Executive hereby represents to the Company that Executive has read and understands, and agrees to be bound by, the terms of this Article V. Executive acknowledges that the geographic scope and duration of the covenants contained in this Article V are the result of arm’s-length bargaining and are fair and reasonable in light of (a) the nature and wide geographic scope of the operations of the Company’s business, (b) Executive’s level of control over and contact with the Company’s business throughout the Restricted Area, (c) the fact that the Business is conducted by the Company throughout the Restricted Area, (d) the fact that Executive’s duties are fulfilled throughout, materially relate to work performed by the Company throughout, the Restricted Area, (e) the compensation and Confidential Information that Executive has received and will receive in conjunction with Executive’s employment with the Company and (f) the goodwill that Executive has built and will help build during Executive’s employment by the Company. It is the desire and intent of the Parties that the provisions of this Article V be enforced to the fullest extent permitted under any applicable laws, whether now or hereafter in effect. Executive and the Company hereby waive any provision of any applicable laws that would render any provision of this Article V invalid or unenforceable.