Capso Vision, Inc. Employment Offer Letter to Douglas Atkinson (VP of Global Sales)
Capso Vision, Inc. offers Douglas Atkinson the position of Vice President of Global Sales, with an annual base salary of $180,000 and a guaranteed first-year total compensation of $240,000, including bonuses. The offer includes eligibility for health benefits and a stock option grant, subject to vesting over four years. Employment is at-will, meaning either party can end it at any time. Mr. Atkinson must sign additional agreements regarding confidentiality, inventions, and arbitration, and provide proof of work eligibility. The offer must be accepted by September 26, 2016, with employment starting October 17, 2016.
Exhibit 10.13
September 13, 2016
Mr. Doug Atkinson,
160 Waterfront Park Lane
Dawsonville, GA 30534
Dear Doug:
I am pleased to offer you a position with Capso Vision, Inc. (the Company), as its VP of Global Sales reporting to Mr. Johnny Wang, the President. If you decide to join us, you will receive an annual base salary of $180,000 with other benefits, which will be paid semi monthly in accordance with the Companys normal payroll procedures, in addition to an annual bonus of $100,000 based on job performance of the year. Your bonus will be paid out on a quarterly basis, tied to agreed quarterly goals. For the first year of your employment we will guarantee you total compensation of $240,000, consisting of your annual base salary and guaranteed bonus of $15,000 per quarter. Your total bonus payment can exceed the target bonus on a pro rata basis if sales objectives are exceeded, to be paid out at year end. As an employee, you will also be eligible to receive certain employee benefits including comprehensive health insurance. You should note that the Company may modify job titles, salaries and benefits from time to time as it deems necessary.
In addition, if you decide to join the Company, it will be recommended at the first meeting of the Companys Board of Directors following your staff date that the Company grant you an option to purchase 120,000 shares of the Companys Common Stock at a price per share equal to the fair market value per share of the Common Stock on the date of grant, as determined by the Companys Board of Directors. The shares shall vest monthly over the 48 months starting from the joining date in equal monthly amounts subject to your continuing employment with the Company. This option grant shall be subject to the terms and conditions of the Companys Stock Option Plan and Stock Option Agreement, including vesting requirements. No right to any stock is earned or accrued until such time that vesting occurs, nor does the grant confer any right to continue vesting or employment.
The Company is excited about your joining and looks forward to a beneficial and productive relationship. Nevertheless, you should be aware that your employment with the Company is for no specified period and constitutes at will employment. As a result, you are free to resign at any time, for any reason or for no reason. Similarly, the Company is free to conclude its employment relationship with you at any time, with or without cause, and with or without notice. We request that, in the event of resignation, you give the Company at least two weeks notice.
For purposes of federal immigration law, you will be required to provide to the Company documentary evidence of your identity and eligibility for employment in the United States. Such documentation must be provided to us within three (3) business days of your date of hire, or our employment relationship with you may be terminated.
We also ask that, if you have not already done so, you disclose to the Company any and all agreements relating to your prior employment that may affect your eligibility to be employed by the Company or limit the manner in which you may be employed. It is the Companys understanding that any such agreements will not prevent you from performing the duties of your position and you represent that such is the case. Moreover, you agree that, during the term of your employment with the Company, you will not engage in any other employment, occupation, consulting or other business activity directly related to the business in which the Company is now involved or becomes involved during the term of your employment, nor will you engage in any other activities that conflict with your obligations to the Company. Similarly, you agree not to bring any third party confidential information to the Company, including that of your former employer, and that in performing your duties for the Company you will not in any way utilize any such information.
As a Company employee, you will be expected to abide by the Companys rules and standards. Specifically, you will be required to sign an acknowledgment that you have read and that you understand the Companys rules of conduct which are included in the Company Handbook which the Company will soon complete and distribute.
As a condition of your employment, you are also required to sign and comply with an At Will Employment, Confidential Information, Invention Assignment and Arbitration Agreement which requires, among other provisions, the assignment of patent rights to any invention made during your employment at the Company, and non disclosure of Company proprietary information. In the event of any dispute or claim relating to or arising out of our employment relationship, you and the Company agree that (i) any and all disputes between you and the Company shall be fully and finally resolved by binding arbitration, (ii) you are waiving any and all rights to a jury trial but all coun remedies will be available in arbitration, (iii) all disputes shall be resolved by a neutral arbitrator who shall issue a written opinion, (iv) the arbitration shall provide for adequate discovery, and (v) the Company shall pay all but the first $125 of the arbitration fees. Please note that we must receive your signed Agreement before your first day of employment.
To accept the Companys offer, please sign and date this letter in the space provided below. A duplicate original is enclosed for your records. If you accept our offer, your first day of employment will be October 17, 2016. This letter, along with any agreements relating to proprietary rights between you and the Company, set forth the terms of your employment with the Company and supersede any prior representations or agreements including, but not limited to, any representations made during your recruitment, interviews or pre employment negotiations, whether written or oral. This letter, including, but not limited to, its at will employment provision, may not be modified or amended except by a written agreement signed by the President of the Company and you. This offer of employment will terminate if it is not accepted, signed and returned by September 26, 2016.
We look forward to your favorable reply and to working with you at Capso Vision, Inc.
Sincerely, | ||
Signature: | /s/ Johnny Wang | |
Printed Name: Johnny Wang, President | ||
Date: September 15, 2016 |
Signature: | /s/ Douglas Atkinson | |
Printed Name: Douglas Atkinson | ||
Date: September 15, 2016 |
Enclosures
Duplicate Original Letter
At-Will Employment, Confidential Information, Invention Assignment and Arbitration Agreement