The Company hereby employs the Executive, and the Executive agrees to serve, as the Vice President of Strategy and Business Development of the Company, upon the terms and conditions contained herein. The Executive shall have all of the responsibilities and powers normally associated with such office in a company of the size and nature as the Company. The Executive shall perform such other duties and services for the Company commensurate with the Executive’s position as may be reasonably designated from time to time by the CEO of the Company, including providing research work and technical planning and analysis services with respect to the Company’s research and development efforts and related trials conducted in Canada. The Executive agrees to serve the Company faithfully and to the best of the Executive’s ability under the direction of the CEO. The Executive will devote substantially all of his working time to the performance of her duties under this Agreement. The company acknowledges the Executive holds a board position with the publically listed company Eagle Graphite, intermittently consults for the private company Inetco Ltd., and is on the advisory board of private company Avro Capital. None of these companies are in competing industries to the Company and total time related to these initiatives is minimal. The Executive will promptly disclose in writing to the CEO any and all other board responsibilities, changes in existing commitments, and time commitment to other interests that may impede on his employment. Any outside interest including board position, charitable organizations or other positions or commitments which may consume or otherwise conflict with the Executive’s normal employment time must be approved in writing by the CEO in advance of the Executive accepting such positions or commitments.