(B)Continuation of Benefits. In addition to Severance, the Company shall continue to provide to Executive and to the Executive’s eligible dependents with the same level of welfare and health benefits, including without limitation medical, dental, vision, accident, disability, life insurance, and other welfare benefits in place prior to termination of employment for a period of eighteen (18) months after the effective date of such termination, on substantially the same terms and conditions (including contributions required by the Executive for such benefits) as existed immediately prior to termination; provided that, if Executive cannot continue to participate in the Company’s, TTEC Parent’s or successor’s benefit plans, TTEC Parent or successor shall otherwise provide such benefits on the same after-tax basis as if continued participation had been permitted.
(C)Prorated VIP Cash Bonus. With respect to termination of employment for Good Reason, as provided in Paragraph 6(h)(i) only (Change in Responsibilities), annual cash bonus described in Paragraph 2(b) (VIP bonus) shall be paid as provided in Paragraph 2(d), in March of the year following the relevant performance year, based on the audited results of TTEC operations for the full performance year, and prorated, in straight line, based on the actual number of days the Executive was with the business during the performance year.
(D)No Other Benefits. With respect to the Executive’s decision to terminate his employment with the Company for a “Good Reason” as this term is defined in the Paragraph 6(h), he shall not be entitled to any other benefits.
7.Non-Disclosure, Non-Competition and Non-Solicitation.
As a senior member of the executive leadership team for TTEC Parent and the CEO of TTEC Digital, the Executive shall be privy to TTEC Parent and TTEC Digital company-wide significant proprietary and confidential information, including global business and go to market strategy, financial and technology strategy, proprietary recruiting and onboarding methodologies, pricing and product offerings, and client acquisition and retention, TTEC marketplace strength and limitations, and other TTEC trade secrets related to TTEC overall and to the Executive’s specific areas of responsibility (collectively “TTEC Confidential Information”). Therefore, the Executive agrees
a.Confidentiality and Non-Disclosure. To keep in strictest confidence TTEC Confidential Information during and after the course of the Executive’s employment and not to disclose directly or indirectly, without written authority from the Company or as required by law, to anybody and under any circumstances except on a need to know basis within the Company or the Company advisors as may otherwise be required for the proper performance of his duties; and not to use TTEC Confidential Information for the Executive’s own benefit or the benefit of a third party.
b.Non-Compete Undertaking. For a period of eighteen (18) months post separation of his employment with the Company (whatever the reason for this separation) not to work or otherwise contribute his/ knowledge, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, as an employee, officer, owner, manager, advisor, consultant, agent, partner, director, significant shareholder (i.e., a shareholder holding more than 5% of outstanding equity in any such entity), volunteer, intern or in any other similar capacity to a business/company engaged in the same or substantially similar business as the Company, its subsidiaries and affiliates, including the delivery of CX (customer experience) technology and orchestration services through public or proprietary cloud-based CXaaS (Customer Experience as a Service) platform; design, engineer, build, and operate omnichannel contact center technology, conversational messaging, CX digitization and automation (AI/ML and RPA), and analytics solutions; and CX specific digital customer engagement, customer acquisition & growth, content moderation, fraud prevention, and data annotation features (collectively, “TTEC Business”). The Non-Compete Undertaking shall apply only in the territory where the Company and TTEC Parent actually benefits and where it may reasonably expect to benefit from the Executive’s services, but only with respect to that aspect of TTEC Business that is substantially similar to the business that the Executive contributes to while employed by TTEC.
c.Employees Non-Solicitation Undertaking. For a period of eighteen (18) months post separation of his employment with the Company (whatever the reason for this separation) not to solicit, hire, recruit, attempt to hire or recruit, or induce the termination of employment, directly or indirectly, of any then current employee of the Company and TTEC Parent or its subsidiaries and affiliates or anyone who was an employee of the Company or TTEC Parent within the previous six (6) month period.