Crailar Technologies Inc.: Exhibit 10.22 - Filed by newsfilecorp.com








	SENIOR EXECUTIVE EMPLOYMENT
      AGREEMENT 



 

 

 

Between: 

NATURALLY ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES INC.

 

 

And: 

JASON FINNIS

 

 

 

 

Naturally Advanced Technologies Inc.

305 - 4420 Chatterton Way, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, V8X 5J2

__________ 




SENIOR EXECUTIVE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT 

                        
THIS SENIOR EXECUTIVE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT is made and dated as
fully executed on this 2nd day of April, 2012, with an Effective Date of July
1st, 2011 as set forth below. 

BETWEEN:


  
    
      NATURALLY ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES INC., a
        company incorporated pursuant to the laws of the Province of British Columbia,
        Canada, and having an address for delivery and notice located at 305 -
        4420 Chatterton Way, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, V8X 5J2 (the
        “Company”); 

    

  



OF THE FIRST PART

AND: 


  
    
      JASON FINNIS, businessperson, having an
        address for notice and delivery located at 4529 Rithetwood Drive, Victoria,
        BC V8X 4J5 (the “Executive”); 

    

  



OF THE SECOND PART


  
    
      (the Company and the Executive being hereinafter singularly
        also referred to as a “Party” and collectively referred
        to as the “Parties” as the context so requires). 

    

  



                         
  WHEREAS:

A.                    
The Company is a reporting company incorporated under the laws of the Province
of British Columbia, Canada, and has its common shares listed for trading on
each of the TSX Venture Exchange and the FINRA over-the-counter bulletin board
market; 

B.                    
The Executive has experience in and specializes in providing reporting and
non-reporting companies with valuable management and development services; 

C.                    
The Company is a “green tech” company focused on providing
environmentally-friendly textile, composite, biomass and pulping solutions
through the cost effective process of converting industrial hemp, flax and other
bast fibre crops through its patented CRAiLAR® and CRAiLEXTM
technologies and, as a consequence thereof, the Company is hereby desirous of
formally retaining the Executive as a consultant to the Company, and the
Executive is hereby desirous of accepting such position, in order to provide
such related Services (as herein defined) to the Company; 

D.                    
As a consequence of the Executive’s increasing and valuable role within the
Company, the Parties hereby acknowledge and agree that there have been various
discussions, negotiations, understandings and agreements between them relating
to the terms and conditions of the Services and, correspondingly, that it is
their intention by the terms and conditions of this “Senior Executive Services Agreement” (the “Agreement”)
to hereby replace, in their entirety, all such prior discussions, negotiations,
understandings and agreements with respect to the Services; and 




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E.                    
The Parties have agreed to enter into this Agreement which replaces, in its
entirety, all such prior discussions, negotiations, understandings and
agreements, and, furthermore, which necessarily clarifies their respective
duties and obligations with respect to the within Services to be provided
hereunder, all in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement;


                         NOW
  THEREFORE THIS AGREEMENT WITNESSETH that, in consideration of the
  mutual covenants and provisos herein contained, THE PARTIES AGREE
  AS FOLLOWS:

PART 1 
INITIAL TERM AND RENEWAL
TERM 

Initial Term 

1.1                    
The initial term of this Agreement (the “Initial Term”) is for a period
of five years commencing on July 1st, 2011 (the “Effective Date”), unless
such employment will be terminated earlier as hereinafter provided. 

Renewal Term 

1.2                    
Subject at all times to the provisions of Part 7 herein, this Agreement shall
renew automatically if not specifically terminated in accordance with the
following provisions. The Company agrees to notify the Executive in writing at
least 90 calendar days prior to the end of the Initial Term of its intent not to
renew this Agreement (the “Company’s Notice”). Should the Company fail to
provide a Company’s Notice this Agreement shall automatically renew for an
additional five-year term renewal basis after the Initial Term (each a
“Renewal Term”) until otherwise specifically renewed in writing by each
of the Parties for the next Renewal Term or, otherwise, terminated upon delivery
by the Company of a corresponding and follow-up 90 calendar day Company’s Notice
in connection with and within 90 calendar days prior to the end of any such
Renewal Term. Any such Renewal Term shall be on the same terms and conditions
contained herein unless modified and agreed to in writing by the Parties in
advance. 

PART 2 

  TITLE, SERVICES, REPORTING AND DUTIES

Title and Services 

2.1                    
Subject as otherwise herein provided, the Company hereby appoints the Executive
to the office of Chief Innovation Officer of the Company, and on and
after the Effective Date the Executive will undertake and perform the duties and
responsibilities normally and reasonably associated with such office and
including, without limitation, those initial services being set out in Schedule
“A” to this Agreement which forms a material part hereof. The Executive agrees
that the Executive’s duties and responsibilities may be reasonably modified at
the Company’s discretion from time to time. All services to be provided by the
Executive hereunder are referred to as the “Services”. 




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2.2                    
In this regard it is hereby acknowledged and agreed that the Executive shall be
entitled to communicate with and shall rely upon the immediate advice, direction
and instructions of the Chief Executive Officer of the Company, or upon the
advice or instructions of such other director or officer of the Company as the
Chief Executive Officer shall, from time to time, designate in times of the
Chief Executive Officer’s absence, in order to initiate, coordinate and
implement the Services as contemplated herein subject, at all times, to the
final direction and supervision of the Board of Directors of the Company (the
“Board of Directors”). 

Conditions 

2.3       
             The
Executive’s employment under this Agreement is conditional upon the Executive:


	 	(a) 	
      receiving and maintaining all required regulatory and
      governmental licences and approvals of various jurisdictions as may be
      required to act as Chief Innovation Officer of the Company;
    and

	 	 	 
	 	(b) 	
      maintaining, in good standing, all required and
      recommended professional accreditation as may be deemed necessary by the
      Company, acting reasonably in consultation with the Executive, in order
      for the Executive to fulfill all Services under this
  Agreement



Services to Subsidiaries 

2.4                    
The Executive will perform the Services on behalf of the Company and its
subsidiaries, accordingly: 

	 	(a) 	
      in this Agreement the term “the Company” means the
      Company and all of its subsidiaries,

	 	 	 
	 	(b) 	
      the Executive may be appointed to the office of Chief
      Innovation Officer within the Company, and

	 	 	 
	 	(c) 	
      in the course of performing the Services, the Executive
      will be required to travel.



Reporting 

2.5                    
The Executive will report to the person holding the office of Chief Executive
Officer of the Company. The Executive will report fully on the management,
operations and business affairs of the Company and advise, to the best of the
Executive’s ability and in accordance with reasonable business standards, on
business matters that may arise from time to time. 

Duties and Obligations 

2.6                    
The Executive acknowledges that, as a senior or executive officer of the
Company, the Executive will owe a fiduciary duty to the Company. 

2.7                    
The Executive will also: 

	 	(a) 	
      devote reasonably full-time effort and attention to the
      business and affairs of the Company;







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	 	(b) 	
      perform the Services in a competent and efficient manner
      and in a manner consistent with the Executive’s fiduciary obligations to
      the Company as a senior or executive officer thereof and in compliance
      with all the Company policies, and will carry out all lawful instructions
      and directions from time to time given to the Executive;

	 	 	 
	 	(c) 	
      use the Executive’s best efforts to promote the interests
      and goodwill of the Company; and

	 	 	 
	 	(d) 	
      not undertake any other business or occupation or become
      a director or officer, employee or agent of any other company, firm,
      society or person without prior written approval of the Board of
      Directors.



2.8                    
The Executive acknowledges and agrees that all written and oral opinions,
reports, advice and materials provided by the Executive to the Company in
connection with the Executive’s employment and the Services hereunder are
intended solely for the Company’s benefit and for the Company’s uses only, and
that any such written and oral opinions, reports, advice and information are the
exclusive property of the Company. In this regard the Executive covenants and
agrees that the Company may utilize any such opinion, report, advice and
materials for any other purpose whatsoever and, furthermore, may reproduce,
disseminate, quote from and refer to, in whole or in part, at any time and in
any manner, any such opinion, report, advice and materials in the Company’s sole
and absolute discretion. The Executive further covenants and agrees that no
public references to the Executive or disclosure of the Executive’s role in
respect of the Company may be made by the Executive without the prior written
consent of the Board of Directors in each specific instance. 

2.9                    
The Executive warrants that the Executive shall conduct the business and other
activities in a manner which is lawful and reputable and which brings good
repute to the Company, the Company’s business interests and the Executive. In
particular, and in this regard, the Executive specifically warrants to provide
the Services in a sound and professional manner such that the same meets
superior standards of performance quality within the standards of the industry
or as set by the specifications of the Company. In the event that the Board of
Directors has a reasonable concern that the business as conducted by the
Executive is being conducted in a way contrary to law or is reasonably likely to
bring disrepute to the business interests or to the Company’s or the Executive’s
reputation, the Company may require that the Executive make such alterations in
the Executive’s business conduct or structure, whether of management or Board
representation or employee or sub-licensee representation, as the Board of
Directors may reasonably require in its sole and absolute discretion. 

2.10                  
The Executive will comply with all Canadian and foreign laws, whether federal,
provincial or state, applicable to the Executive’s respective duties and
obligations hereunder and, in addition, hereby represents and warrants that any
information which the Executive may provide to any person or company hereunder
will, to the best of the Executive’s knowledge, information and belief, be
accurate and complete in all material respects and not misleading, and will not
omit to state any fact or information which would be material to such person or
company. 




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PART 3 

  PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT

Relocation 

3.1                    
The Executive will provide Services based in Victoria, BC, but may, if requested
by the Company, and at the Executive’s sole discretion, move to any place within
North America where the Company currently or may in the future conduct business.


PART 4 

  COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

Base Salary 

4.1                    
It is hereby acknowledged and agreed that the Executive shall render the
Services as defined hereinabove during the Initial Term and during the
continuance of this Agreement and shall thus be compensated from the Effective
Date of this Agreement to the termination of the same by way of the payment by
the Company to the Executive, or to the further order or direction of the
Executive as the Executive may determine, in the Executive’s sole and absolute
discretion, and advise the Company of prior to such payment, of the gross annual
fee of CDN$150,000 (the “Base Salary”). All such Base Salary will
be due and payable by the Company to the Executive, or to the further order or
direction of the Executive as the Executive may determine, in the Executive’s
sole and absolute discretion, and advise the Company of prior to any such Fee
payment, in a manner consistent with the general payroll practice of the
Company, or at such other time and in such other manner as the Executive and the
Company may agree, from time to time. 

Increase in Base Salary 

4.2                    
The Company will review the Base Salary payable to the Executive from time to
time during the Initial Term and during the continuance of this Agreement and
may, in its sole and absolute discretion, increase the Base Salary depending on
the Executive’s performance of the Services and having regard to the financial
circumstances of the Company. 

Bonus 

4.3                    
It is hereby also acknowledged that the Compensation Committee shall, in good
faith, consider the payment of reasonable industry standard annual bonuses (each
being a “Bonus”) based upon the performance of the Company and upon the
achievement by the Executive and/or the Company of reasonable management
objectives to be reasonably established by the Compensation Committee (after
reviewing proposals with respect thereto defined by the Executive and delivered
to the Compensation Committee by the Executive at least 30 calendar days before
the beginning of the relevant year of the Company (or within 90 calendar days
following the commencement of the Company’s first calendar year commencing on
the Effective Date). These management objectives shall consist of both financial
and subjective goals and shall be specified in writing by the Compensation
Committee, and a copy shall be given to the Executive prior to the commencement
of the applicable year. The payment of any such Bonus shall be payable, in the
sole and absolute discretion of the Company, in cash or common shares of the
Company, no later than within 120 calendar days of the ensuing year after any
calendar year commencing on the Effective Date. 

Stock Options 

4.4                    
Additional stock options may be granted to the Executive from time to time at
the sole discretion of the Company. 




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Group Insurance and Health Benefits 

4.5                    
It is hereby acknowledged and agreed that, during the continuance of this
Agreement, the Executive shall be entitled to participate fully in each of the
Company’s respective medical services plans and management and employee benefits
program(s) which the Company provides, from time to time, to all senior
management personnel and including, without limitation, the following benefits
(collectively, the “Group Benefits”): 

	 	(a) 	
      group health insurance;

	 	 	 
	 	(b) 	
      accidental death and dismemberment insurance and
      including, without limitation, travel accident insurance;

	 	 	 
	 	(c) 	
      group life insurance;

	 	 	 
	 	(d) 	
      disability insurance;

	 	 	 
	 	(e) 	
      drug coverage; and

	 	 	 
	 	(f) 	
      dental coverage.



Payment of compensation and status as a taxable employee


4.6                    
It is hereby also acknowledged and agreed that the Executive will be classified
as a taxable employee of the Company for all purposes, such that all
compensation which is provided by the Company to the Executive under this
Agreement, or otherwise, will be calculated and payable on a net basis for which
all required statutory taxes will first be deducted by the Company and remitted
on behalf of the Executive to all applicable taxation authorities in each
instance. 

PART 5 

  ANNUAL VACATION

Period 

5.1                    
The Executive will be entitled to four weeks’ paid annual vacation per calendar
year (the “Vacation”) during the Initial Term and during the continuance
of this Agreement, to be taken at a time or times which are approved by the
Chief Executive Officer of the Company (such approval not to be unreasonably
withheld); provided, however, taking into account the operational requirements
of the Company and the need for the timely performance of the Executive’s
Services; and provided, further, that such weeks shall not be taken
consecutively. In this regard it is further understood hereby that the
Executive’s entitlement to any such paid Vacation during any year (including the
initial year) during the continuance of this Agreement will be subject, at all
times, to the Executive’s entitlement to only a pro rata portion of any such
paid Vacation time during any year (including the initial year) and to the
effective date upon which this Agreement is terminated prior to the end of any
such year for any reason whatsoever. 

Unused 

5.2                    
Unused vacation may not be carried over after the completion of each calendar
year and any unused vacation will be paid out in cash. 




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PART 6 

  EXPENSES

Reimbursement of Expenses 

6.1                    
The Company will reimburse the Executive for all pre-approved and reasonable
travel and other out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Executive directly
related to the performance of the Services (collectively, the
“Expenses”). The Executive will account for such Expenses in accordance
with the policies and directions provided by the Company from time to time. 

PART 7

  TERMINATION

Definitions 

7.1                    
In this Agreement: 

	 	(a) 	
      “Just Cause” means any act, omission, behaviour,
      conduct or circumstance of the Executive that constitutes just cause for
      dismissal of the Executive at common law; and

	 	 	 
	 	(b) 	
      “Change In Control” means either: (i) a merger or
      acquisition in which the Company is not the surviving entity; except for a
      transaction the principal purpose of which is to change the incorporating
      jurisdiction of the Company; (ii) the sale, transfer or other disposition
      of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company; or (iii) any
      other corporate reorganization or business combination in which 50% or
      more of the outstanding voting stock of the Company is transferred, or
      exchanged through merger, to different holders in a single transaction of
      the Company or in a series of related
transactions.



Termination by the Company for Just Cause 

7.2                    
The Company may terminate the employment of the Executive under this Agreement
summarily, without any notice or any payment in lieu of notice, for Just Cause.


Voluntary Termination By the Executive 

7.3                    
The Executive may terminate the Executive’s employment under this Agreement for
any reason by providing not less than 90 calendar days’ notice in writing to the
Company; provided, however, that the Company may waive or abridge any notice
period specified in such notice in its sole and absolute discretion. 

Termination By the Executive for any Change In Control


7.4                    
The Executive may terminate the Executive’s employment under this Agreement in
connection with any Change In Control of the Company by providing not less than
90 calendar days’ notice in writing of said termination to the Company after the
Change In Control has been effected; provided, however, that the Company may
waive or abridge any notice period specified in such notice in its sole and
absolute discretion; and provided, further, that the Company will be entitled to
carefully review and object to any said Change In Control designation by the
Executive within 30 calendar days of said notice; the final determination of
which, upon dispute, if any, to be determined by arbitration in accordance with
Part 12 herein. 




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Death of the Executive 

7.5                    
The employment of the Executive will terminate upon the death of the Executive.


No Payments in Certain Events 

7.6                    
Upon the date of the termination of the employment of the Executive: 

	 	(a) 	
      for Just Cause in accordance with section 7.2 herein;
      or

	 	 	 
	 	(b) 	
      by the voluntary termination of employment by the
      Executive in accordance with section 7.3 herein;



(in each instance the “Effective Date of Termination”
herein), the Executive will be entitled to compensation earned by the Executive
before the Effective Date of Termination calculated pro rata up to and including
the Effective Date of Termination and will not be entitled to any severance or
other payments under this Agreement or otherwise. 

Payments in the Event of Termination by Death 

7.7                    
The Company will, upon the death of the Executive during the continuance of this
Agreement in accordance with section 7.5 herein (the “Effective Date of
Termination” herein), provide the Executive’s estate and, if applicable, the
Executive’s immediate family members, with the following: 

	 	(a) 	
      pay to the Executive’s estate the total of:

	 	 	 	 
	 		(i) 	
      six months of the then Base Salary, less any required
      statutory deductions, if any;

	 	 	 	 
	 		(ii) 	
      that portion of any then declared and/or earned or
      accrued Bonus, prorated to the end of the six-month period from the
      Effective Date of Termination, that the Chief Executive Officer of the
      Company determines would likely have been paid to the Executive for the
      six months from the Effective Date of Termination; such determination to
      be made fairly and reasonably and taking into account all relevant
      circumstances;

	 	 	 	 
	 		(iii) 	
      the present value, as determined by the Company, acting
      reasonably, of each of the then Individual Benefits described under
      section 4.7 herein that would have been enjoyed by the Executive during
      the next six months from the Effective Date of Termination assuming the
      Executive’s employment was not terminated and assuming the then current
      level of Individual Benefits were continued for that six months;

	 	 	 	 
	 		(iv) 	
      any outstanding Vacation pay as at the Effective Date of
      Termination; and

	 	 	 	 
	 		(v) 	
      any outstanding Expenses as at the Effective Date of
      Termination; and

	 	 	 	 
	 	(b) 	
      subject to the Company’s then stock option plan and the
      rules and policies of any regulatory authority and stock exchange having
      jurisdiction over the Company, allow for the Executive’s estate to then
      exercise any unexercised and fully vested portion of the Stock Option on
      the Effective Date of Termination at any time during 12 months from the
      Effective Date of Termination.







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Payments in the Event of Non-Renewal or in the Event of
Termination Without Just Cause 

7.8                    
The Company will, if it either (i) does not renew this Agreement after the
Initial Term or any Renewal Term by providing a Company’s Notice in accordance
with section 1.2 herein or (ii) terminates the employment of the Executive other
than for Just Cause or by death in accordance with sections 7.2 and 7.5 herein
(in such instance on the “Effective Date of Termination” herein), provide
the Executive with the following: 

	 	(a) 	
      pay to the Executive the total of:

	 	 	 	 
	 		(i) 	
      24 months of the then Base Salary, less any required
      statutory deductions, if any;

	 	 	 	 
	 		(ii) 	
      that portion of any then declared and/or earned or
      accrued Bonus, prorated to the end of the six-month period from the
      Effective Date of Termination, that the Chief Executive Officer of the
      Company determines would likely have been paid to the Executive for the
      six months from the Effective Date of Termination; such determination to
      be made fairly and reasonably and taking into account all relevant
      circumstances;

	 	 	 	 
	 		(iii) 	
      the present value, as determined by the Company, acting
      reasonably, of each of the then Individual Benefits described under
      section 4.7 herein that would have been enjoyed by the Executive during
      the next 12 months from the Effective Date of Termination assuming the
      Executive’s employment was not terminated and assuming the then current
      level of Individual Benefits were continued for that 12 months;

	 	 	 	 
	 		(iv) 	
      any outstanding Vacation pay as at the Effective Date of
      Termination; and

	 	 	 	 
	 		(v) 	
      any outstanding Expenses as at the Effective Date of
      Termination;

	 	 	 	 
	 	(b) 	
      maintain the Executive’s then Group Benefits for a period
      of one year from the Effective Date of Termination; and

	 	 	 	 
	 	(c) 	
      subject to the Company’s then stock option plan and the
      rules and policies of any regulatory authority and stock exchange having
      jurisdiction over the Company, allow for the Executive to then exercise
      any unexercised and fully vested portion of the Stock Option on the
      Effective Date of Termination at any time during 12 months from the
      Effective Date of Termination.



Payments in the Event of Termination upon a Change In
Control 

7.9                    
The Company will, if the Executive terminates the Executive’s employment as a
consequence of a Change In Control of the Company (in such instance on the
“Effective Date of Termination” herein): 

	 	(a) 	
      pay the total of:

	 	 	 	 
	 		(i) 	
      24 months of the then Base Salary, less any required
      statutory deductions, if any;

	 	 	 	 
	 		(ii) 	
      that portion of any then declared and/or earned or
      accrued Bonus, prorated to the end of the six-month period from the
      Effective Date of Termination, that the Chief Executive Officer of the
      Company determines would likely have been paid to the Executive for the
      six months from the Effective Date of Termination; such determination to be made fairly and
  reasonably and taking into account all relevant circumstances;







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	 	(iii) 	
      the present value, as determined by the Company, acting
      reasonably, of each of the then Individual Benefits described under
      section 4.7 herein that would have been enjoyed by the Executive during
      the next six months from the Effective Date of Termination assuming the
      Executive’s employment was not terminated and assuming the then current
      level of Individual Benefits were continued for that six months;

	 	 	 
	 	(iv) 	
      any outstanding Vacation pay as at the Effective Date of
      Termination; and

	 	 	 
	 	(v) 	
      any outstanding Expenses as at the Effective Date of
      Termination;





	 	(b) 	
      maintain the Executive’s then Group Benefits for a period
      of one year from the Effective Date of Termination; and

	 	 	 
	 	(c) 	
      subject to the Company’s then stock option plan and the
      rules and policies of any regulatory authority and stock exchange having
      jurisdiction over the Company, allow for the Executive to then exercise
      any unexercised and fully vested portion of the Stock Option on the
      Effective Date of Termination at any time during 12 months from the
      Effective Date of Termination.



Executive to Provide Release 

7.10                  
Subject to the Company’s making the payment and maintaining the Group Benefits
and Individual Benefits as provided in sections 7.7 and 7.8 herein, the
Executive will execute and deliver to the Company a full and final release of
the Company, in the form provided by the Company, in respect of the Executive’s
employment under this Agreement and otherwise. 

Manner of Payment 

7.11                   The
Company may, in its sole and absolute discretion, pay the amounts referred to in
sections 7.7 and 7.8 herein either in a manner consistent with the general
payroll practice of the Company over the course of the relevant time period or
in a lump sum payment within seven business days after receipt by the Company of
the executed full and final release referred to in section 7.9 herein. 

Return of Materials 

7.12                   All
documents and materials in any form or medium and including, but not limited to,
files, forms, brochures, books, correspondence, memoranda, manuals and lists
(including lists of customers, suppliers, products and prices), all equipment
and accessories and again including, but not being limited to, leased
automobiles, computers, computer disks, software products, cellular phones and
personal digital assistants, all keys, building access cards, parking passes,
credit cards, and other similar items pertaining to the business of the Company
that may come into the possession or control of the Executive, will at all times
remain the property of the Company and, on termination of the Executive’s
employment for any reason, the Executive will promptly deliver to the Company
all property of the Company in the possession of the Executive or directly or
indirectly under the control of the Executive, and will not reproduce or copy
any such property or other property of the Company. 

PART 8 

  CONFIDENTIALITY




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Confidential Information 

8.1                    
The Executive acknowledges that: 

	 	(a) 	
      the Executive may, during the course of employment with
      the Company, acquire information which is confidential in nature or of
      great value to the Company and its subsidiaries including, without
      limitation, matters or subjects concerning corporate assets, cost and
      pricing data, customer listing, financial reports, formulae, inventions,
      know-how, marketing strategies, products or devices, profit plans,
      research and development projects and findings, computer programs,
      suppliers, and trade secrets, whether in the form of records, files,
      correspondence, notes, data, information, or any other form, including
      copies or excerpts thereof (collectively, the “Confidential
      Information”); the disclosure of any of which to competitors,
      customers, clients or suppliers of the Company, unauthorized personnel of
      the Company or to third parties would be highly detrimental to the best
      interests of the Company; and

	 	 	 
	 	(b) 	
      the right to maintain the confidentiality of Confidential
      Information, and the right to preserve the Company’s goodwill, constitute
      proprietary rights which the Company is entitled to
  protect.



8.2                    
The Executive will, while employed with the Company and at all times
thereafter:

	 	(a) 	
      hold all Confidential Information that the Executive
      receives in trust for the sole benefit of the Company and in strictest
      confidence;

	 	 	 
	 	(b) 	
      protect all Confidential Information from disclosure and
      will not take any action that could reasonably be expected to result in
      any Confidential Information losing its character as Confidential
      Information, and will take all lawful action necessary to prevent any
      Confidential Information from losing its status as Confidential
      Information; and

	 	 	 
	 	(c) 	
      neither, except as required in the course of performing
      duties and responsibilities under this Agreement, directly or indirectly
      use, publish, disseminate or otherwise disclose any Confidential
      Information to any unauthorized personnel of the Company or to any third
      party, nor use Confidential Information for any purpose other than the
      purposes of the Company, without the prior written consent of the Company,
      which consent may be withheld in the Company’s sole and absolute
      discretion.



8.3                    
The restrictions on the Executive’s use or disclosure of all Company
Information, as set forth in this Part 8, shall continue following the
expiration or termination of the Executive’s employment with the Company
regardless of the reasons for or manner of such termination. 

8.4                    
Notwithstanding section 8.2 herein, the Executive may, if and solely to the
extent required by lawful subpoena or other lawful process, disclose
Confidential Information but, to the extent possible, shall first notify the
Company of each such requirement so that the Company may seek an appropriate
protective order or waive compliance with the provisions of this Agreement. The
Executive will co-operate fully with the Company at the expense of the Company
in seeking any such protective order. 




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PART 9 

  NON-COMPETITION AND NON-SOLICITATION

Non-Competition and Payments for Enforcement by the Company
during Standstill Period 

9.1                    
The Executive acknowledges that the Executive’s Services under this Agreement
are of special, unique and extraordinary character which give the Executive
value to the Company; the loss of which cannot adequately be compensated in
damages or by an action at law. In addition to, and not in limitation of any
other restrictive covenant which may be binding on the Executive, the Executive
shall not anywhere in North America and Europe, for a period of one year after
the termination of this Agreement (the “Standstill Period” herein) for
any reason in any manner whatsoever: 

	 	(a) 	
      carry on, engage in, or be concerned with or interested
      in; or

	 	 	 
	 	(b) 	
      permit the Executive’s name or any part thereof to in any
      manner whatsoever to be used or connected with any business that is, or
      any interest in any business that is;



similar to or competitive with the business of the Company or
any of its subsidiaries. 

9.2                    
The Executive agrees that: 

	 	(a) 	
      all restrictions contained in section 9.1 herein are
      reasonable and valid in the circumstances and all defences to the strict
      enforcement thereof by the Company are hereby waived by the
    Executive;

	 	 	 
	 	(b) 	
      the remedy available to the Company at law for any breach
      by him of section 9.1 herein will be inadequate and that the Company, on
      any application to a Court, shall be entitled to temporary and permanent
      injunctive relief against the Executive without the necessity of proving
      actual damage to the Company; and

	 	 	 
	 	(c) 	
      if the foregoing covenant is found to be unreasonable to
      any extent by a court of competent jurisdiction adjudicating upon the
      validity of the covenant, whether as to the scope of the restriction, the
      area of the restriction or the duration of the restriction, then such
      restriction shall be reduced to that which is in fact declared reasonable
      by such court, or a subsequent court of competent jurisdiction, requested
      to make such a declaration.



9.3                    
Should this Agreement be terminated for any reason (in such instance on the
“Effective Date of Termination” herein) and should the Executive, during
the one year Standstill Period from the Effective Date of Termination, secure a
bona fide employment or consulting position outside of the Company (which the
Executive evidences in writing to the Company; the “Other Position”)
which may in any manner infringe the restrictions contained in section 9.1
herein, and should the Company, acting reasonably, not release the Executive
from the restrictions contained in sections 9.1 and 9.2 herein in taking such
Other Position, then, during the Standstill Period, and in order to compensate
the Executive for not being in a position to accept the Other Position, the
Company will, during the Standstill Period: 

	 	(a) 	
      continue to pay the Executive the Executive’s then Base
      Salary; and

	 	 	 
	 	(b) 	
      continue to maintain the Executive’s then Group
      Benefits.







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Non-Solicitation 

9.4                    
The Executive hereby agrees that the Executive will not, during the period
commencing on the Effective Date hereof and ending one year following the
termination or expiration of this Agreement for any reason, be a party to or
abet any solicitation of customers, clients, referral services, consultants or
suppliers of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, to transfer business from
the Company or any of its subsidiaries to any other person, or seek in any way
to persuade or entice any employee of the Company or any of its subsidiaries to
leave that employment or to be a party to or abet any such action. 

PART 10 

  OWNERSHIP OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

Definitions 

10.1                  
In this Agreement, “Inventions” means, collectively, all: 

	 	(a) 	
      discoveries, inventions, ideas, suggestions, reports,
      documents, designs, technology, methodologies, compilations, concepts,
      procedures, processes, products, protocols, treatments, methods, tests,
      improvements, work product and computer programs (including all source
      code, object code, compilers, libraries and developer tools, and any
      manuals, descriptions, data files, resource files and other such materials
      relating thereto), and

	 	 	 
	 	(b) 	
      each and every part of the
foregoing;



that are conceived, developed, reduced to practice or otherwise
made by the Executive either alone or with others or, in any way, relate to the
present or proposed programs, services, products or business of the Company, or
to tasks assigned to the Executive in connection with the Executive’s duties or
in connection with any research or development carried on or planned by the
Company, whether or not such Inventions are conceived, developed, reduced to
practice or otherwise made during the Executive’s employment or during regular
working hours and whether or not the Executive is specifically instructed to
conceive, develop, reduce to practice or otherwise make same. 

Exclusive Property 

10.2                  
The Executive agrees that all Inventions, and any and all services and products
which embody, emulate or employ any such Invention, shall be the sole property
of the Company and all copyrights, patents, patent rights, trademarks, service
marks, reproduction rights and all other proprietary title, rights and interest
in and to each such Invention, whether or not registrable (collectively, the
“Intellectual Property Rights”), shall belong exclusively to the Company.


Work for Hire 

10.3                  
For purposes of all applicable copyright laws to the extent, if any, that such
laws are applicable to any such Invention or any such service or product, it
shall be considered a work made for hire and the Company shall be considered the
author thereof. 

Disclosure 

10.4                  
The Executive will promptly disclose to the Company, or any persons designated
by it, all Inventions and all such services or products. 




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Assignment 

10.5                  
The Executive hereby assigns and further agrees to, from time to time as such
Inventions arise, assign to the Company or its nominee (or their respective
successors or assigns) all of the Executive’s right, title and interest in and
to the Inventions and the Intellectual Property Rights without further payment
by the Company. 

Moral Rights 

10.6                  
The Executive hereby waives and further agrees to, from time to time as such
Inventions arise, waive for the benefit of the Company and its successors or
assigns all the Executive‘s moral rights in respect of the Inventions. 

Further Assistance 

10.7                  
The Executive agrees to assist the Company in every proper way (but at the
Company’s expense) to obtain and, from time to time, enforce the Intellectual
Property Rights and to the Inventions in any and all countries, and to that end
will execute all documents for use in applying for, obtaining and enforcing the
Intellectual Property Rights in and to such Inventions as the Company may
desire, together with any assignments of such Inventions to the Company or
persons designated by it. The Executive’s obligation to assist the Company in
obtaining and enforcing such Intellectual Property Rights in any and all
countries shall continue beyond the termination of this Agreement. 

Representations and Warranties 

10.8                  
The Executive hereby represents and warrants that the Executive is subject to no
contractual or other restriction or obligation that will in any manner limit the
Executive’s obligations under this Agreement or activities on behalf of the
Company. The Executive hereby represents and warrants to the Company that the
Executive has no continuing obligations to any person (a) with respect to any
previous invention, discovery or other item of intellectual property or (b) that
require the Executive not to disclose the same. 

PART 11 

  INDEMNIFICATION AND LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

Indemnification 

11.1                  
The Parties hereby each agree to indemnify and save harmless the other Party and
including, where applicable, the other Party’s respective subsidiaries and
affiliates and each of their respective directors, officers, associates,
affiliates and agents (each such party being an “Indemnified Party”),
harmless from and against any and all losses, claims, actions, suits,
proceedings, damages, liabilities or expenses of whatever nature or kind and
including, without limitation, any investigation expenses incurred by any
Indemnified Party, to which an Indemnified Party may become subject by reason of
the terms and conditions of this Agreement. 

No indemnification 

11.2                  
This indemnity will not apply in respect of an Indemnified Party in the event
and to the extent that a Court of competent jurisdiction in a final judgment
shall determine that the Indemnified Party was grossly negligent or guilty of
wilful misconduct. 




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Claim of indemnification 

11.3                  
The Parties agree to waive any right they might have of first requiring the
Indemnified Party to proceed against or enforce any other right, power, remedy,
security or claim payment from any other person before claiming this indemnity.


Notice of claim 

11.4                  
In case any action is brought against an Indemnified Party in respect of which
indemnity may be sought against either of the Parties (said Party then being the
“Indemnitee”), the Indemnified Party will give both Parties prompt
written notice of any such action of which the Indemnified Party has knowledge
and the Indemnitee will undertake the investigation and defense thereof on
behalf of the Indemnified Party, including the prompt employment of counsel
acceptable to the Indemnified Party affected and the Indemnitee and the payment
of all expenses. Failure by the Indemnified Party to so notify shall not relieve
the Indemnitee of the Indemnitee‘s obligation of indemnification hereunder
unless (and only to the extent that) such failure results in a forfeiture by the
Indemnitee of substantive rights or defenses. 

Settlement 

11.5                  
No admission of liability and no settlement of any action shall be made without
the consent of each of the Parties and the consent of the Indemnified Party
affected, such consent not to be unreasonable withheld. 

Legal Proceedings 

11.6                  
Notwithstanding that the Indemnitee will undertake the investigation and defense
of any action, an Indemnified Party will have the right to employ separate
counsel in any such action and participate in the defense thereof, but the fees
and expenses of such counsel will be at the expense of the Indemnified Party
unless: 

	 	(a) 	
      such counsel has been authorized by the
  Indemnitee;

	 	 	 
	 	(b) 	
      the Indemnitee has not assumed the defense of the action
      within a reasonable period of time after receiving notice of the
      action;

	 	 	 
	 	(c) 	
      the named parties to any such action include that any
      Party and the Indemnified Party shall have been advised by counsel that
      there may be a conflict of interest between any Party and the Indemnified
      Party; or

	 	 	 
	 	(d) 	
      there are one or more legal defenses available to the
      Indemnified Party which are different from or in addition to those
      available to any Party.



Contribution 

11.7                  
If for any reason other than the gross negligence or bad faith of the
Indemnified Party being the primary cause of the loss claim, damage, liability,
cost or expense, the foregoing indemnification is unavailable to the Indemnified
Party or insufficient to hold them harmless, the Indemnitee shall contribute to
the amount paid or payable by the Indemnified Party as a result of any and all
such losses, claim, damages or liabilities in such proportion as is appropriate
to reflect not only the relative benefits received by the Indemnitee on the one
hand and the Indemnified Party on the other, but also the relative fault of the
Indemnitee and the Indemnified Party and other equitable considerations which
may be relevant. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Indemnitee shall in any
event contribute to the amount paid or payable by the Indemnified Party, as a result of the loss, claim, damage, liability, cost
or expense (other than a loss, claim, damage, liability, cost or expenses, the
primary cause of which is the gross negligence or bad faith of the Indemnified
Party), any excess of such amount over the amount of the fees actually received
by the Indemnified Party hereunder. 




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PART 12 

  ARBITRATION

Matters for arbitration 

12.1                  
Except for matters of indemnity or in the case of urgency to prevent material
harm to a substantive right or asset, the Parties agree that all questions or
matters in dispute with respect to this Agreement shall be submitted to
arbitration pursuant to the terms hereof. This provision shall not prejudice a
Party from seeking a Court order or assistance to garnish or secure sums or to
seek summary remedy for such matters as counsel may consider amenable to summary
proceedings. 

Notice 

12.2                  
It shall be a condition precedent to the right of any Party to submit any matter
to arbitration pursuant to the provisions hereof that any Party intending to
refer any matter to arbitration shall have given not less than five business
days’ prior written notice of its intention to do so to the other Party together
with particulars of the matter in dispute. On the expiration of such five
business days the Party who gave such notice may proceed to refer the dispute to
arbitration as provided for herein. Except for matters of indemnity or in the
case of urgency to prevent material harm to a substantive right or asset, the
Parties agree that all questions or matters in dispute with respect to this
Agreement shall be submitted to arbitration pursuant to the terms hereof. This
provision shall not prejudice a Party from seeking a Court order or assistance
to garnish or secure sums or to seek summary remedy for such matters as counsel
may consider amenable to summary proceedings. 

Appointments 

12.3                  
The Party desiring arbitration shall appoint one arbitrator, and shall notify
the other Party of such appointment, and the other Party shall, within five
business days after receiving such notice, appoint an arbitrator, and the two
arbitrators so named, before proceeding to act, shall, within five business days
of the appointment of the last appointed arbitrator, unanimously agree on the
appointment of a third arbitrator, to act with them and be chairperson of the
arbitration herein provided for. If the other Party shall fail to appoint an
arbitrator within five business days after receiving notice of the appointment
of the first arbitrator, and if the two arbitrators appointed by the Parties
shall be unable to agree on the appointment of the chairperson, the chairperson
shall be appointed in accordance with the provisions of the British Columbia
International Commercial Arbitration Act (the “Arbitration Act”).
Except as specifically otherwise provided in this section, the arbitration
herein provided for shall be conducted in accordance with such Arbitration Act.
The chairperson, or in the case where only one arbitrator is appointed, the
single arbitrator, shall fix a time and place for the purpose of hearing the
evidence and representations of the Parties, and the chairperson shall preside
over the arbitration and determine all questions of procedure not provided for
by the Arbitration Act or this section. After hearing any evidence and
representations that the Parties may submit, the single arbitrator, or the
arbitrators, as the case may be, shall make an award and reduce the same to
writing, and deliver one copy thereof to each of the Parties. The expense of the
arbitration shall be paid as specified in the award. 




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Award 

12.4                  
The Parties agree that the award of a majority of the arbitrators, or in the
case of a single arbitrator, of such arbitrator, shall be final and binding upon
each of them. 

PART 13 

  OTHER PROVISIONS

Waivers and Amendments 

13.1                  
This Agreement may be amended, modified, superseded, cancelled, renewed or
extended, only by a written agreement between the Parties. Failure or delay by
either Party to enforce compliance with any term or condition of this Agreement
shall not constitute a waiver of such term or condition. 

No Representation or Claims 

13.2                  
The Executive agrees that the Executive has not been induced to enter into this
Agreement by reason of any statement, representation, understanding or promise
not expressly set out in this Agreement. The Executive has no claim against the
Company arising from any Services provided by the Executive to the Company in
any capacity prior to the effective date of this Agreement. 

Governing Law 

13.3                  
The situs of this Agreement is Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, and for all
purposes this Agreement will be governed exclusively by and construed and
enforced in accordance with the laws prevailing in the Province of British
Columbia, Canada, and the federal laws of Canada applicable thereto. 

Notices 

13.4                  
Any notice or other communication or writing required or permitted to be given
under this Agreement or for the purposes of this Agreement will be in writing
and will be sufficiently given if delivered personally, or if transmitted by
facsimile transmission (with original to follow by mail) or other form of
recorded communication, tested prior to transmission, to: 

	 	(a) 	if to the Company: 
	 	  	 
	 	  	Naturally Advanced Technologies
      Inc. 
	 	  	305 - 4420 Chatterton Way,
      Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, V8X 5J21 
	 	  	Attention:           
      Ken Barker, CEO 
	 	  	Phone:                  
      (250) 658-8582 
	 	  	Fax:                      
       (250) 658-8586 
	 	  	E-mail:                  
      ken@naturallyadvanced.com; and 






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      with a copy to counsel for the Company:

	 	 	 
	 		
      McMillan LLP

	 	 	 
	 		
      1500 – 1055 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, British
      Columbia, Canada, V6E 4N7
      
Attention:      
           Thomas J. Deutsch
      
Phone:          
             (604) 691-7445
      
Fax:                      
      (604) 893-2679
      
E-mail:                  
      thomas.deutsch@mcmillan.ca; and

	 	 	 
	 	(b) 	
      if to the Executive:

	 	 	 
	 		
      Jason Finnis, 4529 Rithetwood Drive, Victoria, BC V8X 4J5
      
Phone:                  
      (604) 315-4789
      
E-mail:                   
      Jason@naturallyadvanced.com;



or to such other address as the Party to whom such notice is to
be given will have last notified the Party giving the same in the manner
provided in this section. Any notice so delivered will be deemed to have been
given and received on the day it is so delivered at such address; provided that
such day is not a Business Day (as herein defined) then the notice will be
deemed to have been given and received on the Business Day next following the
day it is so delivered. Any notice so transmitted by facsimile transmission or
other form of recorded communication will be deemed to have been given and
received on the day of its confirmed transmission (as confirmed by the
transmitting medium), provided that if such day is not a Business Day then the
notice will be deemed to have been given and received on the Business Day next
following such day. “Business Day” means any day that is not a Saturday,
Sunday or civic or statutory holiday in the Province of British Columbia,
Canada. 

Assignment 

13.5                  
The Executive may not assign this Agreement or any right or obligation under it.


Severability 

13.6                  
If any provision of this Agreement is determined to be invalid or unenforceable
in whole or in part, such invalidity or unenforceability shall attach only to
such provision or part thereof and the remaining part of such provision and all
other provisions hereof shall continue in full force and effect. The Parties
agree to negotiate in good faith to agree to a substitute provision which shall
be as close as possible to the intention of any invalid or unenforceable
provision as may be valid or enforceable.

Independent Legal Advice 

13.7                  
The Executive acknowledges that the Company has recommended that the Executive
obtain independent legal advice with respect to this Agreement, and that the
Executive has had a reasonable opportunity to do so prior to executing this
Agreement. 

Force Majeure 

13.8                  
If either Party is at any time either during this Agreement or thereafter
prevented or delayed in complying with any provisions of this Agreement by
reason of strikes, walk-outs, labour shortages, power shortages, fires, wars,
acts of God, earthquakes, storms, floods, explosions, accidents, protests or
demonstrations by environmental lobbyists or native rights groups, delays in
transportation, breakdown of machinery, inability to obtain necessary materials
in the open market, unavailability of equipment, governmental
regulations restricting normal operations, shipping delays or any other reason
or reasons beyond the control of that Party, then the time limited for the
performance by that Party of its respective obligations hereunder shall be
extended by a period of time equal in length to the period of each such
prevention or delay. A Party shall within three calendar days give notice to the
other Party of each event of force majeure under this section, and upon
cessation of such event shall furnish the other Party with notice of that event
together with particulars of the number of days by which the obligations of that
Party hereunder have been extended by virtue of such event of force majeure and
all preceding events of force majeure. 




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Time of the essence 

13.9                  
Time will be of the essence of this Agreement. 

Enurement 

13.10                
This Agreement will enure to the benefit of and will be binding upon the Parties
and their respective heirs, executors, administrators and assigns. 

Further assurances 

13.11                
The Parties will from time to time after the execution of this Agreement make,
do, execute or cause or permit to be made, done or executed, all such further
and other acts, deeds, things, devices and assurances in law whatsoever as may
be required to carry out the true intention and to give full force and effect to
this Agreement. 

No partnership or agency 

13.12                
The Parties have not created a partnership and nothing contained in this
Agreement shall in any manner whatsoever constitute any Party the partner, agent
or legal representative of the other Parties, nor create any fiduciary
relationship between them for any purpose whatsoever. 

Personal Information 

13.13                
The Executive acknowledges that the Company is obligated to comply with the
British Columbia Personal Information Protection Act and with any other
applicable legislation governing the collection, use, storage and disclosure of
personal information. The Executive agrees to comply with all Company personal
information protection policies and with other policies, controls and practices
as they may exist, from time to time, in ensuring that the Executive and the
Company engage only in lawful collection, storage, use and disclosure of
personal information. 

Captions 

13.14                
The headings, captions, Part, section and subsection numbers appearing in this
Agreement are inserted for convenience of reference only and shall in no way
define, limit, construe or describe the scope or intent of this Agreement nor in
any way affect this Agreement. 

Counterparts 

13.15                
This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall
be deemed an original, and all of which together shall constitute one and the
same instrument. 




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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF the Parties
have hereunto set their respective hands and seals as at the Effective Date as
hereinabove determined. 

	The COMMON SEAL of 	) 	  
	NATURALLY ADVANCED 	) 	  
	TECHNOLOGIES INC., 	) 	  
	the Company herein, was hereunto affixed 	) 	  
	in the presence of: 	) 	           
                         
             (C/S) 
	  	) 	  
	  	) 	  
	/s/ Kenneth Barker 	) 	  
	Authorized Signatory 	) 	  
	  	  	  
	SIGNED, SEALED and DELIVERED by 	) 	  
	JASON FINNIS, the Executive herein, 	) 	  
	in the presence of: 	) 	  
	  	) 	  
	  	) 	  
	  	) 	  
	Witness Signature 	) 	/s/ Jason Finnis 
	  	) 	JASON FINNIS 
	  	) 	  
	Witness Address 	) 	  
	  	) 	  
	  	) 	  
	Witness Name and Occupation 	) 	






Schedule A 

This is Schedule “A” to that certain Senior Executive Services
Agreement, dated for reference effective July 1, 2011, as entered into between
Naturally Advanced Technologies Inc. (as the Company) and Jason Finnis (as the
Executive). 

Initial Services

Without in any manner limiting the generality of the initial
Services to be provided by the Executive as set forth in Part 2 of the Agreement
hereinabove, it is hereby also acknowledged and agreed that the Executive will
provide the following specific Services to the Company, or to any of the
Company’s respective subsidiaries, as the case may be, and as may be determined
by the Board of Directors, from time to time, in its sole and absolute
discretion, and in conjunction with the development and maintenance of the
Company’s various business interests subject, at all times, to the direction of
the Board of Directors: 

Business Title: Chief Innovation Officer 

Key Responsibilities: 

Oversee the innovation process inside the organization that
identifies strategies, business opportunities and new technologies and then
develop new capabilities and architectures with partners, new business models
and new industry structures to serve those opportunities in accordance with the
Company’s Strategic Business Plan.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: 

	
  Responsible for the development, design, operation, and improvement of the
  systems that create and deliver the Company’s products. 

  
	
  Responsible for overseeing process revisions to ensure seamless
  compatibility between the Company’s Crailar process and customer
  spinning/manufacturing methods. 

  
	
  Responsible for ensuring Company products meet Vendor quality standards.
  

  
	
  Working with potential commercialization partners on various trials
  necessary to proceed to commercialization agreements. 

  
	
  Liaise with research partners on the development and testing of new and
  existing licensed technologies. 

  
	
  Responsible for the contracting of flax acreage in the US, specifically in
  South Carolina, Oregon and Maine to build the Company’s domestic supply of
  fiber. 

  
	
  Responsible for sourcing global flax supplies to supplement domestic
  supply. 

  
	
  Update CEO and management on a regular basis and work together to create
  the strategic direction of the Company. 






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  Work with equipment manufacturers and other industry experts to identify
  the best possible equipment and processes for the Company’s various
  technologies. 

  
	
  Act as Company ambassador and spokesperson. 



In this regard it is hereby acknowledged and agreed that the
Executive shall be entitled to communicate with and shall rely upon the
immediate advice, direction and instructions of the Chief Executive Officer of
the Company, or upon the advice or instructions of such other director or
officer of the Company as the Chief Executive Officer shall, from time to time,
designate in times of the Chief Executive Officer’s absence, in order to
initiate, coordinate and implement the Services as contemplated herein subject,
at all times, to the final direction and supervision of the Board of Directors.


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