Employment Agreement - Grey Global Group Inc. and Neil I. Kreisberg
[GREY GLOBAL GROUP LETTERHEAD]
June 8, 2004
Mr. Neil I. Kreisberg
14 Wampus Lake Drive
Armonk, New York 10404
Dear Neil:
This letter will confirm your continued employment with Grey. The letter is
effective for the two-year period following the date hereof, and expires at the
end of that period.
1. During that time, you will continue to have the same title,
responsibilities and salary you currently have, together with
continued eligibility to receive bonuses and other benefits as Grey
may offer, and you will devote your full-time attention to your
responsibilities as an executive of Grey.
2. If your employment is terminated by Grey for any reason other than
Cause (see attached Rider), death or disability, Grey will pay you
your salary for the rest of the two-year period covered by this
letter, and you will immediately vest in, and be paid, all amounts
previously allocated to you under Grey's 2003 Senior Management
Incentive Plan.
3. If your employment with Grey terminates for any reason, for a
six-month period after the termination you will not, directly or
indirectly, hire or solicit for hire, on behalf of yourself or any
third party, any Grey employee (other than a clerical or secretarial
employee), nor will you interfere with any relationship that Grey
has with, or solicit any business from, any client of Grey for which
you were directly or indirectly responsible, or with respect to
which you performed any work, during your last year of employment
with Grey.
4. You will continue to be bound by the policies and practices adopted
by Grey from time to time.
5. This agreement is binding on any successor to Grey.
6. This agreement is governed by the laws of the State of New York.
Kindly acknowledge your agreement with the foregoing by signing a duplicate copy
of this letter in the space indicated below.
Sincerely,
/s/ Ed Meyer
Ed Meyer
Agreement Acknowledged
By: /s/ Neil I. Kreisberg
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Neil I. Kreisberg
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Rider
"Cause" shall mean:
1. your willful misconduct involving dishonesty, fraud or deceit;
2. your failure, after written warning and 15 days to cure,
substantially to perform your duties;
3. your indictment for any act constituting a felony under the laws of
the United States or any state thereof.