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MTM TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
This EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (this "Agreement") is made this 21st day of
May, 2004 by and between MTM Technologies, Inc., a New York corporation (the
"Company"), and Howard A. Pavony (the "Executive").
WHEREAS, the parties hereto have previously entered into an employment
agreement to employ the Executive dated September 1, 1996, as most recently
amended through September 1, 2002;
WHEREAS, the parties hereto wish to enter into a new employment
agreement to employ the Executive as Chief Operating Officer of the Company and
to set forth the terms and conditions of such employment; and
WHEREAS, in connection with the execution of this Agreement, the
Executive and the Company have entered into a side letter agreement (attached
hereto as Exhibit A) providing for (i) a monthly automobile allowance in the
amount of $1,800 to be paid by the Company to the Executive for the period
specified therein, and (ii) the assignment of a term life insurance policy on
the life of the Executive and currently owned by the Company, and any cash
surrender value thereon, to the Executive.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and
representations contained herein, and for other good and valuable consideration
the receipt and adequacy of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto
agree as follows:
1. Employment Period.
The Company hereby employs the Executive, and the Executive agrees to
serve the Company, under the terms of this Agreement for a term of three (3)
years (the "Initial Term") commencing as of the date of this Agreement (the
"Commencement Date"). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Executive's employment
hereunder may be earlier terminated, subject to Section 4 hereof. On each
anniversary of the Commencement Date following the Initial Term, the term of
this Agreement shall automatically be extended for an additional period of
twelve (12) months; provided, however, that either party hereto may elect not to
extend this Agreement by giving written notice to the other party at least
twelve (12) months prior to any such anniversary date. The Initial Term and any
renewal periods thereafter, until the termination of the Executive's employment
hereunder, shall be referred to herein as the "Employment Period."
2. Duties and Status.
The Company hereby engages the Executive as Chief Operating Officer of
the Company on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement. During the
Employment Period, the Executive shall report directly to the Chief Executive
Officer of the Company and exercise such authority, perform such executive
duties and functions and discharge such executive responsibilities as are
reasonably associated with the Executive's position, consistent
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with the responsibilities assigned to officers of companies comparable to the
Company, commensurate with the authority vested in the Executive pursuant to
this Agreement and consistent with the By-laws of the Company. The Executive's
primary duty shall be sales and marketing and product management. During the
Employment Period, the Executive shall devote substantially all of his business
time and his full skill and efforts to the business of the Company.
3. Compensation; Benefits and Expenses.
(a) Salary. Subject to this Section 3(a), during the Employment
Period, the Company shall pay to the Executive, as compensation for the
performance of his duties and obligations under this Agreement, a base salary at
the rate of $265,000 per annum, payable in arrears not less frequently than
monthly in accordance with the normal payroll practices of the Company for its
executive officers. The Executive's base salary shall be subject to review each
year for possible increase by the Board of Directors of the Company (the
"Board") in its sole discretion , but in no event shall such base salary be
decreased from its then existing level during the Employment Period.
(b) Annual Bonus. In addition to the base salary payable to the
Executive hereunder, the Executive also shall be entitled to receive additional
compensation, at such times and in such amounts, as shall be determined in the
sole discretion of the Board and the Compensation Committee thereof in
consultation with the Executive, consistent with the management bonus plan of
the Company in effect from time to time for senior executives, if any.
(c) Stock Options. The Executive shall be entitled to receive awards
under any stock option or equity based incentive compensation plan or
arrangement adopted by the Company during the Employment Period for which senior
executives are eligible. The level of the Executive's participation in any such
plan or arrangement shall be determined in the sole discretion of the Board and
the Compensation Committee thereof in consultation with the Executive.
(d) Vacation and Sick Leave. The Executive shall be entitled to five
(5) weeks paid vacation time per calendar year and such paid sick leave as is in
accordance with the normal Company policies and practices in effect from time to
time for senior executives; provided, however, that no more than two weeks of
such vacation time may be used consecutively, and provided, further, that any
accrued but unused vacation time and paid sick leave remaining at the end of
each calendar year shall be forfeited.
(e) Other Benefits. During the Employment Period, the Executive shall
be entitled to participate in all of the employee benefit plans, programs and
arrangements of the Company in effect during the Employment Period which are
generally available to the most senior executives of the Company (including,
without limitation, 401(k) and group medical insurance plans), subject to and on
a basis consistent with the terms, conditions and overall administration of such
plans, programs and arrangements.
(f) Signing Bonus. In addition to any other payments to the Executive
under this Agreement, the Executive shall be paid a fee of $300,000 for entering
into this Agreement, which shall be paid as follows: (i) $100,000 upon the
execution of this Agreement, and (ii)
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$200,000 to be deposited into a "rabbi trust" (substantially in the form
attached hereto as Exhibit B) and paid to the Executive in $100,000 increments
on each of the first and second anniversaries of the date of the this Agreement,
provided that, the Executive's employment has not been terminated by the Company
for "cause," as defined in Section 4(a) hereof (except as provided in the
following sentence), or by the Executive without "good reason," as defined in
Section 4(b) hereof, as of each respective anniversary date. Solely for the
purposes of the proviso in the preceding sentence, the term "cause" shall
exclude the events described in Section 4(a)(iv) hereof, provided that, such
conviction or plea (i) shall not be in connection with the Executive's
performance of his duties hereunder and (ii) shall not materially injure the
Company or adversely affect its reputation. Any termination of the Executive's
employment due to death or Permanent and Total Disability (as defined in Section
4(d) hereof) shall in no manner effect the Company's or the rabbi trust's
obligation to make payments due to the Executive under this Section 3(f).
(g) Non-Compete Payment. As additional consideration for the Executive
potentially limiting his future employment opportunities and compensation by
agreeing to the non-competition provisions of Section 7(d) of this Agreement,
the Executive will receive an additional payment of $300,000 upon the execution
of this Agreement.
(h) Expenses. In addition to any amounts payable to the Executive
pursuant to this Section 3, the Company shall reimburse the Executive upon
production of accounts and vouchers or other reasonable evidence of payment by
the Executive, all in accordance with the Company's regular procedures in effect
from time to time, all reasonable and ordinary expenses as shall have been
incurred by him in the performance of his duties hereunder.
4. Termination of Employment.
(a) Termination for Cause. The Company may terminate the Executive's
employment hereunder for cause. For purposes of this Agreement and subject to
the Executive's opportunity to cure as provided in Section 4(c) hereof, the
Company shall have "cause" to terminate the Executive's employment hereunder if
such termination shall be the result of:
(i) the Executive's failure to substantially perform his services
hereunder which results in material harm to the Company, including the
failure to comply in any material manner with the policies and rules of the
Company or the directives of the Chief Executive Officer of the Company; or
(ii) the Executive's performance of any material act of fraud or
dishonesty in connection with the performance of his duties hereunder; or
(iii) the Executive's gross negligence or willful misconduct in the
performance of his duties hereunder; or
(iv) the Executive's conviction for, or plea of nolo contendere to, a
felony or misdemeanor resulting in a jail sentence or any crime involving
moral turpitude; or
(v) any material breach by the Executive of the obligations set forth
below in Section 7.
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(b) Termination for Good Reason. The Executive shall have the right at
any time to terminate his employment with the Company for any reason. For
purposes of this Agreement and subject to the Company's opportunity to cure as
provided in Section 4(c) hereof, the Executive shall have "good reason" to
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