Employment Offer Letter between interWAVE Communications, Inc. and Erwin Leichtle for President & CEO Position
interWAVE Communications, Inc. offers Erwin Leichtle the position of President and Chief Executive Officer, as well as a seat on its Board of Directors. The agreement outlines an annual salary of $275,000, a potential $150,000 annual bonus based on performance, and stock options vesting over four years. Additional benefits include relocation assistance, a leased vehicle, standard health coverage, and officer indemnification. Employment is at-will, meaning either party can end the relationship at any time. The expected start date is July 1, 2003, following notice to Mr. Leichtle’s current employer.
QuickLinks -- Click here to rapidly navigate through this document
Exhibit 10.27
interWAVE Communications, Inc.
312 Constitution Drive, Menlo Park, CA 94025
Tel: (650) ###-###-#### Fax: (650) ###-###-####
May 6, 2003
Offer for Employment
Erwin Leichtle
Stockholm, Sweden
Dear Erwin;
The Board of Directors of interWAVE Communications, Inc. is pleased to offer you the position of President & Chief Executive Officer. In addition as Chief Executive of the corporation, the Board would like for you to serve as a Director on the main Board of Directors of interWAVE Communications, Inc.
The offer consists of the following:
Compensation
| Salary | $275,000 USD annual salary | |
Incentive Stock Option | 250,000 shares (~ 3% of the outstanding shares of interWAVE Communications, Inc.) The option vests over a period of four years. (Note: the company on 4/30/03 reverse split the outstanding shares 10 to 1. The pre-split shares in this offer would be 2,500,000 | |
Cash Bonus | $150,000 USD annual bonus based on meeting or exceeding mutually agreed to objectives with respect to revenues, margins, cash flow and profitability. To be paid 30 days after Audited financials are presented to the BOD for the full Fiscal Year's performance. The corporation Fiscal Year ends June 30th. | |
Title | President and Chief Executive Officer | |
Reporting Responsibilities | Board of Directors Managing the Company's resources and business in all aspects. | |
Employee Status | Full time employee | |
Relocation | Business Class Air Travel for you and your spouse to Menlo Park, California $5000 USD for transportation of personal effects. A per diem of $200USD per day for the initial 30 days in California. | |
Automobile | A leased vehicle not to exceed $500/mo expense | |
Benefit Coverage | Medical, Dental, and Vision as a part of the standard benefit plan of the corporation for you and your spouse | |
Vacation & Sick leave | Annual vacation and sick leave in accordance with the Corporation Human Resource Plan. | |
Insurance | Officer's indemnification in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Directors and Officers Insurance Policy and Indemnification Agreement. The corporation reserves the right to establish a Key Man Life Insurance Policy, which would require a physical examination. |
At-Will Employment. Notwithstanding termination and the terms of severance above, 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 terminate your employment at anytime, for any reason or for no reason. Similarly, the Company is free to terminate your employment or demote, promote, or change your compensation, benefits, duties or location of work at any time, for any reason or for no reason. In the event of termination of your employment, you will not be entitled to any payments, benefits, damages, awards or compensation other than as may otherwise be available in accordance with the Company's established employee plans and policies at the time of termination.
There is a possibility that the Gbase acquisition of CDMA products may "spin off "as a separate entity sometime in the future based on demand for the product and available financing. At this juncture, we do not know if this will be a separate corporation, division, or joint venture or whether or not it will occur.
Erwin, we would like for you to join interWAVE as quickly as possible and understand you have a mandatory notice to be given to your current employer. Our assumption, based on your communications on this issue, is that you will be able to start work by July 1, 2003 and could be available for consultation or meetings prior to July 1 on an as required basis.
We look forward to a positive response and a long term and mutually rewarding relationship.
Sincerely,
| | ||||
| William Gibson | Date May 8, 2003 | |||
| On Behalf of the Board of Directors Chairman Executive Committee | ||||
CC: Board of Directors | ||||
Accepted | Date |
QuickLinks
- Exhibit 10.27
