EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE COMPANY AND JAMES J. MCGONIGLE RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT, BOARD SERVICE, NON- COMPETITION AND RELATED MATTERS DATED JULY 25, 2006
Exhibit 10.3
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE COMPANY AND XXXXX X.
XXXXXXXXX RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT, BOARD SERVICE, NON-
COMPETITION AND RELATED MATTERS
XXXXXXXXX RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT, BOARD SERVICE, NON-
COMPETITION AND RELATED MATTERS
DATED JULY 25, 2006
AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”), dated as of July 25, 2006, is made and entered into by and
between The Corporate Executive Board Company (the “Company”) and Xxxxx X. XxXxxxxxx (“XxXxxxxxx”).
WHEREAS, XxXxxxxxx and the Company are parties to that certain Employment Agreement, dated as
of January 21, 1999 (the “Employment Agreement”), and that certain Agreement Concerning Exclusive
Services, Confidential Information, Business Opportunities, Non-Competition, Non-Solicitation and
Work Product, dated as of January 21, 1999 (the “Non-Competition Agreement”);
WHEREAS, effective as of July 1, 2005, XxXxxxxxx ceased to serve as the Chief Executive
Officer of the Company but continued to serve as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company
(the “Board”); and
WHEREAS, the parties desire to establish and confirm the terms of XxXxxxxxx’x employment with
the Company.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants contained herein, the parties hereto
agree as follows:
1. Termination of Employment Agreement.
XxXxxxxxx and the Company hereby agree that effective as of January 1, 2006, the Employment
Agreement and the Non-Competition Agreement shall be superseded by the Agreement, and shall, from
and after January 1, 2006, be of no further force or effect.
2. Board Service.
XxXxxxxxx shall serve in his current position as Executive Chairman of the Company’s Board of
Directors (the “Board”) until December 31, 2006. As Executive Chairman of the Board,
XxXxxxxxx shall preside over meetings of the Board and shall have such additional responsibilities,
perform such duties and provide such services as the Board may request, consistent with such
position, the Bylaws of the Company and the Board’s Corporate Governance Principles. XxXxxxxxx
shall cease to be an executive of the Company on December 31, 2006. From and after January 1, 2007
and until such time as the Board in its sole discretion elects a new Chairman, XxXxxxxxx shall
serve as non-executive Chairman of the Board, and in such capacity shall have such responsibilities
and perform such duties as specified in the Company’s Bylaws and the Board’s Corporate Governance
Principles. XxXxxxxxx hereby
agrees to tender his resignation from the Board on the date that the Board elects a new
Chairman of the Board.
3. Part-Time Employment.
The Company hereby agrees that from and after January 1, 2007 and until April 1, 2009 (the
“Term”), XxXxxxxxx shall be employed on a part-time basis as a non-executive employee of
the Company. During the Term, XxXxxxxxx shall be employed at the Company’s executive office
location during normal business hours, providing significant and substantial service to the Company
of no less than 750 hours per year and up to 1000 hours per year. XxXxxxxxx’x employment schedule
will be arranged on a mutually convenient basis, provided that (i) the foregoing provision shall
not alter the Company’s control over XxXxxxxxx’x employment and work schedule and XxXxxxxxx’x
obligations to provide substantive services to the Company as a part-time employee. Subject to the
terms and conditions stated herein, XxXxxxxxx shall perform and discharge such services and duties
as are requested from time to time by the Board and/or the Company’s Chief Executive Officer. Such
services shall include assistance with transition matters, advice and counsel pertaining to
historical operations, strategic advice, industry related matters, customer-related matters and
general management matters. In addition, such services may include assistance with special
projects within XxXxxxxxx’x management and industry expertise. Any termination of XxXxxxxxx’x
service as a member of the Board shall have no effect on XxXxxxxxx’x status as a part-time,
non-executive employee of the Company. XxXxxxxxx will be provided with an office in the Corporate
headquarters comparable to offices provided for senior officers of the Company and will be provided
information technology support, on-site parking and secretarial support for the duration of the
Term.
4. Exclusivity.
The Company and XxXxxxxxx agree that XxXxxxxxx shall be permitted to engage in other business,
civic and charitable activities (subject to the restrictions in Section 8), as long as such
activities do not materially interfere with the performance of his duties as an employee of the
Company hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, XxXxxxxxx agrees that during the Term he shall
not serve as an employee of an entity other than the Company on either a full-time or part-time
basis.
5. Remuneration.
(a) Compensation.
(i) 2006 Compensation. For his service as Executive Chairman of the Board during
2006, XxXxxxxxx shall be compensated at the rate of $480,000 per annum.
(ii) No Other Compensation. XxXxxxxxx agrees and acknowledges that he is and will not
be entitled to any compensation and/or benefits from the Company in respect of his service as a
member of the Board other than those items specifically provided for under this Section 5.
(b) Part-Time Employee Compensation.
(i) Cash Compensation. From and after January 1, 2007 and through the Term, XxXxxxxxx
shall be compensated in respect of his service as a part-time employee of the Company, at the rate
of $350,000 per annum, payable in installments in accordance with the Company’s policy governing
salary payments to part-time employees generally, except that the amount of such cash compensation
shall be reduced by any amount of cash retainer paid to XxXxxxxxx for his service on the Board.
(ii) Benefit Plan Participation. During the Term, to the extent permissible under the
existing terms of the Company’s employee benefit plans, the Company will provide to XxXxxxxxx, the
right to participate in the Company’s Deferred Compensation Plan and in any employee benefits plans
that provide for participation by part-time employees of the Company. In addition, after the Term,
XxXxxxxxx will be entitled to participate in any medical insurance, health or welfare benefit plan
as and when made available by the Company to its retired employees and/or retired key employees or
officers, in each case such participation to be at XxXxxxxxx’x own expense to the extent that such
plans so provide.
(iii) Expense Reimbursements. During the Term, the Company shall reimburse XxXxxxxxx
for all reasonable and necessary business expenses incurred by him in the performance of his duties
hereunder, in accordance with its policies, and provided they are documented in a form satisfactory
to the Internal Revenue Service and consistent with Company policy for the deduction of such
expenses.
(c) Other Elements of Compensation. XxXxxxxxx confirms and acknowledges that except
as expressly provided in this Agreement, any other elements of compensation, including without
limitation grants of equity-based compensation, are provided at the sole discretion of the Board of
Directors and/or its compensation committee, which also shall have sole discretion to determine the
terms, amount and frequency of any such other elements of compensation. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, the parties acknowledge that as due and valid consideration for XxXxxxxxx’x covenants
set forth in Section 8 of this Agreement, the Company has entered into this Agreement and agrees
and confirms that (i) the stock options and restricted stock units held by XxXxxxxxx (the
“Equity Awards”) shall be governed by the existing terms thereof, (ii) for so long as
XxXxxxxxx fulfills his obligations pursuant to this Agreement, XxXxxxxxx shall not be deemed to
have incurred a termination of employment with the Company for purposes of such Equity Awards, and
(iii) the Board and its compensation committee shall not adjust the vesting schedule of the Equity
Awards based on XxXxxxxxx’x status as a part-time employee.
(d) Special Equity Awards. On January 1, 2007, XxXxxxxxx shall be granted a stock
appreciation right on 11,250 shares of the Company’s common stock with an exercise price set at the
market price of the Company’s common stock and a restricted stock units award on 11,250 shares of
the Company’s common stock (collectively, the “Special Equity Awards”).
Such Special Equity Awards shall become exercisable and vest in full March 31, 2009, but shall
be forfeited if XxXxxxxxx’x employment terminates before the end of the Term either for Cause (as
defined in Section 6(b)) or through voluntary resignation other than following a material breach of
this Agreement by the Company (as referred to in Section 6(b)). Such stock appreciation rights
shall remain exercisable until the second anniversary of the expiration of the Term, provided that
XxXxxxxxx has not violated the covenants under Section 8 of this Agreement. If Section 8 covenants
are violated by Xx. XxXxxxxxx, such stock appreciation rights must be exercised within 90 days of
the occurrence of the violation.
6. Termination.
XxXxxxxxx’x service with the Company hereunder shall terminate upon the expiration of the Term
or upon the earlier occurrence of any of the following events:
(a) XxXxxxxxx’x death or disability. For the purposes of this Agreement, the term
“disability” shall mean a serious and permanent medical incapacity or disability that precludes
XxXxxxxxx from performing professional work. The Company, at its option and expense, shall be
entitled to retain a physician reasonably acceptable to XxXxxxxxx to confirm the existence of such
incapacity or disability.
(b) The termination of XxXxxxxxx by the Company for Cause or without Cause. For purposes of
this Agreement, “Cause” for termination shall mean the commission of a material act of fraud, theft
or dishonesty against the Company; conviction for any felony; or willful non-performance of
material duties which is not cured within sixty (60) days after receipt of written notice to
XxXxxxxxx from the Board. A termination without Cause shall include a resignation by XxXxxxxxx
upon sixty (60) days notice to the Company following a material breach of this Agreement by the
Company, provided that XxXxxxxxx delivers written notice to the Company within sixty (60) days
following the event that XxXxxxxxx considers to constitute a material breach, stating that
XxXxxxxxx believes that a basis for termination under this provision exists and specifying the
event that XxXxxxxxx considers to constitute the basis for such termination, and the Company shall
not have remedied or cured such event within 60 days of receipt of such notice.
(c) The resignation by XxXxxxxxx.
7. Effect of Termination.
(a) Upon the termination of XxXxxxxxx’x service as a part-time, non-executive employee of the
Company (whether prior to or upon the expiration of the Term), XxXxxxxxx shall be deemed to have
voluntarily resigned from all positions that XxXxxxxxx may then hold with the Company and any of
its subsidiaries, effective upon the date of such termination (the “Termination Date”). In
addition, such termination of service shall be deemed a termination of employment for all purposes
under the Equity Awards. Following XxXxxxxxx’x termination of employment with the Company for any
reason, XxXxxxxxx shall continue to be subject to the covenants as set forth in Section 8 and shall
have no further rights to any compensation or any other benefits under this Agreement except as set
forth in this Section 7.
(b) If XxXxxxxxx’x service with the Company is terminated by the Company without Cause,
XxXxxxxxx shall be entitled to receive payment of all unpaid amounts to which XxXxxxxxx has become
entitled under this Agreement through the Termination Date and, subject to XxXxxxxxx’x delivery of
a valid and irrevocable general release of all claims against the Company and its affiliates to the
fullest extent permitted by law, in a form mutually acceptable to the Company and XxXxxxxxx,
XxXxxxxxx shall receive a lump sum payment equal to the cash compensation that otherwise would have
been paid during the remainder of the term, and all of the Equity Awards that remain outstanding as
of the Termination Date shall become immediately and fully vested and exercisable as of immediately
prior to the Termination Date. The irrevocable general release described in this Section 7(b)
shall not apply to (i) any obligation to provide compensation under this Agreement, (ii) any claims
by XxXxxxxxx for indemnification under the Company’s certificate of incorporation and bylaws and
(iii) any claims by XxXxxxxxx under the Company’s director and officer insurance coverage.
(c) If XxXxxxxxx’x employment with the Company is terminated other than by the Company without
Cause (including termination upon the expiration of the Term), XxXxxxxxx shall be entitled to
receive payment of all unpaid amounts to which XxXxxxxxx has become entitled under this Agreement
through the Termination Date and XxXxxxxxx shall have no further rights to any compensation or any
other benefits under this Agreement. In addition, upon such a termination, no Equity Award held by
XxXxxxxxx but not then vested shall vest after the Termination Date except to the extent
specifically provided in the terms of such Equity Award.
(d) Notwithstanding the foregoing, if within one year after a Change in Control of the Company
(as defined in the applicable Equity Award agreement) XxXxxxxxx incurs a termination of employment
for any reason other than for Cause (as defined in the applicable Equity Award agreement) or
voluntary resignation, the Equity Awards shall be deemed to have become fully vested immediately
prior to such termination of employment.
8. XxXxxxxxx Covenants.
XxXxxxxxx and the Company acknowledge that the Employment Agreement and the Non-Competition
Agreement set forth certain rights and obligations of the parties with respect to confidential
information, Company property and business opportunities, non-competition, solicitation of
employees and intellectual property and that notwithstanding the termination of the Employment
Agreement and the Non-Competition Agreement, the parties hereby confirm their intention to retain
such rights and be bound by such obligations, and in order to continue, confirm and clarify the
scope thereof, hereby agree to the following terms.
(a) Confidential Information. Except as may be required and authorized in the course
of his service with the Company, XxXxxxxxx shall not at any time during the Term or after the
termination of XxXxxxxxx’x service hereunder for any reason disclose or use, directly or
indirectly, any confidential or proprietary information of the Company or its affiliates. For the
purposes of this Agreement, “confidential or proprietary information” shall mean all
information disclosed to XxXxxxxxx, or known by him as a consequence of or through his employment
and/or service with the Company, where such information is not generally known in the trade or
industry or which is considered confidential by the Company or was the subject of efforts by the
Company to maintain its confidentiality, and where such information refers or relates in any manner
whatsoever to the business activities, processes, services or products of the Company or
its affiliates. Such information includes, but is not limited to, trade secrets as defined by
the District of Columbia Trade Secrets Act, D.C. Code (S) 48-501, et seq., business and development
plans (whether contemplated, initiated or completed), business contacts, methods of operation,
policies, results of analysis, member and prospective member lists, employee lists, business
forecasts, financial data, advertising and marketing methods, manuals, training materials,
management, performance review, project assessment and all other forms and documents used in
management of the Company’s employees and in performing work for the Company, reports,
correspondence, data collection forms and other documents provided to members, syndicated,
multi-client studies, custom research reports, statements, reports, strategic information and other
information distributed to policy or management committee members, information relating to costs
and revenues, and similar information.
(b) Return of Company Property. Upon termination of XxXxxxxxx’x service with the
Company hereunder for any reason, XxXxxxxxx shall immediately return to the Company or destroy or
delete to the satisfaction of the Company all of the Company’s and its affiliates’ property and
confidential or proprietary information which is in tangible form (including, but not limited to,
all correspondence, memoranda, files, manuals, books, lists, records, equipment, computer disks,
magnetic tape, and electronic and other media and equipment) and all copies thereof in XxXxxxxxx’x
possession, custody or control, provided that XxXxxxxxx may retain one copy of each published study
to which he contributed personally.
(c) Business Opportunities. During the Term, XxXxxxxxx shall promptly disclose to the
Company each business opportunity of a type, which, based upon such opportunity’s prospects and
relationship to the business of the Company or its affiliates, XxXxxxxxx knows or might reasonably
believe the Company is pursuing or is planning to pursue. In the event that XxXxxxxxx’x service
hereunder is terminated for any reason, the Company or its affiliates shall have the exclusive
right to participate in or undertake on their own behalf without any involvement by or compensation
to XxXxxxxxx any such opportunity that arose during the Term.
(d) Covenant Not to Compete.
(i) Except as otherwise provided in Section 8(d)(ii), if XxXxxxxxx’x service to the Company
hereunder is terminated for any reason (including the expiration of the Term), for due and valid
consideration as set forth in this Agreement (including but not limited to Section 5(c) and the
Company’s determination to enter into this Agreement), the value and sufficiency of which is hereby
acknowledged, XxXxxxxxx shall not, directly or indirectly, either individually or as a five or more
percent stockholder, director, officer, partner, consultant, owner, employee, agent, or in any
other capacity, for a period of two (2) years following the Termination Date, (A) provide Company
Services (as defined below) or work for or provide services to any person or entity that provides
Company Services, to any person or entity located within a one hundred (100) mile radius of any
city or location in the United States or in any foreign country in which the Company or its
affiliates has an office, is engaged in business or proposes to engage in business as of the
Termination Date, except that this provision shall not restrict XxXxxxxxx from serving as a
director of the company(ies) listed on Attachment A to this Agreement or of any other company where
such service has been approved in advance by the Board of the Company; or (B) solicit or offer to
provide or provide Company Services, or work for a person or entity that solicits or offers to
provide or provides Company Services, to any person or entity who was a member of the Company or
its affiliates or was directly or indirectly
solicited to be a member of the Company or its affiliates at any time during the two-year
period prior to the Termination Date. For the purposes of this Section 8(d)(i), the term
“Company Services” shall mean: (aa) providing short-answer or custom research on demand,
including without limitation literature or database searches, telephone interviews, or other
research of the same or substantially similar type as that provided by the Company or its
affiliates; or (bb) preparing published multiple client or syndicated studies, including without
limitation studies of the same or substantially similar type provided by the Company or its
affiliates; or (cc) selling benchmarking data and databases of the same or substantially similar
type provided by the Company or its affiliates; or (dd) providing conferences, seminars, training
or education of the same or substantially similar type provided by the Company or its affiliates;
or (ee) providing any other services or products not described in (aa) through (dd) above that the
Company or its affiliates is providing, has provided or notifies XxXxxxxxx of its intention to
provide as of the Termination Date; where any of the foregoing services described in (aa) through
(ee) above are provided to any of the following: pharmaceutical companies, insurance companies,
managed care companies, commercial banks, brokerage houses, mutual fund companies, Fortune 1000
companies and companies with annual revenues greater than $100 million. For the avoidance of
doubt, the Company and XxXxxxxxx agree that that for purposes of this Section 8 the Company is
“engaged in business” throughout the United States, the United Kingdom, western European and Japan.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, XxXxxxxxx may, upon termination in the situations described above,
work as a consultant or for a consulting firm, provided he complies with all of the provisions of
this Section 8(d)(i). The Company may release XxXxxxxxx from some or all of the restrictions in
this section only in a written instrument signed by XxXxxxxxx and the Chief Executive Officer of
the Company.
(ii) XxXxxxxxx agrees that the restrictions imposed upon him by the provisions of this Section
8 are fair and reasonable considering the nature of the Company’s business, the position of trust
and responsibility he has occupied with the Company, and the sensitive nature of the information to
which the Company has given him access and the relationships he has developed on behalf of the
Company at the Company’s expense, and are reasonably required for the protection of the Company.
XxXxxxxxx further agrees that the provisions of Section 8(d)(i) relating to areas of restriction,
member limitations, or time periods of restriction were specifically discussed in good faith and
are acceptable to XxXxxxxxx. Nevertheless, to the extent that these restrictions exceed the
maximum areas of restriction, member limitations or periods of time which a court of competent
jurisdiction would enforce, the areas of restriction, member limitations or time periods shall be
modified by such court to be the maximum areas of restriction, member limitations or time periods
which such court would enforce in any state or jurisdiction in which such court shall be convened.
If any other part of Section 8(d)(i) is held to be invalid or unenforceable, the remaining parts
shall nevertheless continue to be valid and enforceable as though the unenforceable portion(s) were
absent. In addition, both during the Term and subsequent to the termination XxXxxxxxx’x of service
to the Company hereunder and at such times as the Company may reasonably request, XxXxxxxxx agrees
to provide the Company with such information as may be reasonably necessary to demonstrate his
compliance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
(iii) For purposes of this Agreement, the term “affiliates” shall mean a corporation
of which 50 percent or more of the total combined voting power or value of all
classes of capital stock are, directly or indirectly, owned by the Company or by the
beneficial shareholders of the Company.
(e) Solicitation of Employees. XxXxxxxxx agrees that during the Term, and for a
period of two (2) years after the Termination Date, he shall not, except in the course of his
duties for the Company, directly or indirectly, induce or attempt to induce or otherwise counsel,
advise, ask or encourage any person who at the time is a current employee of the Company or its
affiliates, or who left such employ within the preceding six (6) months, to leave the employ of the
Company or to accept employment with another employer besides the Company or as an independent
contractor, or offer employment to or hire such person.
(f) Inventions Improvements and Copyrightable Materials. XxXxxxxxx shall disclose
promptly in writing and assign immediately, and hereby assigns to the Company, all of XxXxxxxxx’x
right, title and interest in and to, any original works of authorship, formulas, processes,
programs, benchmarking or other databases, techniques, know-how, data, developments or discoveries,
whether or not copyrightable, relating to the Company’s business of Company Services or to
corporate research, management and/or consulting practices or services (hereinafter referred to
collectively as “Work Product”), which XxXxxxxxx may make or conceive, or first reduce to
practice or learn either solely or jointly with others, during the employment period with the
Company through XxXxxxxxx’x work with the Company or its affiliates or with any other person or
entity pursuant to an assignment by the Company or its affiliates. XxXxxxxxx acknowledges the
special interest the Company holds in its processes, techniques and technologies in producing its
editorial works and agrees that such processes, techniques and technologies shall not be directly
or indirectly used or distributed by XxXxxxxxx for the interests of any person or entity besides
the Company.
(i) All disclosures and assignments made pursuant to this Agreement are made without royalty
or any additional consideration to XxXxxxxxx other than the regular compensation paid to XxXxxxxxx
by the Company or its affiliates.
(ii) XxXxxxxxx shall execute, acknowledge and deliver to the Company or its affiliates all
necessary documents, and shall take such other action as may be necessary to assist the Company in
obtaining by statute, letters patent, copyrights, trademarks or other statutory or common law
protections for the Work Product covered by this Agreement, vesting title and right in such
patents, copyrights, trademarks and other protections in the Company and its designees. XxXxxxxxx
hereby agrees that the Work Product constitutes a “work made for hire” in accordance with the
definition of that term under the U.S. copyright laws. XxXxxxxxx shall further assist the Company
or its affiliates in every proper and reasonable way to enforce such patents, copyrights,
trademarks and other protections as the Company may desire. XxXxxxxxx’x obligation to deliver
documents and assist the Company or its affiliates under this Agreement applies both during and
subsequent to the Term.
(iii) Any Work Product relating to the Company’s business which XxXxxxxxx may disclose to
anyone within six (6) months after the Termination Date, or for which the Company or its affiliates
may file application for letters patent, copyright, trademark or other statutory or common law
protection within eighteen (18) months after the Termination Date, shall rebuttably be presumed to
have been made, conceived, first reduced to practice or learned during the term of XxXxxxxxx’x
employment with and/or service to the Company and
fully subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein; provided that if XxXxxxxxx can
demonstrate that he, in fact, conceived any such Work Product subsequent to the Termination Date
and such Work Product is not based upon or derived from confidential or proprietary information of
the Company or its affiliates or does not relate to the scope of work performed by XxXxxxxxx
pursuant to his duties with the Company or its affiliates, then such Work Product shall belong to
XxXxxxxxx and shall be XxXxxxxxx’x sole property.
(iv) XxXxxxxxx represents that, to his actual knowledge, without independent inquiry, the Work
Product does not infringe any copyright or other proprietary right of any person or entity.
(v) Attached to and made as part of this Agreement as Attachment B is a complete list of all
Work Product, patented or copyrighted, which has been made or conceived or first reduced to
practice by XxXxxxxxx alone or jointly prior to the first date of his employment with the Company
or its affiliates. Such Work Product shall be excluded from the operation of this Agreement. If
there is no such list on Attachment B, there shall be a rebuttable presumption that no such Work
Product exists at the time of signing this Agreement.
(g) Injunctive Relief and Attorneys’ Fees. XxXxxxxxx acknowledges that a breach of
any of the provisions of this Section 8 may result in continuing and irreparable damages to the
Company or its affiliates for which there may be no adequate remedy at law and that the Company or
its affiliates in addition to all other relief available to it shall be entitled to the issuance of
a temporary restraining order, preliminary injunction and permanent injunction restraining
XxXxxxxxx from committing or continuing to commit any breach of this Section 8 both pending further
legal proceedings and for appropriate periods in the future. XxXxxxxxx agrees that any applicable
time period limitation on any provision of this Section 8 shall be extended on a day-for-day basis
for each day during which XxXxxxxxx participates in any activity in violation of any such
provision.
9. Non-Waiver of Rights.
The failure to enforce at any time the provisions of this Agreement or to require at any time
performance by the other party of any of the provisions hereof shall in no way be construed to be a
waiver of such provisions or to affect either the validity of this Agreement or any part hereof, or
the right of either party to enforce each and every provision in accordance with its terms. No
waiver by either party hereto of any breach by the other party hereto of any provision of this
Agreement to be performed by such other party shall be deemed a waiver of similar or dissimilar
provisions at that time or at any prior or subsequent time.
10. Notices.
Any notice required or permitted to be given under this Agreement shall be sufficient if in
writing and if sent by registered mail to his residence, in the case of XxXxxxxxx, or to the
business office of its chief Human Resources officer, in the case of the Company.
11. Binding Effect/Assignment.
This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their
respective heirs, executors, personal representatives, estates, successors (including, without
limitation, by way of merger) and assigns. Notwithstanding the provisions of the immediately
preceding sentence, neither XxXxxxxxx nor the Company shall assign all or any portion of this
Agreement without the prior written consent of the other party.
12. Entire Agreement.
This Agreement sets forth the entire understanding of the parties hereto with respect to the
subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements, written or oral, between them as to such
subject matter, including, from and after January 1, 2007, the Employment Agreement and the
Non-Competition Agreement.
13. Severability.
If any provision of this Agreement, or any application thereof to any circumstances, is
invalid, in whole or in part, such provision or application shall to that extent be severable and
shall not affect other provisions or applications of this Agreement.
14. Governing Law.
This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the District
of Columbia, irrespective of the principles of conflicts of law therein.
15. Arbitration of Disputes.
The parties shall endeavor to settle all disputes by amicable negotiations. Any claim,
dispute, disagreement or controversy that arises among the parties relating to XxXxxxxxx’x past or
future employment with the Company or this Agreement (excluding enforcement by the Company of its
rights under the Section 8) that is not amicably settled shall be resolved by arbitration, as
follows:
(a) An arbitration may be commenced by any party to this Agreement by the service of a written
request for arbitration upon the other affected party(ies). Such request for arbitration shall
summarize the controversy or claim to be arbitrated.
(b) Any such arbitration shall be heard in the Headquarters Jurisdiction, before a panel
consisting of one (1) to three (3) arbitrators, each of whom shall be impartial. Except as the
parties may otherwise agree, an arbitrator shall be selected in the first instance by those members
of the Board of Directors who are neither members of the Compensation Committee of the Board of
Directors nor employees of the Company. If there are no such members of the Board of Directors, an
arbitrator shall be selected by the Board of Directors. Executive may request that additional
arbitrators be appointed, which arbitrator(s) shall be named by the appropriate official in the
District of Columbia office of the American Arbitration Association or, in the event of his or her
unavailability by reason of disqualification or otherwise, by the appropriate official in the New
York City office of the American Arbitration Association. In determining the number and appropriate
background of any additional arbitrators, the appointing authority shall give due
consideration to the issues to be resolved, but his or her decision as to the number of
arbitrators and their identity shall be final. Any arbitrator shall be an individual who is an
attorney licensed to practice law in the District of Columbia. Such arbitrator shall be neutral
within the meaning of the Commercial Rules of Dispute Resolution of the American Arbitration
Association; provided, however, that the arbitration shall not be administered by the American
Arbitration Association. Any challenge to the neutrality of an arbitrator shall be resolved by the
arbitrator whose decision shall be final and conclusive. The arbitration shall be administered and
conducted by the arbitrator(s) pursuant to the then-current employment dispute resolution rules of
the American Arbitration Association.
(c) All attorneys’ fees and costs of the arbitration shall in the first instance be borne by
the respective party incurring such costs and fees, but the arbitrators shall have the discretion
to award costs and/or attorneys’ fees as they deem appropriate under the circumstances. The
parties hereby expressly waive punitive damages, and under no circumstances shall an award contain
any amount that in any way reflects punitive damages.
(d) The decision of the arbitrator on the issue(s) presented for arbitration shall be final
and conclusive and may be enforced in any court of competent jurisdiction.
(e) It is intended that controversies or claims submitted to arbitration under this Section 11
shall remain confidential, and to that end it is agreed by the parties that neither the facts
disclosed in the arbitration, the issues arbitrated, nor the views or opinions of any persons
concerning them, shall be disclosed to third persons at any time, except to the extent necessary to
enforce an award or judgment or as required by law or regulation, including the federal securities
laws and the regulations thereunder, in response to legal process or in connection with such
arbitration.
(f) “Headquarters Jurisdiction” means the District of Columbia from the Effective Date until
the date that the principal executive offices are relocated to Rosslyn, Virginia, and thereafter
means the Commonwealth of Virginia.
16. Modifications.
Neither this Agreement nor any provision hereof may be modified, altered, amended or waived
except by an instrument in writing duly signed by the party to be charged.
17. Tense and Headings.
Whenever any words used herein are in the singular form, they shall be construed as though
they were also used in the plural form in all cases where they would so apply. The headings
contained herein are solely for the purposes of reference, are not part of this Agreement, and
shall not in any way affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.
18. Counterparts.
This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to
be an original but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
[signature page follows]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed this Agreement, to be
effective as of the first date written above.
| THE CORPORATE EXECUTIVE
BOARD COMPANY |
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| By: | /s/
Xxxxx X. XxXxxxxxx |
By: | /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx | ||||||
| Name: |
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Name: |
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| Title: | Treasurer and Secretary | ||||||||
ATTACHMENT A
Permitted Board Service Pursuant to Section 8(d)(i)(A)
Permitted Board Service Pursuant to Section 8(d)(i)(A)
FactSet Research Systems Inc.
SNL Financial
SNL Financial
ATTACHMENT B
Pre-Existing Work Product
Pre-Existing Work Product
None.
