EMPLOYMENT
AGREEMENT
This
Employment Agreement (the “Agreement”) is made and
entered into effective as of December 2, 2008 (the “Effective
Date”), by and between Asianada, Inc., a Delaware corporation
and its affiliates and/or subsidiaries (the “Company”),
and Jeffrey A. Schwartz (the “Executive”). The Company
and the Executive are hereinafter collectively referred to as the
“Parties,” and individually referred to as a
“Party.”
Recitals
A.
The Company desires assurance of
the association and services of the Executive in order to retain
the Executive’s experience, skills, abilities, background and
knowledge, and is willing to engage the Executive’s services
on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement.
B.
The Executive desires to be in the
employ of the Company, and is willing to accept such employment on
the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement.
Agreement
In consideration of the foregoing Recitals and
the mutual promises and covenants herein contained, and for other
good and valuable consideration, the Parties, intending to be
legally bound, agree as follows:
1.1
Term
. The Company hereby employs the
Executive, and the Executive hereby accepts employment by the
Company, upon the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement.
The term of this Agreement shall commence on the Effective Date and
shall continue until December 2, 2011 (the “Term”),
unless terminated earlier in accordance with Section 4 herein. On
the last day of the Term, the Executive shall immediately resign
from all positions with the Company.
1.2
Title
. The Executive shall have the title
of Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors
and Executive shall serve in such other capacity or capacities as
the Board of Directors of the Company may from time to time
prescribe. The Executive shall report directly to the
Company’s Board of Directors.
1.3
Duties
. (i) During the Term, the Executive
shall devote the Executive’s full working time and attention
and use the Executive’s best efforts and skill to further the
interests of the Company. The Executive shall do and perform all
services, acts or things necessary or advisable to manage and
conduct the business of the Company and which are normally
associated with the positions of Chief Executive Officer and
Chairman of the Board of Directors, consistent with the bylaws of
the Company and as required by the Company’s Board of
Directors.
(ii)
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the
Company acknowledges that Executive may: (A) engage in the
activities set forth on Schedule 1.3 attached hereto;
(B) pursue business opportunities that are not
competitive with the Company’s business, provided ,
however , that prior to pursuing any such opportunity (1)
the Executive discloses to the Company the terms and conditions of
such business opportunity that Executive wishes to pursue, and (2)
the Company waives its right to pursue such business opportunity;
and (C) serve on other boards of directors or civic, professional
or charitable boards or committees, provided ,
however, that (1) any such service is not in conflict with
Executive’s primary responsibilities and obligations to the
Company and (2) the Board of Directors of the Company provides its
prior consent to any such service on other boards of directors or
civic, professional or charitable boards or committees.
1.4
Policies and
Practices. The
employment relationship between the Parties shall be governed by
the written policies and practices established by the Company and
its Board of Directors and in effect from time to time. In the
event that the terms of this Agreement differ from or are in
conflict with the Company’s policies or practices or the
Company’s employee handbook or general employment policy
memorandum to its employees, if any, then this Agreement shall
control.
1.5
Location
. Unless the Parties otherwise agree
in writing, during the term of this Agreement, the Executive shall
perform the services Executive is required to perform pursuant to
this Agreement at the Company’s offices, located in Los
Angeles, California, or at any other place at which the Company
maintains an office; provided, however, that the Company may from
time to time require the Executive to travel temporarily to other
locations in connection with the Company’s
business.
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2.
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LOYAL
AND CONSCIENTIOUS PERFORMANCE; NONCOMPETITION.
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2.1
Covenant Not to
Compete. Except with
the prior written and signed consent of the Company’s
President or other executive officer (other than Executive) the
Executive will not, during the Term of this Agreement, and any
period during which the Executive is receiving compensation or any
other consideration from the Company, including severance pay
pursuant to Section 4.4.3 herein, engage in competition with the
Company or any of its affiliates, either directly or indirectly, in
any manner or capacity, as adviser, principal, agent, affiliate,
promoter, partner, officer, director, employee, stockholder, owner,
co-owner, consultant, or member of any association or otherwise, in
any phase of the business of developing and marketing the products
or services which are in the same field of use, or which otherwise
compete with the products or services or proposed products or
services of the Company.
2.2
Agreement Not to Participate
in Company’s Competitors. During the Term of this Agreement, the Executive
agrees not to acquire, assume or participate in, directly or
indirectly, any position, investment or interest known by Executive
to be adverse or antagonistic to the Company, its business or
prospects, financial or otherwise or in any company, person or
entity that is, directly or indirectly, in competition with the
business of the Company or any of its affiliates. Ownership by the
Executive, as a passive investment, of less than one percent (1%)
of the outstanding shares of capital stock of any corporation with
one or more classes of its capital stock listed on a national
securities exchange or publicly traded on the NASDAQ Stock Market
or in the over-the-counter market shall not constitute a breach of
this paragraph.
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3.
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COMPENSATION OF THE
EXECUTIVE.
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3.1
Base Salary; Discretionary
Bonus . (i) The
Company shall pay the Executive a base salary of Two Hundred Fifty
Thousand Dollars ($250,000) per year (the “Base
Salary”), less payroll deductions and all required
withholdings payable in regular periodic payments in accordance
with Company policy. Any Base Salary shall be prorated for any
partial year of employment on the basis of a 365-day fiscal
year.
(ii)
In addition to the Base Salary, the
Company may pay you a bonus on terms and conditions, and pursuant
to the sole discretion, established by the Board of Directors of
the Company (any such bonus, the “Bonus”). Any such
Bonus will be determined by the Board of Directors of the Company
and then, if applicable, paid by the Company prior to February 15
of each calendar year during which the Executive remains employed
by the Company.
3.2
Employment
Taxes. All of the
Executive’s compensation shall be subject to customary
withholding taxes and any other employment taxes as are commonly
required to be collected or withheld by the Company.
3.3
Benefits
. The Executive shall, in accordance
with Company policy and the terms of the applicable plan documents,
be eligible to participate in benefits under any executive benefit
plan or arrangement which may be in effect from time to time and
made available to the Company’s executive or key management
employees. Additionally, Company will reimburse Executive for any
COBRA premiums and costs for health insurance coverage, that he
maintains and that is in effect after the Effective Date, until the
first day the Executive is covered under Company’s health
benefit plan. Company will not reimburse Executive for any COBRA
premiums and costs for health insurance that is or was in effect
prior to the Effective Date. The maximum amount Company will
reimburse Executive for COBRA premiums and costs for each calendar
year is $12,000.
4.1
Termination By the
Company. The
Executive’s employment with the Company may be terminated
under the following conditions:
4.1.1
Death or
Disability. The
Executive’s employment with the Company shall terminate
effective upon the date of the Executive’s death or
“Complete Disability” (as defined in Section
4.5.1).
4.1.2
For Cause.
The Company may terminate the
Executive’s employment under this Agreement for
“Cause” (as defined in Section 4.5.3) by delivery of
written notice to the Executive specifying the Cause or Causes
relied upon for such termination. Any notice of termination given
pursuant to this Section 4.1.2 shall effect termination as of the
date specified in such notice or, in the event no such date is
specified, on the last day of the month in which such notice is
delivered or deemed delivered as provided in Section 8
below.
4.1.3
Without
Cause. The Company
may terminate the Executive’s employment under this Agreement
at any time and for any reason by delivery of written notice of
such termination to the Executive. Any notice of termination given
pursuant to this Section 4.1.3 shall effect termination as of the
date specified in such notice or, in the event no such date is
specified, on the last day of the month in which such notice is
delivered or deemed delivered as provided in Section 8
below.
4.2
Termination By The
Executive. The
Executive may terminate the Executive’s employment with the
Company under the following conditions:
4.2.1
Good Reason
. The Executive may terminate the
Executive’s employment under this Agreement for “Good
Reason” (as defined below in Section 4.5.2) by delivery of
written notice to the Company specifying the “Good
Reason” relied upon by the Executive for such termination,
provided that such notice is delivered within one (1) month
following the occurrence of any event or events constituting Good
Reason and that Executive has provided the Company a minimum of
thirty (30) days written notice and an opportunity to cure the
event which constitutes “Good Reason.”
4.2.2
Without Good
Reason . The
Executive may terminate Executive’s employment hereunder for
other than “Good Reason” upon fourteen (14) days
written notice to the Company.
4.3
Termination by Mutual
Agreement of the Parties. The Executive’s employment pursuant to
this Agreement may be terminated at any time upon a mutual
agreement in writing of the Parties. Any such termination of
employment shall have the consequences specified in such
agreement.
4.4
Compensation Upon
Termination.
4.4.1
Death or Complete
Disability. If the
Executive’s employment shall be terminated by death or
Complete Disability as provided in Section 4.5.1, the Company shall
pay the Executive’s accrued Base Salary and accrued and
unused vacation benefits earned through the date of termination at
the rate in effect at the time of termination to Executive and/or
Executive’s heirs, and the Company shall thereafter have no
further obligations to the Executive and/or Executive’s heirs
under this Agreement.
4.4.2
Cause or Without Good
Reason. If the
Executive’s employment shall be terminated by the Company for
Cause (based upon the affirmative vote of a majority of directors
of the Board of Directors of the Company), or if the Executive
terminates employment hereunder without Good Reason, the Company
shall pay the Executive’s accrued Base Salary and accrued and
unused vacation benefits earned through the date of termination at
the rate in effect at the time of the notice of termination to
Executive, and the Company shall thereafter have no further
obligations to the Executive under this Agreement.
4.4.3
Without Cause or Good
Reason . If the
Executive shall terminate the Executive’s employment with the
Company for Good Reason or the Company shall terminate the
Executive’s employment without Cause, then upon the
Executive’s furnishing to the Company an executed release and
waiver of claims, the Executive shall be entitled to the
following:
(i) the Executive’s Base Salary and accrued
and unused vacation earned through the date of termination, subject
to standard deductions and withholdings; and
(ii) continuation of the Executive’s annual
Base Salary in effect at the time of termination for a period of
the lesser of (A) the number of months then left on the Term and
(B) 12 months, payable in monthly installments after the
Termination Date, subject to standard deductions and withholdings.
The foregoing notwithstanding, any income earned by Executive from
any source during the period following the termination of
Executive’s employment shall offset the salary continuation
obligation contained in this Section 4.4.3.
4.4.4
Covenant Not to
Compete. Notwithstanding any provisions in this Agreement
to the contrary, including any provisions contained in this Section
4.4, the Company’s obligations, and the Executive’s
rights, pursuant to Section 4.4.3 shall cease and be rendered a
nullity immediately should the Executive violate the provision of
Section 2.2 herein, or should the Executive violate the terms and
conditions of the Executive’s Proprietary Information
Agreement.
4.4.5
Termination of
Obligations. In the
event of the termination of the Executive’s employment
hereunder and pursuant to this Section 4, the Company shall have no
obligation to pay Executive any Base Salary or other compensation
or benefits, except as provided in this Section 4 or for benefits
due to the Executive (and/or, if applicable, the Executive’s
dependents under the terms of the Company’s benefit plans).
Executive acknowledges and agrees that upon termination (for any
reason) the Company may offset amounts Executive owes it or its
affiliates or subsidiaries against any amount it owes Executive
pursuant to this Section 4.4.
4.5
Definitions
. For purposes of this Agreement,
the following terms shall have the following meanings:
4.5.1
Complete
Disability .
“Complete Disability” shall mean the inability of the
Executive to perform the Executive’s duties under this
Agreement because the Executive has become permanently disabled
within the meaning of any policy of disability income insurance
covering employees of the Company then in force. In the event the
Company has no policy of disability income insurance covering
employees of the Company in force when the Executive becomes
disabled, the term “Complete Disability” shall mean the
inability of the Executive to perform the Executive’s duties
under this Agreement by reason of any incapacity, physical or
mental, which the Board of Directors of the Company, based upon
medical advice or an opinion provided by a licensed physician
acceptable to the Board of Directors of the Company, determines to
have incapacitated the Executive from satisfactorily performing all
of the Executive’s usual services for the Company for a
period of at least seventy-five (75) days during any twelve (12)
month period (whether or not consecutive). Based upon such medical
advice or opinion, the determination of the Board of Directors of
the Company shall be final and binding and the date such
determination is made shall be the date of such Complete Disability
for purposes of this Agreement.
4.5.2
Good Reason
. “Good Reason” for the
Executive to terminate the Executive’s employment hereunder
shall mean the occurrence of any of the following events without
the Executive’s consent:
(i) the Company’s material breach of its
obligations under this Agreement;
(ii) a failure by the Company to obtain from any
successor, before the succession takes place, an agreement to
assume and perform all of the terms and conditions of this
Agreement; or
(iii) if there occurs a ‘Change in
Control’ (as defined below) and there is any change in the
material duties or responsibilities which are substantially
inconsistent with the Executive’s title, position or
responsibilities, or any material diminution in the scope of the
Executive’s responsibilities or authority.
4.5.3
For Cause
. “Cause” for the
Company to terminate Executive’s employment hereunder shall
mean the occurrence of any of the following events:
(i) the Executive’s failure to satisfactorily
perform the Executive’s job duties under this
Agreement;
(ii) failure by the Executive to comply with all
material applicable laws in performing the Executive’s job
duties or in directing the conduct of the Company’s
business;
(iii) failure by the Executive to follow the
Company’s policies and procedures;
(iv) commission by the Executive of any felony or
intentionally fraudulent or other act against the Company, or its
affiliates, subsidiaries, employees, agents, representatives or
clients which demonstrates the Executive’s untrustworthiness
or lack of integrity;
(v) the Executive’s failure to maintain any
license required to perform the duties contemplated under this
Agreement;
(vi) the Executive’s engaging or in any manner
participating in any activity which is competitive with or
intentionally injurious to the Company or any of its affiliates or
which violates an