The rights and obligations of the parties hereto shall inure to the benefit of, and shall be binding upon, the successors and assigns of each of them; provided, however, that the Employee shall not, during the continuance of this Employment Agreement, assign this Employment Agreement without the previous written consent of the Employer, and provided, further, that nothing contained in this Employment Agreement shall restrict or limit the Employer in any manner whatsoever from assigning any or all of its rights, benefits or obligations under this Employment Agreement to any successor corporation or entity or to any affiliate of the Employer without the necessity of obtaining the consent of the Employee. “ Affiliate ” as used throughout this Employment Agreement means any person or entity which directly or indirectly controls, or is controlled by, or is under common control with, the Employer.