**Exhibit 10.26****Employment Agreement**          This Employment Agreement (the “**Agreement**”) is made as of February 14, 2008, between **COMSYS ITPartners, Inc.**, a Delaware corporation (the “**Company**”), and **Amy Bobbitt**(the “**Executive**”).**1.** **BACKGROUND**. The Company’s Board of Directors (the “**Board**”), acting through the CompensationCommittee, considers the employment of the Executive to be in the best interests of theCompany and its shareholders. In connection with Executive’s recent promotion, the Companydesires to enter into this Agreement to establish the terms and conditions of Executive’songoing employment. **2.** **DEFINITIONS.**For purposes of this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings set forthbelow. Other defined terms have the meanings set forth in the provisions of this Agreement inwhich they are used. **2.1** **Base Salary**is defined in Section 4.1. **2.2** **Beneficial Owner**is defined in Rule 13d-3 of the Exchange Act. **2.3** **Benefit**means any Company-provided or Company-sponsored pension plan, 401k plan, insuranceplan, or other employee benefit plan, program or arrangement made available to the Company’semployees generally. **2.4** **Bonus Potential**means the annual bonus amount that will be earned by the Executive underthe Company Bonus Plan if the Company’s EBITDA is 100% of the targeted EBITDA for theapplicable period as set forth on Exhibit B. The Executive’s current Bonus Potential is setforth on Exhibit A, Schedule 1. If such potential bonus amount is increased at any time inthe Company’s sole discretion, then the resulting increased potential bonus amount shall bedeemed the Bonus Potential for all purposes hereunder. **2.5** **Bonus Potential Earned**means the amount of the Executive’s Bonus Potential that was earnedduring the bonus period in question. The amount earned will be equal to the percentage ofBonus Potential during the bonus period that corresponds to actual performance during thatperiod, multiplied by the Executive’s Bonus Potential. The amount earned will be prorated forany bonus period the Executive was not employed by the Company for the entire bonus periodbased on the portion of the bonus period the Executive was employed by the Company. Any suchprorated bonus will be determined at the same time and in the same manner that bonuses aredetermined for other participants in the Company Bonus Plan upon completion of such bonusperiod and payments will be made at the same time that payments are made to other participantsin the Company Bonus Plan. In no event will any portion of the Bonus Potential be deemed tohave been earned by the Executive if the Executive resigns other than for Good Reason or ifthe Employment is terminated for Cause.
 

 
**2.6** **Cause:**As used in this Agreement: (a) The term **“**Cause” or “for cause” or “with cause” (in upper or lower case) meansonly one or more of the following except as excluded by subparagraph (b): *(1)*theExecutive’s conviction of a felony; *(2)*the Executive’s willful, material andirreparable breach of this Agreement (other than for reason of illness or disability) orany other agreement or contract between the Executive and the Company or any of itssubsidiaries; *(3)*the Executive’s gross negligence in the performance of, or intentionalnonperformance of or inattention to, the Executive’s material duties andresponsibilities hereunder, continuing for thirty (30) days after receipt of writtennotice of need to cure the same; or *(4)*the Executive’s willful dishonesty or financialdishonesty, moral turpitude, fraud, theft or material misconduct with respect to thebusiness or affairs of the Company or any of its subsidiaries.  (b) The terms “Cause,” “for cause,” and “with cause” (in upper or lower case) shallnot include any of the following: (*1)*bad judgment; *(2)*negligence other than grossnegligence; *(3)*any act or omission that was based upon *(i)*authority given pursuant toa resolution duly adopted by the Board, *(ii)*instructions of the Board or any committeethereof or *(iii)*the advice of counsel for the Company; or *(4)*any act or omission thatthe Executive believed in good faith to have been in the interest of the Company,without intent of the Executive to gain therefrom, directly or indirectly, a personalprofit to which he was not legally entitled.**2.7** **Change of Control**is defined in Section 10.2. **2.8** **COBRA**means the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act, as the same may be amendedfrom time to time, or any successor statute, together with any applicable regulations ineffect at the time in question. **2.9** **Company Bonus Plan**refers to the plan that provides for incentive-based annual corporatebonuses for all Senior Executives, or such other bonus plan as the Company may from time totime adopt for its Senior Executives in its sole discretion, for providing suchincentive-based annual bonuses. The Company Bonus Plan shall establish the bonus criteria forthe Company and/or the Executive required for specified bonus payment percentages to beearned. Any such employee-performance criteria which the Company makes applicable to theExecutive shall be consistent with the Executive’s Position. The Executive’s Bonus Plan isattached as Exhibit B. **2.10** **Company Group**means COMSYS IT Partners, Inc. and its subsidiaries. **2.11** **Company Business**is intentionally defined broadly in view of the Executive’s senior positionwith the Company; it means *(1)*any business engaged in by the Company Group during theExecutive’s Employment, or *(2)*any other business as to which the Company Group has madedemonstrable preparation to engage in during such Employment and *(i)*in which preparation theExecutive materially participated, or *(ii)*concerning which preparation the Executive hadaccess to Confidential Information.   EXECUTIVE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT PAGE 2
 

 
**2.12** **Confidential Information**means information on any Company Business that the Executive learnsin the course of the Employment, including but not limited to the information described inSection 8.1, other than information which the Executive can show: *(i)*was in the Executive’spossession or within the Executive’s knowledge before Executive became employed by theCompany; or *(ii)*is or becomes generally known to persons who could take economic advantage ofit, other than officers, directors, and employees of the Company, without breach of anobligation to the Company; or *(iii)*the Executive obtained from a party having the right todisclose it without violation of an obligation to the Company; or *(iv)*is required to bedisclosed pursuant to legal process (e.g., a subpoena), provided that the Executive timelynotifies the Company upon receiving or becoming aware of the legal process in question. **2.13** **Day,**in upper or lower case, means a calendar day except as otherwise stated. **2.14** **Effective Date**is defined in Section 5.1. **2.15** **Employment**means the Executive’s employment with the Company. **2.16** **Exchange Act**means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. **2.17** **Good Reason**means the occurrence of any one or more of the following events without theExecutive’s express prior written consent (see also the notice-and-cure provision in thedefinition of Resignation for Good Reason):(a)*(1)*removal by the Board of the Executive from the Position; *(2)*a material diminutionin the Executive’s Position, duties, or responsibility from that held by the Executiveimmediately prior to such change; or *(3)*the assignment by the Company to the Executive ofduties that are materially inconsistent with the Executive’s Position;(b)*(1)*the Company’s requiring the Executive to perform a majority of her duties or to bepermanently based outside of, or the moving of the Executive’s principal office space fromPhoenix, Arizona (or any other mutually agreeable location); or *(2)*the Company’s requiringthe Executive to be permanently based (meaning requiring the Executive to perform a majorityof her duties for a period of more than 30 days) anywhere other than within 50 miles of theExecutive’s job location at the time that the directive for such relocation is made by theCompany;(c) any Reduction in the Executive’s Base Salary, Bonus Potential, or other compensation(including without limitation any Reduction of any non-contingent bonus or incentivecompensation for which the Executive is eligible);(d) failure to provide the Executive with any Benefit for which the Executive is eligibleunder the Benefit plan’s requirements (and, if such Benefit in question is optional, whichthe Executive has elected to receive);(e) any failure of the Company to fulfill its material obligations under this Agreement orunder any stock or stock option agreement, change of control agreement, bonus, benefit or   EXECUTIVE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT PAGE 3
 

 
incentive plan or other agreement between the Executive and the Company (the Company’sfailure to fulfill obligations addressed in subsections (a) through (d) shall be governed bythose subsections and not subsection (e));(f) failure of the Company to provide or maintain a Company Bonus Plan whereby the Executivemay earn a bonus as set forth in Section 4.2; or(g) any purported termination by the Company of the Employment other than as expresslypermitted by this Agreement.**2.18** **Group**is defined in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, asamended. **2.19** **Merger Transaction**means a merger, consolidation or reorganization of the Company with orinto any other Person or Group, other than the Permitted Holders. **2.20** **On-Target Performance**means the point at which the requirements under the Company Bonus Plannecessary for a full payout of the Bonus Potential have been achieved. **2.21** **Permitted Holders**means Wachovia Investors, Inc. and its affiliates. **2.22** **Person**is defined in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, asamended. **2.23** **Position**means the area of responsibility so identified on Exhibit A, Schedule 1. If theCompany in its sole discretion increases the Executive’s area of responsibility, then suchincreased area of responsibility shall be deemed the Position for all purposes hereunder. **2.24** **Reduction**, as applied to any aspect of the Executive’s compensation or benefits, means anyexclusion, discontinuance without comparable replacement, diminution or reduction in the sameas in effect immediately prior to such exclusion, discontinuance, diminution or reduction. **2.25** **Resign for Good Reason**or **Resignation for Good Reason**means that all of the following occur:(a) the Executive notifies the Company in writing, in accordance with the notice provisionsof this Agreement, of the occurrence of one or more events constituting Good Reasonhereunder;(b) the Company fails to revoke, rescind, cancel, or cure the event (or if more than one,all such events) that was the subject of the notification under subparagraph (a) withinthirty (30) days after such notice; and(c) within ten (10) business days after the end of the thirty-day period described insubparagraph (b), the Executive delivers to the Company a notice of resignation in accordancewith this Agreement.   EXECUTIVE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT PAGE 4
 

 
**2.26** **Sale Transaction**means a sale, lease, exchange or other transfer of all or substantially allthe assets of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries to any other Person or Group,other than the Permitted Holders. **2.27** **Schedule 1**means Schedule 1 set forth at the end of this Agreement in Exhibit A. **2.28** **Senior Executives**means those officers of the Company who are designated executive officersfrom time to time. **2.29** **Severance Benefits**means the post-employment compensation and benefits to be provided to theExecutive by the Company as set forth in Section 6. **2.30** **Severance Payment**is defined in Section 6.1. **2.31** **Special Severance Benefits**is defined in Section 10.1. **2.32** **Special Severance Payment**is defined in Section 10.1. **2.33** **Termination Date**means the effective date of a termination of the Employment by either theCompany or the Executive. **2.34** **Tribunal**means a court or other body of competent jurisdiction that is deciding a matterrelating to this Agreement. **2.35** **Voting Stock**means shares of capital stock of the Company the holders of which are entitledto vote for the election of directors, but excluding shares entitled to so vote only upon theoccurrence of a contingency unless that contingency shall have occurred. **3.** **EMPLOYMENT.** 3.1 *Position.*Subject to the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth, the Company herebyagrees to employ the Executive, and the Executive hereby agrees to serve the Company, at theoffice and in the Position referred to on Exhibit A, Schedule 1. (a) The Executive will *(i)*devote substantially all of her time, attention, andenergies to the business of the Company and will diligently and to the best of herability perform all duties incident to her Employment hereunder; *(ii)*use her bestefforts to promote the interests and goodwill of the Company; and *(iii)*perform suchother duties commensurate with the Position as the Board may from time to time assign tothe Executive.  (b) The Executive will obtain the written consent of the Board prior to serving oncorporate, civic or charitable boards or committees. This Section 3.1 will not beconstrued as preventing the Executive from serving on the corporate, civic or charitableboards or committees on which she currently serves, as listed on Exhibit C;provided, however, that in no event will any such service or businessactivity require the provision of substantial services by the Executive to theoperations or the affairs of   EXECUTIVE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT PAGE 5
 

 
   such businesses or enterprises such that the provision thereof would interfere in anyrespect with the performance of the Executive’s duties hereunder.3.2 *Office Space, Equipment, etc.*The Company will provide the Executive with office space,related facilities, equipment and support personnel that are commensurate with the Position. 3.3 *Expense Reimbursement.* (a) The Company will timely reimburse the Executive for reasonable business expensesincurred by the Executive in connection with the Employment in accordance with theCompany’s then current policies.  (b) Without limiting Section 2.17 (Good Reason includes relocation without consent),or this Section 3.3, if the Company determines that the Executive will be relocated,then the Company will, in connection with such relocation, pay or reimburse theExecutive for all reasonable moving expenses incurred by the Executive.**4.** **COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS DURING EMPLOYMENT.**During the Employment, the Company willprovide compensation and benefits to the Executive as follows: 4.1 *Base Salary.*The Company will pay the Executive a base salary at a rate (before deductions,e.g., for employee-paid insurance premiums; deferrals, e.g., for flex-plan contributions; andwithholding) not less than the Base Salary rate set forth on Exhibit A, Schedule 1. If theCompany in its sole discretion increases the Executive’s base salary, then such increasedsalary shall be deemed the Base Salary for all purposes hereunder. All salary payments shallbe made in accordance with the normal payroll practices of the Company but in no less thanequal semi-monthly installments, less withholding or deductions required by law or agreed toby the Executive. 4.2 *Annual Bonus.*In addition to the Base Salary, the Executive will participate in theCompany’s Bonus Plan. Executive will be paid her Bonus Potential Earned pursuant to the termsof the Company Bonus Plan. A copy of Executive’s Bonus Plan is attached as Exhibit B. 4.3 *Benefits.*The Executive will, upon satisfaction of legal or applicable third-party providereligibility requirements with respect thereto, be entitled to participate in all Benefits nowor hereafter in effect or that are hereafter made available to the Company’s employeesgenerally. The previous sentence shall not be construed as limiting the Company’s right, inits sole discretion, to add to, reduce, modify, or eliminate any such Benefit. In addition,the Company shall maintain for the Executive any specific benefits set forth on Exhibit A,Schedule 1. 4.4 *Vacation; Holidays; Sick Leave.*During the Employment, the Executive shall be entitled tosick leave, holidays and vacation time off (included within the Company’s Paid Time Off Policy(“**PTO**”)), all in accordance with the regular policy of the Company for its Senior   EXECUTIVE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT PAGE 6
 

 
  Executives (but in no event less than the PTO set forth on Exhibit A, Schedule 1), duringwhich time her compensation and benefits shall be paid or provided in full. 4.5 *Annual Compensation Review.*At least annually during the Employment, the Company shallreview with the Executive the Base Salary, the Bonus Potential, and all other forms ofcompensation, which the Executive is then receiving (or, in the case of contingentcompensation, for which the Executive is a participant in the applicable plan). The BaseSalary and Bonus Potential may be increased (but not decreased) from time to time asdetermined by the Company’s Board or the Compensation Committee thereof. Any increase in BaseSalary shall not limit or reduce any other obligation of the Company to the Executive underthis Agreement. The Base Salary and Bonus Potential may not be decreased without theExecutive’s express prior written consent. 4.6 *Equity*. Awards of equity securities under the Company’s Amended and Restated 2004 StockIncentive Plan (or any successor equity incentive plans) competitive with industry standardsfor executives in like positions shall be made from time to time subject to the discretion ofthe Compensation Committee of the Board. **5.** **TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT** 5.1 *Term of Agreement.*The term of the Employment will commence on the date hereof (the“**Effective Date**”), continue to December 31, 2008 (the “**Original Term**”) and renew automaticallythereafter for successive one-year terms (each, a “**Renewal Term**”) unless written notice ofnon-renewal is given by either party to the other party at least six months prior to the endof the Original Term or any Renewal Term (the “**Expiration Date**”); provided,however, that the Employment may also be terminated prior to such Expiration Date *(i)*by the Executive for any reason, including Good Reason, *(ii)*by the Company with Cause, *(iii)*by the Company without Cause or *(iv)*by the Company upon the Disability or death of theExecutive. In the event that *(i)*the Company does not renew the Agreement at the end of theOriginal Term or any Renewal Term, *(ii)*the Company terminates Employment prior to theExpiration Date without Cause, *(iii)*the Executive terminates Employment prior to theExpiration Date for Good Reason, or *(iv)*the death or Disability of the Executive, theExecutive shall be entitled to receive Severance Benefits pursuant to Section 6 of thisAgreement. 5.2 *Termination in the Event of Disability*. In the event of the inability of the Executive, byreason of mental or physical disability to perform her material duties hereunder, for a periodof 120 consecutive days or 180 non-consecutive days during any twelve (12) month period, asreasonably determined by the Board or as certified by a qualified physician selected by theBoard (collectively, “**Disability**”), the Company may terminate the Executive’s Employmenteffective upon written notice to the Executive. Prior to the termination of Executive’sEmployment pursuant to this Section 5.2, during any period that the Executive fails to performher full-time duties with the Company as a result of incapacity due to physical or mentalillness, she shall continue to receive her Base Salary, Bonus and other benefits providedhereunder, less the amount of any disability benefits   EXECUTIVE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT PAGE 7
 

 
  received by the Executive during such period under any disability plan or program sponsored bythe Company. 5.3 *Notice of Resignation; Waiver of Notice Period.*If the Executive resigns from the Company,the Executive will give the Company at least four (4) weeks’ prior notice of resignation. TheCompany may in its discretion waive any notice period stated in the Executive’s notice ofresignation, in which case the Termination Date of the Employment will be the date of suchwaiver. 5.4 *No Termination of Agreement Per Se.*Termination of the Employment will not terminate thisAgreement per se; to the extent that either party has any right under applicable law toterminate this Agreement, any such termination of this Agreement shall be deemed solely to bea termination of the Employment without affecting any other right or obligation hereunderexcept as provided herein in connection with the termination of the Employment. 5.5 *Transition of Email, Correspondence, etc.*If the Employment is terminated by either theExecutive or the Company, the Company will provide reasonable cooperation in (i) permittingthe Executive to copy or remove the Executive’s personal files (not including CompanyConfidential Information) from the Executive’s computer and office, and (ii) arranging for anypersonal emails or phone messages to be forwarded to the Executive for a reasonable period oftime after such termination (not to exceed sixty (60) days). 5.6 *Payments Following Termination.*(a) If the Employment is terminated for any reason, either by the Company or by theExecutive’s resignation, then the Company shall pay the Executive the following amounts aspart of the Company’s next regular payroll cycle but in no event later than thirty (30) daysafter the Termination Date, to the extent that the same have not already been paid:*(i)* any and all salary and vacation pay earned through the Termination Date; and*(ii)* any reimbursable expenses properly reported by the Executive.(b) Unless the Executive resigns without Good Reason or the Employment is terminated forCause, then the Company shall also pay any applicable prorated Bonus Potential Earned for thebonus period in which such termination occurs at the same time that payments are made toother participants in the Company Bonus Plan.**6.** **SEVERANCE BENEFITS UPON CERTAIN TERMINATIONS** 6.1 *Severance Payment.*If *(1)*the Company does not renew the Agreement at the end of the OriginalTerm or any Renewal Term, *(2)*the Employment is terminated by the Company other than forCause, *(3)*the Executive resigns for Good Reason, *(4)*the Executive is terminated due to aDisability pursuant to Section 5.2 of this Agreement or *(5)*the Executive dies, then: (a) the Company shall pay to the Executive, if living, an amount equal to one and ahalf   EXECUTIVE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT PAGE 8
 

 
   (1.5) times the highest Base Salary in effect *(i)*during the 12 months immediatelyprior to the Termination Date or *(ii)*during the Employment, if the Employment haslasted less than 12 months;  (b) in addition to the severance provided in Section 6.1(a), the Executive shall alsoreceive one (1.0) times (1) the average Bonus Potential Earned by the Executive for thetwo (2) years ending prior to the Termination Date (the payments provided in subsections(a) and (b) are collectively referred to as the “**Severance Payment**”);  (c) if the Employment is terminated (i) by the Company in the event of Executive’sDisability, (ii) upon the Executive’s death, or (iii) upon a Change of Control, theSeverance Payment shall be paid in cash or immediately available funds, in lump sumwithin 10 business days following the execution by Executive of the release described inSection 6.1(f); provided, however, that if the Employment is terminatedby the Company in the event of Executive’s Disability, any Severance Payment owed to theExecutive under this Section 6.1 shall be offset by any amount paid to the Executivepursuant to any disability insurance policy for which the Company has paid the premiums;  (d) if the Employment is terminated (i) by the Company without Cause or (ii) by theExecutive for Good Reason, the Executive shall be entitled to receive the SeverancePayment in twenty-four (24) equal monthly installments during the two-year periodfollowing the Termination Date;  (e) if the Executive is not living, then the Severance Payment shall be paid to theExecutive’s heirs, assigns, successors-in-interest, or legal representatives, in thesame manner as specified in subparagraph (c); and  (f) as a condition to making any Severance Payment, the Company will require theExecutive or her legal representatives to first execute a release which contains a fullrelease of any and all claims against the Company that the Executive has or may havearising out of the employment relationship and certain other provisions, including butnot limited to a reaffirmation of the restrictive covenants in Sections 9.1 and 9.2.6.2 *Continuation of Insurance and Related Benefits.*If *(1)*the Company does not renew theAgreement at the end of the Original Term or any Renewal Term, *(2)*the Employment isterminated by the Company other than for Cause, *(3)*the Executive resigns for Good Reason,*(4)*the Executive is terminated due to a Disability pursuant to Section 5.2 of this Agreementor *(5)*the Executive dies, then: (a) The Company shall, to the greatest extent permitted by applicable law and theterms and conditions of the applicable insurance or benefit plan, maintain the Executive(if living) and the Executive’s dependents as participants in the life, health, dental,accident, disability insurance, and similar benefit plans offered to (and on the sameterms as) other Senior Executives until the 24-month anniversary of the TerminationDate.   EXECUTIVE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT PAGE 9
 

 
 (b) To the extent that applicable law or the terms and conditions of the applicableinsurance or benefit plan do not permit the Company to comply with subparagraph (a), theCompany will reimburse the Executive (if living) and the Executive’s dependents, for allexpenses incurred by any of them in maintaining the same levels of coverage under COBRA,for the same period as provided in subparagraph (a) or as permitted by law, but solelyto the extent that such expenses exceed the deduction or amount that would have beenrequired to be paid by the Executive for such coverage if the Employment had not beenterminated.  (c) If Employment is terminated by the Executive’s death, or if the Executive diesbefore the expiration of the Company’s obligation under this Section 6.2, then theCompany will continue to maintain coverage for the Executive’s dependents under allinsurance plans referred to in this Section 6.2 for which such dependents had coverageas of the date of the Executive’s death, at the same coverage levels and for the sameperiod of time as would have been required had the Executive not died.  (d) Following the expiration of such coverage period by the Company, the Executive(if living) and the Executive’s dependents will be entitled to elect to maintaincoverage under such insurance and benefit plans in accordance with COBRA to the fullestextent available under law.6.3 *D&O Insurance and Indemnification.*Through at least the sixth anniversary of the TerminationDate, the Company shall maintain coverage for the Executive as a named insured on alldirectors’ and officers’ insurance maintained by the Company for the benefit of its directorsand officers on at least the same basis as all other covered individuals and provide theExecutive with at least the same corporate indemnification as it provides to other SeniorExecutives. 6.4 *No Other Severance Benefits.*Other than as described above in Sections 6.1 and 6.2 and asdescribed below in Sections 10 and 11, the Executive shall not be entitled to any payment,benefit, damages, award or compensation in connection with termination of the Employment, byeither the Company or the Executive, including but not limited to any termination-relatedbenefits or payments contained in the Offer Letter, dated June 2, 2006, that was entered intoby Executive and COMSYS Information Technology Services, Inc. 6.5 *No Waiver of ERISA-Related Rights.*Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to be awaiver by the Executive of any benefits accrued for or due to the Executive under any employeebenefit plan (as such term is defined in the Employees’ Retirement Income Security Act of1974, as amended) maintained by the Company, if any, except that the Executive shall not beentitled to any severance benefits pursuant to any severance plan or program of the Companyother than as provided herein. 6.6 *Mitigation Not Required.*The Executive shall not be required to mitigate the amount of anypayment or benefit which is to be paid or provided by the Company pursuant to this Section 6.Except as otherwise specifically set forth herein, any remuneration received by the   EXECUTIVE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT PAGE 10
 

 
  Executive from a third party following termination of the Employment shall not apply to reducethe Company’s obligations to make payments or provide benefits hereunder. **7.** **TAX WITHHOLDING.**Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Company maywithhold from amounts payable under this Agreement, or under any other agreement between theExecutive and the Company, all federal, state, local and foreign taxes that are required to bewithheld by applicable laws or regulations. **8.** **CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION** 8.1 Executive acknowledges that in the course of her employment by the Company, the Company hasprovided her and will continue to provide her, prior to any termination hereof, with certainConfidential Information and knowledge concerning the operations of the Company Group whichthe Company desires to protect. This Confidential Information shall include, but is notlimited to:(a) terms and conditions of and the identity of the parties to the Company Group’sagreements with its clients and suppliers, including but not limited to priceinformation;(b) management systems, policies or procedures, including the contents of relatedforms and manuals;(c) professional advice rendered or taken by the Company Group;(d) the Company Group’s own financial data, business and management information,strategies and plans and internal practices and procedures, including but notlimited to internal financial records, statements and information, cost reports orother financial information;(e) proprietary software, systems and technology-related methodologies of theCompany Group and their clients;(f) salary, bonus and other personnel information relating to the Company Group’spersonnel;(g) the Company Group’s business and management development plans, including but notlimited to proposed or actual plans regarding acquisitions (including the identityof any acquisition contacts), divestitures, asset sales and mergers;(h) decisions and deliberations of the Company Group’s committees or boards; and(i) litigation, disputes or investigations to which the Company Group may be partyand legal advice provided to Executive on behalf of the Company Group in the courseof Executive’s employment.   EXECUTIVE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT PAGE 11
 

 
8.2 Executive understands that such information is confidential, and she agrees not to revealsuch information to anyone outside the Company so long as the confidential or secret nature ofsuch information shall continue. Executive further agrees that she will at no time use suchinformation in competing with all or any portion of the Company Group. At such time asExecutive shall cease to be employed by the Company, she will surrender to the Company allpapers, documents, writings and other property produced by her or coming into her possessionby or through her employment and relating to the information referred to in this paragraph,and the Executive agrees that all such materials will at all times remain the property of theCompany. **9.** **NONCOMPETITION AND NONSOLICITATION COVENANT** 9.1 *Noncompetition*. In return for the consideration stated in this Agreement, including theimprovements to Executive’s compensation package made herein and the obligation to provideseverance to Executive following the termination of the Employment in certain events, theExecutive agrees that, during the Employment and for two (2) years after the termination ofthe Employment, Executive will not directly or indirectly possess an ownership interest in,manage, control, participate in, consult with, or render services for any other person, firm,association or corporation, engaged in the business of the Company Group without the priorwritten consent of the Company, in the United States or any other geographic area where theCompany Group is conducting business, because such activity would unavoidably and unfairlycompromise the Company’s legitimate, protectible business interests in its ConfidentialInformation, clients, employees, suppliers and business relationships. 9.2 Executive agrees that she will not, either directly or indirectly, during the Employment andfor two (2) years after termination of the Employment, in any capacity whatsoever (either asan employee, officer, director, stockholder, proprietor, partner joint venturer, consultant orotherwise) (a) solicit, contact, call upon, communicate with, or attempt to communicate withany of the Company Group clients or potential clients for the purpose of providing services tosuch client, or (b) sell any services to any client or potential client of the Company Group. 9.3 *Nonsolicitation*. Executive agrees that she will not, either directly or indirectly, duringthe Employment and for two (2) years after termination of the Employment, through any otherentity, either alone or in conjunction with any other person or entity employ, solicit,induce, or recruit, any person employed by the Company Group at any time within the one (1)year period immediately preceding such employment, solicitation, inducement or recruitment. 9.4 For the purposes of this Agreement, “potential client” shall be defined as those entities forwhich Executive has had access to Confidential Information during her Employment, and “client”shall be defined as those entities with which the Company Group has conducted any businessduring the one (1) year period prior to termination of the employment relationship. For thepurposes of this Agreement, “services” shall mean activities   EXECUTIVE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT PAGE 12
 

 
  performed by the Company Group at any time within the one (1) year period precedingtermination of Executive’s Employment. 9.5 Executive agrees that it is her intention that any restriction contained in this section thatis determined to be unenforceable be modified by any Tribunal having jurisdiction to bereasonable and enforceable, and, as modified, to be fully enforced. 9.6 The Company will not unreasonably withhold its consent under Section 9.1 to the Executive’semployment, after the termination of the Employment, by a corporation that competes withCompany, but only if, before starting the new employment, the Executive provides the Companywith a document reasonably satisfactory to the Company, signed by both the Executive and suchcorporation, containing *(i)*a written description of the Executive’s duties in the new job,and *(ii)*specific assurances that in the new job the Executive will neither use nor disclosethe Company’s Confidential Information. 9.7 Executive acknowledges and agrees that the restrictive covenants contained herein arereasonable in time, territory and scope, and in all other respects. If a Tribunal determinesthat any of the restrictions set forth in this Section 9 are unreasonably broad or otherwiseunenforceable under applicable law, then *(i)*such determination shall be binding only withinthe geographical jurisdiction of the Tribunal, and *(ii)*the restriction will not be terminatedor rendered unenforceable, but instead will be reformed (solely for enforcement within thegeographic jurisdiction of the Tribunal) to the minimum extent required to render itenforceable. **10.** **CHANGE OF CONTROL** 10.1 *Special Severance Benefits.* (a) If, during the specific time periods listed in subparagraph (b) below, theEmployment is terminated by any of the specific events listed therein, then theExecutive will be entitled to the following benefits (“**Special Severance Benefits**”): (1) all benefits that would be provided under this Agreement in theevent of a termination of the Employment without Cause by the Company, with theSeverance Payment paid as provided in subparagraph (c) below, instead of asprovided in Section 6 of this Agreement; and  (2) a special, additional severance payment (the “**Special SeverancePayment**”) equal to one-half (.5) times the highest Base Salary in effect *(i)*during the 12 months immediately prior to the Termination Date or *(ii)*during theEmployment, if the Employment has lasted less than 12 months . (b) The specific termination events and time periods in which the Executive will beentitled to the Special Severance Benefits are as follows: (1) the Executive’s Employment is terminated by the Company, for anyreason other than Cause, at any time during the period beginning on the Change of   EXECUTIVE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT PAGE 13
 

 
   Control Date and ending at 5:00 pm Phoenix time on the date two (2) years afterthe Change of Control Date; or  (2) the Executive Resigns for Good Reason at any time during the periodbeginning on the Change of Control Date and ending at 5:00 pm Phoenix time on thedate two (2) years after the Change of Control Date. (c) The Special Severance Payment and the Severance Payment required by thisAgreement shall be made to the Executive, in cash or immediately-available funds, in alump sum within 10 business days following the execution by Executive of a release.  (d) Payments pursuant to this Agreement shall not be deemed to constitute continuedemployment beyond the Termination Date.  (e) As a condition to providing the Executive with the Special Severance Benefits,the Company will require the Executive to first execute a release on the same terms asspecified in Section 6.1(f) above.10.2 A **Change of Control**shall be deemed to have occurred if any of the following events occursafter the Effective Date: (a) The consummation of a Merger Transaction if (a) the Company is not the survivingentity and (b) as a result of the Merger Transaction, 50 percent or less of the combinedvoting power of the then-outstanding securities of the other party to the MergerTransaction, immediately after the date of Change of Control, are held in the aggregateby the holders of Voting Stock immediately prior to the date of Change of Control.  (b) The consummation of a Sale Transaction.  (c) Any Person, other than the Permitted Holders, becomes the Beneficial Owner,directly or indirectly, of more than 50 percent of the outstanding Voting Stock.  (d) The stockholders of the Company approve the dissolution of the Company.  (e) During any period of twenty-four (24) consecutive months, the replacement of amajority of the members of the Board who were members of the Board at the beginning ofsuch period, and such new members shall not have been *(i)*nominated or appointed to theBoard pursuant to the terms of an agreement with the Company, *(ii)*nominated forelection or selected as a director by a duly constituted nominating committee (or asubcommittee thereof) of the Board or *(iii)*approved by a vote of at least a majority ofthe members of the Board then still in office who either were members of the Board atthe beginning of such period or whose election as a member of the Board was sopreviously approved.10.3 Simultaneously with the occurrence of a Change of Control, all vesting restrictionsrelated to equity awards previously made to the Executive under the Company’s Amended   EXECUTIVE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT PAGE 14
 

 
  and Restated 2004 Stock Incentive Plan (or any successor equity incentive plans) shall lapse,and all such awards shall become fully vested without any requirement for further action onthe Executive’s part. **11.** **CERTAIN ADDITIONAL PAYMENTS BY THE COMPANY.**Anything in this Agreement to the contrarynotwithstanding, in the event it shall be determined that any payment or distribution by theCompany to or for the benefit of the Executive upon a Change of Control, whether paid orpayable or distributed or distributable pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or otherwise(a “**Payment**”), would be subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the United StatesInternal Revenue Code or any interest or penalties with respect to such excise tax (suchexcise tax, together with any such interest and penalties, are hereinafter collectivelyreferred to as the “**Excise Tax**”), then the Executive shall be entitled to receive anadditional payment (a “**Gross-Up Payment**”) in an amount such that after payment by theExecutive of all taxes (including any interest or penalties imposed with respect to suchtaxes), including any Excise Tax imposed upon the Gross-Up Payment, the Executive retains anamount of the Gross-Up Payment equal to the Excise Tax imposed upon the Payments. Subject tothe provisions of this Section, all determinations required to be made hereunder, includingwhether a Gross-Up Payment is required and the amount of such Gross-Up Payment, shall be madeby an accounting firm (at the sole expense of the Company) approved by the Company and theExecutive (the “**Accounting Firm**”), which firm shall provide detailed supporting calculationsboth to the Company and the Executive within 15 business days of the date of termination ofthe Employment, if applicable, or such earlier time as is requested by the Company. If theAccounting Firm determines that no Excise Tax is payable by the Executive, the Accounting Firmshall furnish the Executive with an opinion that she has substantial authority not to reportany Excise Tax on her federal income tax return. Any determination by the Accounting Firmshall be binding upon the Company and the Executive. As a result of the uncertainty in theapplication of Section 4999 of the Code, it is possible that Gross-Up Payments may bemiscalculated and may not cover the full amount of Excise Taxes due (an “**Underpayment**”)consistent with the calculations required to be made hereunder. If the Company exhausts itsremedies pursuant hereto and the Executive thereafter is required to make a payment of anyExcise Tax, the Accounting Firm shall determine the amount of the Underpayment that hasoccurred and any such Underpayment shall be promptly paid by the Company to or for the benefitof the Executive. **12**. **COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 409A OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE.**To the extent applicable, it isintended that this Agreement comply with the provisions of Section 409A of the InternalRevenue Code (“**Section 409A**”). This Agreement shall be administered in a manner consistentwith this intent, and any provision that would cause the Agreement to fail to satisfy Section409A shall have no force and effect until amended to comply with Section 409A. Notwithstandingany provision of this Agreement to the contrary, in the event any payment or benefit hereunderis determined to constitute nonqualified deferred compensation subject to Section 409A, thento the extent necessary to comply with Section 409A, such payment or benefit shall not bemade, provided or   EXECUTIVE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT PAGE 15
 

 
  commenced until six months after Executive’s “separation from service” as such phrase isdefined for purposes of Section 409A. **13.** **EMPLOYEE HANDBOOKS, ETC.**From time to time, the Company may, in its discretion, establish,maintain and distribute employee manuals or handbooks or personnel policy manuals, andofficers or other representatives of the Company may make written or oral statements relatingto personnel policies and procedures. The Executive will adhere to and follow all rules,regulations, and policies of the Company set forth in such manuals, handbooks, or statementsas they now exist or may later be amended or modified. Such manuals, handbooks and statementsdo not constitute a part of this Agreement nor a separate contract, and shall not be deemed asamending this Agreement or as creating any binding obligation on the part of the Company, butare intended only for general guidance. **14.** **OTHER PROVISIONS** 14.1 This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon *(i)*the Company and itssuccessors and assigns and *(ii)*the Executive and the Executive’s heirs and legalrepresentatives, except that the Executive’s duties and responsibilities under this Agreementare of a personal nature and will not be assignable or delegable in whole or in part withoutthe Company’s prior written consent. 14.2 All notices and statements with respect to this Agreement must be in writing and shall bedelivered by certified mail return receipt requested; hand delivery with writtenacknowledgment of receipt; or overnight courier with delivery-tracking capability. Notices tothe Company shall be addressed to the Company’s chief executive officer or general counsel atthe Company’s then current headquarters offices. Notices to the Executive may be delivered tothe Executive in person or to the Executive’s then current home address as indicated on theExecutive’s pay stubs or, if no address is so indicated, as set forth in the Company’s payrollrecords. A party may change its address for notice by the giving of notice thereof in themanner hereinabove provided. 14.3 If the Executive Resigns for Good Reason because of *(i)*the Company’s failure to pay theExecutive on a timely basis the amounts to which she is entitled under this Agreement or *(ii)*any other breach of this Agreement by the Company, then the Company shall pay all amounts anddamages to which the Executive may be entitled as a result of such failure or breach,including interest thereon at the maximum non-usurious rate and all reasonable legal fees andexpenses and other costs incurred by the Executive to enforce the Executive’s rights hereunderand the Executive will be relieved of all obligations under Section 9 (noncompetition). 14.4 This Agreement sets forth the entire present agreement of the parties concerning the subjectscovered herein except for any equity incentive award agreement between the Company and theExecutive. There are no promises, understandings, representations, or warranties of any kindconcerning those subjects except as expressly set forth herein or therein.   EXECUTIVE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT PAGE 16
 

 
14.5 Any modification of this Agreement must be in writing and signed by all parties; any attemptto modify this Agreement, orally or in writing, not executed by all parties will be void. 14.6 If any provision of this Agreement, or its application to anyone or under any circumstances,is adjudicated to be invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, such invalidity orunenforceability will not affect any other provision or application of this Agreement whichcan be given effect without the invalid or unenforceable provision or application and will notinvalidate or render unenforceable such provision or application in any other jurisdiction. 14.7 This Agreement will be governed and interpreted under the laws of the State of Texas. 14.8 No failure on the part of any party to enforce any provisions of this Agreement will act as awaiver of the right to enforce that provision. 14.9 Termination of the Employment, with or without Cause, will not affect the continuedenforceability of this Agreement. 14.10 Section headings are for convenience only and shall not define or limit the provisions ofthis Agreement. 14.11 This Agreement may be executed in several counterparts, each of which is an original. Itshall not be necessary in making proof of this Agreement or any counterpart hereof to produceor account for any of the other counterparts. A copy of this Agreement manually signed by oneparty and transmitted to the other party by FAX or in image form via email shall be deemed tohave been executed and delivered by the signing party as though an original. A photocopy ofthis Agreement shall be effective as an original for all purposes.By signing this Agreement, the Executive acknowledges that the Executive *(1)*has read andunderstood the entire Agreement; *(2)*has received a copy of it; *(3)*has had the opportunity to askquestions and consult counsel or other advisors about its terms; and *(4)*agrees to be bound by it.Executed and effective as of the Effective Date.             **COMSYS IT Partners, Inc.,**   **EXECUTIVE**               By: /s/ KEN R. BRAMLETT, JR.   /s/ AMY BOBBITT     Name: Ken R. Bramlett, Jr.   Amy Bobbitt    Title: Senior Vice President, General Counsel