Exhibit 10.27

                              EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

     EMPLOYMENT  AGREEMENT  made as of June 1, 2000,  by and  between  Remington
Products Company L.L.C., a Delaware  limited  liability  company (the "Company")
and Wilan van den  Berg,  residing  in the U.K.  ("Executive").  This  agreement
supersedes and replaces the previous employment agreement ("Previous Agreement")
between the Company and the Executive dated 21 September 1998.

                                   WITNESSETH:

     WHEREAS,  the  Company  desires  to  retain  Executive  to  serve it in the
capacity of Executive Vice President  International  and to perform  services on
its behalf in said position;

     NOW,  THEREFORE,  in  consideration  of the  foregoing  and  of the  mutual
promises and covenants herein contain,  the receipt and sufficiency of which are
hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

Employment

     The Company agrees to cause  Remington  Consumer  Products Ltd  ("Remington
UK"), its wholly owned UK subsidiary,  to employ  Executive and Executive agrees
to serve  Remington  UK and the  Company on the terms and  conditions  set forth
herein.

2.       Term

     This Agreement shall be for a period of one year and shall be automatically
renewed for successive  periods of one year unless Executive gives notice to the
Company  at least 30 days prior to the  expiration  of the  initial  term or any
renewal term.

3.       Position and Duties

     a.   Executive shall serve as Executive Vice President International of the
          Company and shall perform such duties  normally  associated  with such
          position,  as well as such duties and  services  as may be  reasonably
          prescribed  from  time  to  time  by the  President  of  the  Company.
          Executive  shall perform such duties to the best of his ability and in
          a diligent and proper manner.

     b.   Except during vacations and period of illness, Executive shall, during
          the  term of this  Agreement,  devote  all of his  business  time  and
          attention to the  performance  of services for the Company,  Remington
          U.K. and Remington's  other  International  operations.  The Executive
          shall cooperate  reasonably in any sale of the Company, IPO or similar
          transaction.



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4.        Compensation and Related Matters

     a.   Salary.  During  the  period  of  Executive's   employment  hereunder,
          Remington UK shall pay to Executive an annual base salary in UK pounds
          equal to US $275,000,  as of the first day of this agreement,  payable
          in accordance with the normal payroll practices of Remington UK. It is
          understood and agreed that the foregoing  salary shall be allocated as
          follows:  30% to Executive's  duties with respect to the UK operation,
          50% to  Executive's  duties  with  respect to the other  international
          operations and 20% to Executive's duties with respect to the Company.

     b.   Welfare  and  Retirement  Benefits.  Executive  shall be  entitled  to
          continue to  participate  in all of Remington  UK's  employee  pension
          plans,  welfare benefit plans,  including  medical and group insurance
          plans, or other welfare or retirement benefits or arrangements,  which
          the Executive joined as part of the previous  agreement,  and in which
          executive   officers  of  Remington  UK  are  entitled   generally  to
          participate,   on  the  same  basis  as  other  executive   employees.
          Furthermore,  the Executive shall continue to participate in Remington
          UK's defined benefit pension plan,  which he joined under the previous
          agreement.

          To the extent that  existing  U.K.  schemes did not fully  provide the
          same  benefits as in place for other  executive  officers of Remington
          U.K.,  additional  schemes  were  put  in  place  under  the  previous
          agreement in order to ensure the same benefits were made  available to
          the Executive. Participation in these schemes will continue under this
          agreement.

c.       Bonus/Incentive Compensation

     i.   The Executive  shall be included in the  Company's  bonus plan for the
          fiscal year that  commenced  on January 1, 2000 with a target bonus of
          60% of annual base salary.  The amount of the actual bonus,  including
          when paid,  etc.,  will be in accordance with all of the provisions of
          the  bonus  program  as  announced  to all  executive  employees.  The
          Executive  shall  be  included  in the  Company's  bonus  plan in each
          subsequent  fiscal year during the term of the Agreement in accordance
          with the terms of each such bonus plan.
     ii.  In  addition  the  Executive  will  receive  each  year an  expatriate
          allowance  of  $50,000  payable  in  February.  For the first year the
          payment will be pro-rata the length of service in 2000 covered by this
          agreement.  This  allowance  will not be  included  for the purpose of
          calculating pension or severance.
     iii. The  Executive  shall  participate  in the  Company's  Phantom  Equity
          Program by having  allocated to him 0.5%  pursuant to the terms of the
          Time Based Phantom Equity Agreement, 0.4% pursuant to the terms of the
          Performance  Based Phantom  Equity  Agreement and 0.1% pursuant to the
          terms of the Super Performance Based Phantom Equity Agreement.  A copy
          of each such agreement is attached hereto as Exhibits A, B and C.

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     d.   Business  Expenses   Executive  shall  be  shall  be  reimbursed  from
          Remington  UK  for  all  reasonable  and  necessary  business  related
          expenses  incurred by  Executive  in  performing  services  hereunder;
          provided  that  such  expenses  are  incurred  and  accounted  for  in
          accordance  with  the  policies  and  procedures  established  by  the
          Remington UK from time to time.

     e.   Automobile  Remington  UK shall,  as  covered by  previous  agreement,
          provide  Executive  with an  automobile of quality in keeping with the
          position of Executive Vice  President.  Expenses  associated  with the
          automobile  will  be  paid  for in  line  with  current  policies  and
          practices applicable to all senior executive of Remington UK.

     5. Termination Executive's employment hereunder may be terminated under the
following circumstances:

     a.   Death.  Executive's employment shall automatically  terminate upon his
          death.

     b.   Disability. If Executive is unable to timely and regularly perform his
          duties  hereunder  due  to  physical  or  mental  illness,  injury  or
          incapacity,  as  determined  by the  President  of the Company in good
          faith,  based on medical  evidence  acceptable to him (a "Disability")
          and such Disability  continues for a period of six consecutive months,
          them  notwithstanding  anything  to the  contrary  contained  in  this
          Agreement, the Company may terminate Executive's employment hereunder.
          A return to work for less than  thirty  consecutive  days  during  any
          period of  Disability  shall not be deemed to interrupt the running of
          (and shall be included in) the aforementioned six-month period.

     c.   Cause.  Executive's employment hereunder may be terminated at any time
          for  cause.  For  purposes  of this  Agreement,  "Cause"  shall mean a
          termination  of  employment  of the  Executive  by the  Company or any
          subsidiary  due to (i) the  commission by Executive of an act of fraud
          or embezzlement (including the unauthorized disclosure of confidential
          or proprietary  information of the Company or any of its  subsidiaries
          which  results  in  financial  loss  to  the  Company  or  any  of its
          subsidiaries),  (ii) the  commission  by Executive of a felony,  (iii)
          Executive's willful misconduct as an employee of the Company or any of
          its  subsidiaries  which is  reasonably  likely to result in  material
          injury or  financial  loss to the Company or any of its  subsidiaries,
          (iv) Executive's  willful failure to render services to the Company or
          any of its  subsidiaries  in accordance  with  Executive's  employment
          which failure amounts to a material  neglect of Executive's  duties to
          the  Company  or any of its  subsidiaries,  or (v) a willful  material
          breach by Executive of the  covenants in the last  sentence of Section
          3(a), Section 3(b) and Sections 8 and 9 hereof.

     d.   Termination  Without Cause.  The Company may at any time terminate the
          Executive for any reason and, except for the amounts payable  pursuant
          to Section 6 hereof, Executive shall have no claim against the Company
          under this Agreement or otherwise by reason of such termination.

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6.       Compensation Upon Termination

     a.   If  Executive's  employment is  terminated by the Company  pursuant to
          Section  5(d),  then  Executive  shall  be  entitled  to  receive  the
          Severance  Benefit  during the  Severance  Term in lieu of any further
          salary and other  payments to Executive for periods  subsequent to the
          date  of  termination.  Any  bonus  or  other  incentive  compensation
          payments  to  Executive   for  periods   subsequent  to  the  date  of
          termination  shall be pursuant to and in accordance  with the terms of
          the applicable bonus or incentive plan; provided, however, that if the
          termination  occurs at any time during 1999,  Executive  shall receive
          the  guaranteed  minimum  specified  in Section  4(c)(i) or the amount
          payable in  accordance  with the terms of the  applicable  bonus plan,
          whichever is greater.  During the Severance  Term,  Executive shall be
          entitled to  participate  in all Company  benefit  plans to the extent
          that Executive participated therein on the date of termination, to the
          extent the Company's plans permit.

     b.   If  Executive's  employment  terminates  for  any  reason  other  than
          pursuant to Section 5(d), Executive's  compensation and benefits shall
          cease upon the date of such termination.

     c.   If the  Company  elects not to renew this  Agreement  after any twelve
          month period, the Executive shall be entitled to receive the Severance
          Benefit  during the  Severance  Term in lieu of any other  payments to
          Executive for the period  subsequent to the date of the  expiration of
          this Agreement.  . Any bonus or other incentive  compensation payments
          to Executive for periods  subsequent to the date of termination  shall
          be  pursuant  to and in  accordance  with the terms of the  applicable
          bonus or incentive plan. During the Severance Term, Executive shall be
          entitled to  participate  in all Company  benefit  plans to the extent
          that Executive participated therein on the date of termination, to the
          extent the Company's plans permit.

     d.   For purposes of this Agreement, "Severance Term" shall mean the twelve
          (12) month period commencing on the effective date of the termination.
          "Severance Benefit" shall mean the salary that would have been payable
          from  the  effective  date  of  termination  through  the  end  of the
          Severance  Term based upon the base salary in effect on the  effective
          date of termination.

     e.   The Severance  Benefit shall be paid during the Severance  Term in the
          same  manner and on the same  dates  that the  salary  would have been
          payable had Executive not been terminated.

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     f.   Executive  understands and agrees that the Severance  Benefit shall be
          reduced (i) by any sums payable to Executive pursuant to any severance
          or termination pay program maintained by the Company,  Remington UK or
          required by law and (ii) by an amount equal to 75% of any compensation
          earned by Executive during the Severance Terms.

7.       Taxes

     Remington UK shall deduct from all amounts payable under this Agreement all
taxes required by law to be withheld with respect to such payments.

8.       Confidentiality

     Executive acknowledges that the information, observations and data obtained
by him while employed under the terms of this Agreement  concerning the business
or affairs of the Company and its  subsidiaries  which are not  available to the
public, customers, suppliers and competitors of the Company and its subsidiaries
which are in the nature of trade secrets,  are  proprietary or the disclosure of
which could reasonably be expected to cause a financial loss to the Company,  or
otherwise  have  a  material  adverse  effect  on  the  Company   ("Confidential
Information")  are the  property of the Company or such  subsidiary.  Therefore,
Executive  agrees that he shall not disclose to any  unauthorized  person or use
for his own  account any  Confidential  Information  without  the prior  written
consent of the Company, unless and to the extent that the aforementioned matters
have become generally known to and available for use by the public other than as
a result of Executive's acts or omissions to act. Executive shall deliver to the
Company at the  termination of employment,  or at any other time the Company may
request,  all memoranda,  notes,  plans,  records,  reports,  computer tapes and
software  and other  documents  and data (and  copies  thereof)  relation to the
Confidential Information,  work product or the business of the Company or any of
its subsidiaries which he may then possess or have under his control.

9.       Non-Compete, Non-Solicitation

     a.   Executive  agrees  that  during the time he is employed by the Company
          and during the  Severance  Term,  he shall not directly or  indirectly
          own, manage,  control,  participate in, consult with,  render services
          for, or in any manner engage in any business  that  competes  anywhere
          with the business which is  competitive  with the Business (as defined
          herein)  of the  Company  or its  subsidiaries,  or  take  any  action
          inconsistent with the Executive's fiduciary relationship as an officer
          or employee of the Company. "Business" means the sale and distribution
          of consumer  products which  constitutes more than 5% of the Company's
          revenues  during any of the last  three  fiscal  years of  Executive's
          employment or such shorter period, if applicable. Nothing herein shall
          prohibit  Executive  from  owning not more than 5% of the  outstanding
          stock of any class of a company which is publicly  traded,  so long as
          Executive has no active participation in the business of such company.


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     b.   Executive shall not directly or indirectly  through another entity (i)
          induce or attempt to induce any Senior Executive of the Company or its
          subsidiaries to leave the employ of the Company or such subsidiary, or
          in any way interfere with the relationship  between the Company or its
          subsidiaries  and any Senior Executive  thereof,  (ii) hire any person
          who was a Senior  Executive of the Company or its  subsidiaries at any
          time during  Executive's  employment  with the Company until the first
          anniversary of the termination of Executive's employment,  or(iii) for
          a one year  period  after the  termination  of  employment,  induce or
          attempt to induce any customer,  supplier,  licensee or other business
          relation of the Company or its  subsidiaries  to cease doing  business
          with the Company or its subsidiaries, or in any way interfere with the
          relationship between any such customer, supplier, licensee or business
          relation and the Company or its subsidiaries. "Senior Executive" shall
          mean any employee of the Company or any  subsidiary  with  significant
          managerial  responsibility  over material areas of the business of the
          Company or such subsidiary,  including, but not limited to, financial,
          marketing, sales, distribution or manufacturing.

     c.   If,  at the  time  of  enforcement  of  this  Section  9, a  court  or
          arbitrator  shall hold that the duration,  scope or area  restrictions
          stated herein are unreasonable under circumstances then existing,  the
          parties  agree that the  maximum  duration,  scope or area  reasonable
          under such circumstances shall be substituted for the stated duration,
          scope or area and that the court or  arbitrator  shall be  allowed  to
          revise the restrictions  contained herein to cover the maximum period,
          scope and area permitted by law.

     d.   In the event of the breach or a threatened breach by Executive, of any
          of the  provisions  of Section 10 or this Section 11, the Company,  in
          addition and  supplementary  to other rights and remedies  existing in
          its  favor,  may  apply to any  court of law or  equity  of  competent
          jurisdiction for specific performance or injunctive or other relief in
          order to enforce or prevent any  violations of the  provisions  hereof
          (without posting a bond or other security).

10.      SUCCESSORS; BINDING AGREEMENT

     a.   This  Agreement  shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the
          Company and any successor of the Company,  including,  any corporation
          acquiring  directly  or  indirectly  all or  substantially  all of the
          membership  Units,  business  or assets  of the  Company,  whether  by
          merger,   restructuring,   reorganization,   consolidation,   sale  or
          otherwise (and such successor shall thereafter be deemed the (Company)
          for  the  purposes  of  this   Agreement).   Each  of  the   Company's
          subsidiaries are hereby  acknowledged to be third-party  beneficiaries
          with respect to the  provisions of Sections 10 and 11 hereof and shall
          be entitled to enforce such provisions as if they were parties hereto.


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     b.   This  Agreement and all rights of Executive  hereunder  shall inure to
          the benefit of and be  enforceable  by  Executive's  personal or legal
          representatives,   executors,   administrators,   successors,   heirs,
          distributees, devisees and legatees. If Executive should die while any
          amounts would be still payable to him hereunder if he had continued to
          live, all such amounts,  unless otherwise  provided  herein,  shall be
          paid in  accordance  with the terms of this  Agreement to  Executive's
          devisee,  legatee,  or  other  beneficiary  or,  if  there  be no such
          beneficiary, to Executive's estate.

11.      NOTICE

     For the  purposes  of  this  Agreement,  notices,  demands  and  all  other
communications  provided for in the  Agreement  shall be in writing and shall be
deemed  to have  been  duly  given  when hand  delivered  or  (unless  otherwise
specified)  when  mailed  by  United  States  certified  mail,   return  receipt
requested, postage prepaid, addressed as follows:

                  If to Executive:
                  ---------------

                  Chasefield House
                  Old Avenue
                  Weybridge
                  Surrey
                  U.K.

                  If to the Company:
                  -----------------

                  Remington Products Company
                  60 Main Street
                  Bridgeport, Connecticut 06604
                  Attention: General Counsel

     or to such other  address as any party may have  furnished to the others in
writing in accordance  herewith,  except that notices of change of address shall
be effective only upon receipt.

12.      SURVIVORSHIP

     The respective rights and obligations of the parties  hereunder,  including
the rights and  obligations  set forth in Sections 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11 of this
Agreement,  shall  survive  any  termination  of this  Agreement  to the  extent
necessary  to the  intended  preservation  of such  rights and  obligations.  In
addition,  the terms of this  Agreement  shall continue in effect as provided in
Section 6(g).


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13.      MISCELLANEOUS

     a.   The  parties  hereto  agree that this  Agreement  contains  the entire
          understanding  and  agreement  between the, and  supersedes  all prior
          understandings  and  agreements  between  the parties  respecting  the
          employment  by the Company of  Executive,  and that the  provisions of
          this Agreement may not be modified,  waives or discharged  unless such
          waiver,  modification  or discharge is agreed to in writing  signed by
          the parties  hereto.  No waiver by either  party hereto at any time of
          any breach by the other  party  hereto  of, or  compliance  with,  any
          condition or provision of this Agreement to be performed by such other
          party shall be deemed a waiver of similar or dissimilar  provisions or
          conditions  at the  same  or at  any  prior  or  subsequent  time.  No
          agreements or representations,  oral or otherwise, express or implied,
          with  respect to the  subject  matter  hereof have been made by either
          party  which  are not set  forth  expressly  in  this  Agreement.  The
          validity,  interpretations,   construction  and  performance  of  this
          Agreement  shall be governed  by the laws of the State of  Connecticut
          without giving effect to the conflict of laws principles thereof.

     b.   Service by the Executive  under the previous  agreement shall be added
          when calculating the Executive's entitlement to any benefits which are
          affected by service criteria.

     c.   The invalidity or  unenforceability  of any provision or provisions of
          this Agreement shall not affect the validity or  enforceability of any
          other provision or provisions of this Agreement, which shall remain in
          full force and effect.

     d.   Executive agrees to execute such further agreements and documents,  if
          necessary,  which may be required under or pursuant to the laws of the
          United Kingdom in connection  with his employment;  provided,  however
          that such agreements shall under no circumstance reduce any benefit to
          be provided to Executive hereunder.

     e.   This  Agreement may be executed in one or more  counterparts,  each of
          which shall be deemed to be an original but all of which together will
          constitute one and the same instrument.

     IN WITNESS  WHEREOF,  the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of
the date and year first above written.

REMINGTON PRODUCTS COMPANY, L.L.C.


By: ________________________________        By:___________________________
Jeffrey H. Tepperman                        Wilan van den Berg