The Executive Officer understands and agrees that the employment relationship creates a relationship of confidence and trust between Executive Officer and Merchants with respect to all Confidential Information. At all times during the Executive Officer’s employment with the Bank and after its termination, the Executive Officer will keep in confidence and trust all such Confidential Information and will not use or disclose any such Confidential Information without the written consent of the Bank’s CEO except as may be necessary during the ordinary course of performing the Executive Officer’s duties with Merchants.