The Executive shall not initiate, participate or engage in any communication whatsoever that could reasonably be interpreted as derogatory or disparaging to the Employer or any Company Affiliate, as applicable, including but not limited to the business, practices, policies, shareholders, partners, members, directors, managers, officers, employees, agents, advisors and attorneys of the Employer or any Company Affiliate. The foregoing shall not be violated by truthful statements by the Executive in response to legal process, required governmental testimony or filings, or administrative or arbitral proceedings (including, without limitation, depositions in connection with such proceedings). The executive management of the Company, which shall be defined as the directors, CEO, CFO, and Senior Managing Directors, shall not initiate, solicit, encourage, suggest to others, or participate or engage in, any communication whatsoever that could reasonably be interpreted as derogatory or disparaging to the Executive.