Independent Financial Expert means a U.S. investment banking firm of national standing in the United States, (i) which does not, and whose directors, officers and employees or affiliates do not have a direct or indirect material financial interest for its proprietary account in the Company or any of its affiliates and (ii) which, in the judgment of the board of directors of the Company, is otherwise independent with respect to the Company and its affiliates and qualified to perform the task for which it is to be engaged.
financial expert means an individual, company or firm who is authorised to give investment advice under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000;
Independent Expert means a Person or entity with no material current or prior business or personal relationship with the Advisor or the Directors and who is engaged to a substantial extent in the business of rendering opinions regarding the value of assets of the type held by the Company.
Expert is defined in Section 7.9 of this Agreement.
Accounting Referee has the meaning set forth in Section 6.01(c).
Professional experience means the actual and lawful pursuit of the profession concerned;
Audit Committee Financial Expert means a person who has the following attributes:
Neutral Accountant means a national independent accounting firm selected by Buyer and reasonably acceptable to Sellers.
Arbiter has the meaning set forth in Section 1.05(d).
Independent Accountant has the meaning set forth in Section 2.04(c)(iii).
Qualified expert means an individual having the knowledge and training to measure ionizing radiation, to evaluate safety techniques, and to advise regarding radiation protection needs, for example, individuals certified in the appropriate field by the American Board of Radiology or the American Board of Health Physics, or those having equivalent qualifications. With reference to the calibration of radiation therapy equipment, an individual having, in addition to the above qualifications, training and experience in the clinical applications of radiation physics to radiation therapy, for example, individuals certified in Therapeutic Radiological Physics or X-Ray and Radium Physics by the American Board of Radiology, or those having equivalent qualifications.
Relevant Dispute means any difference between the parties arising out of or in connection with this contract; "Relevant Force Majeure Event" has the meaning ascribed to it in Clause 17.1;
Appraiser panel means a network, list or roster of licensed or certified ap- praisers approved by an AMC to per- form appraisals as independent con- tractors for the AMC. Appraisers on an AMC’s ‘‘appraiser panel’’ under this part include both appraisers accepted by the AMC for consideration for fu- ture appraisal assignments in covered transactions or for secondary mortgage market participants in connection with covered transactions and appraisers en- gaged by the AMC to perform one or more appraisals in covered trans- actions or for secondary mortgage mar- ket participants in connection with covered transactions. An appraiser is an independent contractor for purposes of this subpart if the appraiser is treat- ed as an independent contractor by the AMC for purposes of Federal income taxation.
Neutral Auditor means Ernst & Young or, if Ernst & Young is unable to serve, an impartial nationally recognized firm of independent certified public accountants other than Seller’s accountants or Purchaser’s accountants, mutually agreed to by Purchaser and Seller.
Corrosion expert means a person who, by reason of thorough knowledge of the physical sciences and the principles of engineering and mathematics acquired by a professional education and related practical experience, is qualified to engage in the practice of corrosion control on buried or submerged metal piping systems and metal tanks. Such a person must be accredited or certified as being qualified by the National Association of Corrosion Engineers or be a registered professional engineer who has certification or licensing that includes education and experience in corrosion control of buried or submerged metal piping systems and metal tanks.
Non-Key Expert(s means an individual professional provided by the Consultant or its Sub-consultant to perform the Services or any part here of under the Contract.
Approved Appraisal Firm Each of the following firms: Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx, Inc., Duff & Xxxxxx LLC, Lincoln Advisors, Xxxxxx, Xxxxxx and Company and Valuation Research Corporation and (b) each Independent financial adviser of recognized standing retained by the Issuer, the Collateral Manager or the agent or lenders under any Collateral Obligation, as approved by the Collateral Manager.
Expert Determination has the meaning given to it in Clause 18.3(a) (Expert Determination).
Accounting Arbitrator has the meaning set forth in Section 2.6(c).
Reconciliation Dispute has the meaning set forth in Section 7.9 of this Agreement.
Independent Accounting Firm has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(c).
Clinical experience means providing direct services to individuals with mental illness or the provision of direct geriatric services or special education services. Experience may include supervised internships, practicums, and field experience.
Key Expert(s means an individual professional whose skills, qualifications, knowledge and experience are critical to the performance of the Services under the Contract and whose Curricula Vitae (CV)was taken into account in the technical evaluation of the Consultant's proposal.
Technical Dispute has the meaning specified in Section 12.2;
Independent Firm has the meaning set forth in Section 10.03 of this Agreement.
Audit Firm means a firm which provides audit services;