Employment Clause Example with 63 Variations from Business Contracts

Employment. (a) General. The Company shall employ Executive upon the terms and conditions provided herein effective as of the Effective Date. (b) Position and Duties. Effective on the Effective Date, Executive: (i) shall continue to serve as the Company's President and Chief Executive Officer, with responsibilities, duties, and authority usual and customary for such position, subject to direction by the Company's Board of Directors (the "Board"); (ii) shall continue to report directly to the Board; and (iii...) agrees promptly and faithfully to comply with all present and future policies, requirements, rules and regulations, and reasonable directions and requests, of the Company in connection with the Company's business. As of the Effective Date, Executive shall continue to serve as a member of the Board, and, while Executive is employed hereunder, the Company shall nominate Executive for reelection as a member of the Board at the end of each Board term. At the Company's request, Executive shall serve the Company and/or its subsidiaries and affiliates in such other capacities in addition to the foregoing as the Company shall designate, provided that such additional capacities are consistent with Executive's position as the Company's President and Chief Executive Officer. In the event that Executive serves in any one or more of such additional capacities, Executive's compensation shall not automatically be increased on account of such additional service. 1 (c) Performance of Executive's Duties. During Executive's employment with the Company, and except for periods of illness, vacation, disability, or reasonable leaves of absence or as discussed in Section 1(e), Executive shall devote Executive's full time and attention to the business and affairs of the Company pursuant to the general direction of the Board. The rights of Executive under this Agreement shall not be affected by any change in the title, duties, or capacity of Executive during Executive's employment with the Company. (d) Principal Office. Executive will work principally at the Company's facility located in Emeryville, California. (e) Exclusivity. Except with the prior written approval of the Board (which the Board may grant or withhold in its sole and absolute discretion), Executive shall devote substantially all of Executive's working time, attention, and energies to the business of the Company, except during any paid vacation or other excused absence periods. Nothing in this section prevents Executive from engaging in additional activities in connection with personal investments and community affairs. Executive may also serve as a member of the board of directors or board of advisors of another organization provided (i) such organization is not a competitor of the Company; (ii) Executive receives prior written approval from the Board; and (iii) such activities do not individually or in the aggregate interfere with the performance of Executive's duties under this Agreement, violate the Company's standards of conduct then in effect, or raise a conflict under the Company's conflict of interest policies. View More