currently employed by the Company as a senior executive; and
XHEREAS. Abgenix has expertise in the generation of human monoclonal antibodies through utilization of transgenic Xenomouse(TM) animals; and
