Amendment to Executive Employment Agreement between Chindex International, Inc. and Lawrence Pemble

Summary

This amendment, dated November 1, 2004, updates the employment agreement between Chindex International, Inc. and Lawrence Pemble. It changes the company’s name and address in the agreement and increases Mr. Pemble’s annual salary from $171,000 to $195,000. All other terms of the original agreement remain unchanged. The amendment is signed by both Mr. Pemble and a company executive.

EX-10.18 4 w68703exv10w18.htm EXHIBIT 10.18 exv10w18

Exhibit 10.18

AMENDMENT TO EXECUTIVE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

This agreement, dated as of November 1, 2004, amends the Employment Agreement (the “Agreement”) dated as of September 1, 2001, between U.S.-China Industrial Exchange, Inc. and Lawrence Pemble.

	1.		The first paragraph of the Agreement is amended to read as follows:

			“This Employment Agreement dated as of September 1, 2001, between Chindex International, Inc., a Delaware Corporation currently having an address at 7201 Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda, Maryland 20815 (the “Company”) and Lawrence Pemble, an individual residing at 499 Hinton Cemetary Road, Sadieville, KY 40370 (“Employee”).”

	2.		Paragraph (a) of Section 5 of the Agreement is amended by deleting the words “One Hundred and Seventy One Thousand Dollars ($171,000) per year” and substituting therefor the words “One Hundred and Ninety Five Thousand Dollars ($195,000) per year.”

			IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of date first above written.


EMPLOYEE	COMPANY

/S/ Lawrence Pemble	By:	/S/ Robert C. Goodwin, Jr.

Name: Lawrence Pemble		Name: Robert C. Goodwin, Jr. Title: Executive Vice President