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EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
THIS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT made this 6th day of July, 2007, to be
effective as of
JANUARY 1, 2007 (the "Effective Date"), by and between THOMAS W.
SCOZZAFAVA,
individually, whose address is 2001 Sailfish Point Blvd., #112
Stuart, FL 34996
("Executive"), GREENSHIFT CORPORATION, a corporation of the
State of Delaware,
whose address is One Penn Plaza, Suite 1612, New York, New York
10119
("GreenShift"), and GS AGRIFUELS CORPORATION, a corporation of
the State of
Delaware, whose address is One Penn Plaza, Suite 1612, New York,
New York 10119
("GSGF"). GreenShift, GSGF and Executive shall hereinafter
collectively, at
times, be referred to as the "Parties" or individually, at
times, as a "Party"
and this Employment Agreement shall hereinafter, at times, be
referred to as the
"Agreement."
WHEREAS:
A. GreenShift is a publicly traded company that develops and
supports
companies and technologies that facilitate the efficient use
of
natural resources;
B. GSGF was founded by GreenShift and is now a publicly traded
company
whose business model is based on the manufacturing and sales
of
proprietary equipment, including biodiesel equipment, and the
use of
new technologies to produce biodiesel, synthetic diesel, and
ethanol
from non-traditional feedstocks such as corn oil and
cellulosic
biomass through the utilization of several new proprietary
technologies (the "Business");
C. Executive provided material services to GreenShift as its
vice
president of acquisitions and strategic transactions pertaining
to the
formation of GSGF and GSGF's completion of a series of
strategic
transactions resulting in virtually all of GSGF's current
activities;
D. GSGF desires to obtain the exclusive continuing services of
Executive
as its employee, in the capacity of PRESIDENT AND CHIEF
EXECUTIVE
OFFICER of GSGF, and Executive desires to provide services to
GSGF as
its employee, in such capacities, and in accordance with the
terms,
conditions and covenants set forth in this Agreement; and,
E. GSGF would not have provided Executive with the
opportunities,
information and other benefits hereinafter described if
Executive had
not agreed to provide all reasonably necessary services relative
to
the Business for GSGF as specified hereunder for the full term
hereof
and pursuant to the terms, conditions and covenants of this
Agreement.
NOW THEREFORE THIS AGREEMENT WITNESSETH THAT in consideration of
the premises
and the mutual covenants, agreements, representations and
warranties contained
herein, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt
and sufficiency
of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree
as follows:
1. EMPLOYMENT
A. Employment
GSGF hereby hires and employs Executive to serve as its
President and
Chief Executive Officer. Executive shall have those duties
and
responsibilities as shall be determined, from time to time, by
GSGF's
Board of Directors.
B. Acceptance
Executive hereby accepts its employment hereunder, subject to
all of
the terms, conditions and covenants contained in this
Agreement.
C. Loyalty
Executive shall devote any and all reasonably necessary time to
the
Business, attention and best efforts to the performance of his
duties
under this Agreement. During the term of his employment under
this
Agreement, Executive shall not at any time or place or to any
extent
whatsoever, either directly or indirectly, without the express
prior
written consent of GSGF obtained in each instance, voluntarily
engage
in any conduct, litigation, business practice, governmental,
regulatory or administrative agency's investigation or dispute
or in
any activity whatsoever competitive with, adverse to or
detrimental to
the business or affairs of GSGF, whether alone, as a partner, or
as a
past or present officer, director, employee, agent, member
or
shareholder or in any other capacity whatsoever, of any company
or
other entity except under, and pursuant to, this Agreement, and
all
fees, commissions, or other income attributable to
Executive's
business services relative to the Business during the term of
this
Agreement shall inure to and belong to and be the sole property
of
GSGF, as the case may be, subject to the terms and conditions
set
forth below.
Other than for activities and those activities directly related
to
those listed below in Exhibit A, Executive shall not act as
an
employee, consultant, independent contractor or otherwise for
any
other person, corporation, LLC, LLP, joint venture, partnership
or
other entity whatsoever nor conduct any other business
whatsoever
during the term of this Agreement without the express written
consent
of GSGF obtained in each instance in advance except as
provided
herein. Notwithstanding the foregoing to the contrary, nothing
herein
shall prevent Executive from being a passive investor or
receiving
dividend or interest income or capital gains from investments,
all of
which GSGF acknowledges it shall have no entitlement to.
Furthermore,
Executive may serve as a member of a board of directors or
other
organization(s) which do not compete with GSGF and which do not
pose
any conflict of interest or appearance of conflict of interest,
and
may participate in other professional, civic, governmental
organizations or activities. Any and all such activities shall
be
disclosed to GSGF's Board of Directors, in advance, during the
term of
this Agreement. Attached hereto in Exhibit A are those
activities
currently disclosed by Executive and acknowledged by GSGF. It
is
understood that Exhibit A may be amended from time to time in a
manner
consistent with the Terms hereof.
D. Location
Executive shall perform services for GSGF at such locations as
may be
mutually agreed upon by the Parties from time to time.
2. RESPONSIBILITIES OF EXECUTIVE
A. Best Efforts
Executive shall use his best efforts on a full time and regular
basis
to perform those services which are customary and consistent
with
Executive's role with GSGF, or as otherwise directed by GSGF's
Board
of Directors and assist GSGF in a diligent and aggressive manner
with
the operation and growth of GSGF and in obtaining new
business,
acquisition targets, technologies, strategic alliances and
other
growth producing opportunities.
B. Cooperation and Conduct
Executive shall work with GSGF to assure that he and all
employees of
GSGF at all times cooperate with GSGF personnel, conduct
themselves in
a manner consistent with the high image, reputation and
credibility of
GSGF and engage in no activities which reflect adversely on
GSGF.
C. Reports
Executive shall furnish GSGF, at intervals as reasonably
requested by
GSGF, with all financial reports, budgets, forecasts, and such
other
information regarding his business efforts on behalf of GSGF
under
this Agreement as GSGF may request from time to time.
D. Meetings
Executive shall attend any and all meetings and trade shows as
reasonably
required by GSGF, at GSGF's expense.
E. Compliance with Laws
Executive shall comply with all applicable federal, state and
local
laws and regulations in performing its obligations
hereunder.
F. Business Practices
Executive acknowledges GSGF's corporate policy prohibiting
its
employees from receiving or offering any gifts, rebates or
other
payments in connection with any GSGF related business
transaction or
relationship, and hereby represents and covenants that he has
not
made, and will not make, any such payment(s) in connection with
any
GSGF related business transaction or relationship and will
notify GSGF
immediately if any party requests that any such prohibited
payment be
made.
3. SCOPE AND LIMITATIONS OF EXECUTIVE'S AUTHORITY
A. Trade Practices
At no time shall Executive make any false or misleading
representations or engage in any other unfair or deceptive
trade
practices with respect to GSGF. Executive shall refrain from
communicating any representations, guarantees or warranties
with
respect to GSGF, except such as are authorized expressly by GSGF
in
writing or are set forth in GSGF's literature.
B. Relationship of the Parties
Executive acknowledges that he is being engaged hereunder as a
full
time employee of GSGF. Other than those listed in Exhibit A
attached
hereto, Executive shall not engage in any other commercial
venture
during the term hereof without GSGF's prior written consent.
Subject
to the exclusions specifically set forth in Section 1
hereof,
Executive further acknowledges and agrees that all income or
other
earnings which accrue to Executive from his business efforts
relative
to the Business on behalf of GSGF during the term of this
Agreement
(and any extension thereof) shall be the sole and exclusive
property
of GSGF, except as may be otherwise agreed upon in writing.
4. COMPENSATION
A. Salary
Subject to the terms hereof, the compensation to be paid by GSGF
to
Executive in consideration for all services rendered hereunder
shall
be an annual salary of ONE HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND
($150,000.00)
DOLLARS, U.S. currency, which salary shall be payable in the
form of
registered shares of common stock until such time as GSGF
generates
sufficient positive cash flows to support said salaries. If
GSGF
generates cash flow sufficient to pay accrued salary in
cash,
Executive at his sole option may choose to take cash in lieu
of
registered shares of GSGF. After GSGF generates sufficient cash
flow
to service said salaries, any salaries paid to Executive shall
be paid
in cash by GSGF in accordance with GSGF's normal mode of
payment
(i.e., weekly, bi-weekly) and shall be subject to all
applicable
Federal and state withholdings. The salary shall be increased to
an
annual salary of TWO HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND ($250,000.00)
DOLLARS,
U.S. currency, in the event that GSGF completes an equity
financing
which results in GSGF's receipt of a minimum of twenty five
million
dollars in cash at a minimum valuation of $3.00 per share. Any
future
increases in Executive's salary shall be made in the discretion
of
GSGF's Board of Directors.
B. GreenShift; GSGF Share Grant
Executive shall, pursuant and subject to the terms and
conditions of
that certain Stock Assignment Agreement by and between Executive
and
GreenShift of even date herewith, receive 378,653 shares of
GSGF's
Series C Preferred Stock (the "Series C Shares") which shares
shall
vest immediately upon the execution hereof in recognition of
Executive's efforts assisting GreenShift with the development
of
GSGF's Business, specifically including: (i) the procurement
of
material third-party business for manufacturing division,
Warnecke
Design Services, Inc., which is expected to be merged with GSGF
in
2007, (ii) the negotiation, financing, and acquisition of
NextGen
Fuel, Inc., (iii) the negotiation and execution of an investment
in
and agreements for the exclusive rights to ZeroPoint Clean
Technology
Inc.'s advanced new biomass gasification technology in the
North
American corn ethanol industry, (iv) the negotiation for the
investment in and subsequent acquisition of GSGF's oilseed
crush
division, Sustainable Systems, Inc., (v) the execution of
agreements
for a minimum of $25 million in new biodiesel technology sales,
and
(vi) the development of GSGF's corn oil-to-biodiesel business
model
and go-to-market strategy, and (vii) the execution of agreements
for
the development of multiple majority owned biodiesel
facilities.
Collectively, these activities constitute virtually all of
GSGF's
activities to date.
(1) The Parties acknowledge that GSGF currently has a total
of
10,000,000 shares of authorized prefe
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