ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND WAIVER WILLIAM J. WAGNER
Exhibit 10.17
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND WAIVER
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This Acknowledgment and Waiver, dated as of December 21, 2017, relates to the Employment Agreement by and between Northwest Bank (“Bank”) and Northwest Bancshares, Inc., (“Company”) and ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ (“Executive”) dated March 4, 2015 (“Agreement”).
WHEREAS, Section 4(a)(ii)(B) of the Agreement provides that Executive is entitled to terminate his employment for “Good Reason” as a result of a change in Executive’s function, duties, or responsibilities, which change would cause the Executive’s position to become one of lesser responsibility, importance, or scope from the position described in Section 1 of the Agreement; and
WHEREAS, terms and conditions of the Agreement may be waived by the written agreement of the parties pursuant to Section 13 of the Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the Company and the Bank have established a new executive position of President and Chief Operating Officer and have hired ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ as their new President and Chief Operating Officer; and
WHEREAS, as the result of the establishment of a new President and Chief Operating Officer position and the hiring of ▇▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ to fill that position, it is expected that ▇▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ will be assigned some of duties currently exercised by Executive; and
WHEREAS, the Company, the Bank and Executive have discussed the establishment of the new position of President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company and the Bank and the proposed assignment of duties to such newly established position, and wish to memorialize their agreement and understanding that establishment of such position and the assignment of duties to ▇▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ as the President and Chief Operating Officer (or to any other person succeeding to such position) does not cause Executive’s position to become one of lesser responsibility, importance, or scope from Executive’s position as described in Section 1 of the Agreement, and therefore Executive is not entitled to terminate his employment for Good Reason under Section 4(a)(ii)(B) of the Agreement; and
WHEREAS, in the alternative, if the duties assigned to the office of President and Chief Operating Officer could be construed as causing Executive’s position to become one of lesser responsibility, importance, or scope from Executive’s position as described in Section 1 of the Agreement, Executive hereby waives any right to terminate the Agreement pursuant to Section 4(a)(ii)(B) of the Agreement as the result of the establishment of the position of President and Chief Operating Officer and the assignment of duties attendant to such position.
NOW THEREFORE, each of the Company, the Bank and Executive hereby agree that the establishment of the new position of President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company and the Bank and the proposed assignment of duties to such newly established position does not cause Executive’s position to become one of lesser responsibility, importance, or scope from Executive’s position as described in Section 1 of the Agreement.
FURTHER, if the duties assigned to the office of President and Chief Operating Officer could be construed as causing Executive’s position to become one of lesser responsibility, importance, or scope from Executive’s position as described in Section 1 of the Agreement, Executive hereby waives any right to terminate the Agreement pursuant to Section 4(a)(ii)(B) of the Agreement as the result of the establishment of the position of President and Chief Operating Officer and the assignment of duties attendant to such position, with this Acknowledgment and Waiver constituting a continuing waiver as to the executive position of President and Chief Operating Officer.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Bank, the Company and the Executive have signed this Acknowledgment and Waiver as of the date first written above
NORTHWEST BANK | ||
Date: December 21, 2017 | By: | /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ |
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Date: December 21, 2017 | By: | /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ |
▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, Chief Human Resources Officer | ||
EXECUTIVE | ||
Date: December 21, 2017 | By: | /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ |
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