Document:

Exhibit
10.14

[Logo and Letterhead of
VWR International, Inc.]

March
29, 2004

Mr.
Edward H. Orzetti

136 Glenwood Road

Ridgewood, New Jersey  07450

Dear
Ed:

I am
pleased to confirm the terms of the offer of employment to you at VWR
International, Inc.’s (“VWR”) offices in West Chester, Pennsylvania.  The
offer is as follows:

	
  Position:

  	
   

  	
  President of VWR’s
  Global Laboratories Distribution business.

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Salary:

  	
   

  	
  $550,000 per year,
  payable in installments on VWR’s regular payroll dates.

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Start Date:

  	
   

  	
  May 17, 2004

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Annual Bonus:

  	
   

  	
  You will be eligible to
  participate in VWR’s management incentive program with a target bonus of 100%
  of base salary.

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Stock Purchase:

  	
   

  	
  You will be provided
  the opportunity to purchase up to twenty thousand (20,000) shares (the
  “Shares”) of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the top tier company
  that will acquire VWR.  The per share purchase price will be the same
  per share price as that paid by the Clayton, Dubilier & Rice Fund VI
  Limited Partnership—$100 per share.  Our expectation is that you would
  buy a minimum of five thousand (5,000) shares.*

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  The purchase of the
  shares will be made pursuant to a management stock subscription agreement
  that is substantially similar to those for use by other officers of
  VWR.  The material terms of that agreement are summarized on
  Annex “A” attached hereto.

  

 

*           
This is based
on a straightforward holding company structure, and will be adjusted as
appropriate if a more complicated ownership structure is utilized.

 

 

	
  Stock Options:

  	
   

  	
  For each share
  purchased, you will receive a grant of options to purchase three (3) shares
  of common stock, up to an aggregate of sixty thousand (60,000) shares, at an
  aggregate price of $100 per share (the “Options”).  The Option grant
  will be made pursuant to a management stock option agreement.  The
  material terms of that agreement are summarized on Annex “B” attached
  hereto.

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Restricted Stock:

  	
   

  	
  You will be awarded
  5,000 shares of restricted stock (or restricted stock units) that will vest
  seven years after your commencement date, and will earlier vest in full six
  months after an IPO or upon a sale of VWR to a third party.  If vesting
  would be accelerated as a result of a sale to a third party, vesting will be
  subject to the approval of VWR’s shareholders if and to the extent necessary
  to avoid any “golden parachute” tax implications.

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Benefits:

  	
   

  	
  You will be entitled to
  participate in all health, welfare and other similar benefits available to
  senior executives of VWR.

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Severance:

  	
   

  	
  If your employment is
  terminated by VWR without cause, you will be entitled to receive continued
  payments of your base salary and health benefits until the earlier of one
  year after termination or until you obtain new employment.  These
  continued payments would be subject to your execution of a general release
  and standard provisions regarding confidentiality, non-competition and
  non-solicitation of employees, agents and customers.

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Additional Terms:

  	
   

  	
  This offer is
  contingent upon your not being subject to any contract that would be violated
  by your employment with VWR; and your successful completion of a physical and
  drug/alcohol screening prior to your start date.

  

 

Ed, on
behalf of VWR, I would like to welcome you to the VWR team.  I know that
CD&R is also very excited about you joining our company and look forward to
working with you.  If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to
call me.

	
   

  	
  Sincerely,

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  \s\ Walter Zywottek

  
	
   

  	
  Walter Zywottek

  

 

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  Employment Offer
  endorsed by Clayton, Dubilier & Rice

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  \s\ Richard J. Schnall

  
	
   

  	
  Richard J. Schnall,
  Partner

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Accepted And Agreed

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  \s\ Edward H. Orzetti

  
	
   

  	
  Edward H. Orzetti

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Date:

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  

 

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Annex
A

 

Terms of
Management Stock Subscription Agreement

	
  Transfer
  Restrictions:

  	
   

  	
  Prior to an IPO, no
  transfers of Shares, except as specified below.  In addition, if VWR
  files a registration statement for an underwritten public offering of its
  common stock, you may not transfer the Shares in a public sale (including a
  sale under Rule 144) during the 20 days before and the 180 days after the
  effective date of the registration statement.

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Rights
  of First Refusal:

  	
   

  	
  Prior to an IPO, each
  of VWR and Clayton, Dubilier & Rice Fund VI Limited Partnership (together
  with any other CD&R fund that owns VWR shares, the “CD&R Fund”) will
  have a right of first refusal over a sale of all or any part of the Shares.

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Option
  upon Termination of Employment:

  	
   

  	
  Prior to an IPO, each
  of VWR and the CD&R Fund will have an option to repurchase all or any
  portion of the Shares if your employment with VWR terminates for any
  reason.  If the repurchase is due to a termination of your employment
  for cause, the price will be the lesser of fair market value and the original
  subscription price.  All other repurchases will be at fair market value,
  as determined by the VWR Board.

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Drag
  Along and Tag Along Rights:

  	
   

  	
  Prior to an IPO, the
  CD&R Fund will have pro rata drag-along rights over your Shares in the
  event of a sale of 20% or more of its shares of common stock to a third
  party.  Also, prior to an IPO you will have the right to participate in
  sales by CD&R fund of 80% or more of its shares.

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Put
  Option upon Termination of Employment

  	
   

  	
  Prior to an IPO, you
  will have a put option against VWR at fair market value if your employment
  with VWR is terminated by VWR without cause or terminates by reason of death
  or disability.

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Registration
  Rights:

  	
   

  	
  You will be entitled to
  the customary registration rights provided to other management investors.

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Repurchase
  Delays:

  	
   

  	
  Any repurchase of the
  Shares by VWR may be delayed if:

  

 

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  The repurchase would
  violate VWR’s financing documents;

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
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  The repurchase would
  violate VWR’s certificate of incorporation; or

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
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  VWR does not have funds
  legally available therefore under applicable law.

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  In the event that a
  repurchase of Shares by VWR is delayed pursuant to the operation of this
  right, the purchase price per share when the repurchase of such Shares
  eventually takes place shall equal the sum of (i) the purchase price of
  such Shares at the time that the repurchase of such Shares would have
  occurred but for the operation of this night, plus (ii) an amount equal to
  interest on such purchase price for the period from the date on which the
  completion of the repurchase would have taken place but for the operation of
  this right to the date on which such repurchase actually takes place at a
  rate equal to the average annual cost to VWR of its and its subsidiaries bank
  indebtedness obligations outstanding during the delay period or, if there are
  no such obligations outstanding, one percentage point greater than the
  average annual prime rate charged during such period by JP Morgan Chase Bank
  or such other nationally recognized bank designated by VWR.

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Definition
  of “Fair Market Value”:

  	
   

  	
  As determined in good
  faith by the VWR Board.  Initially Fair Market Value will be the per
  share price paid by the CD&R Fund.

  

 

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Annex
B

 

Terms of
Management Stock Option Agreement

	
  Type
  of Option:

  	
   

  	
  Non-qualified stock
  options.

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Vesting:

  	
   

  	
  Five equal installments
  on each of the first five anniversaries of the grant date.

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Vested options may only
  be exercised following the first IPO, or, if prior to an IPO, pursuant to an
  exemption from registration requirements under applicable securities laws.

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Term:

  	
   

  	
  10 years from grant
  date.

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Termination:

  	
   

  	
  Upon termination of
  employment with VWR for any reason other than death or disability, all
  unvested options will terminate, and the vested option will terminate as
  follows:

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
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  If termination is for
  cause, all vested options will terminate; and

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
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  If termination is for
  any other reason, all vested options will remain exercisable until the
  earlier of (i) 60 days after the earlier of the expiration of CD&R Fund’s
  right to purchase the options and receipt of notice that CD&R Fund does
  not intend to exercise such right and (ii) expiration of the option term.

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Transfer
  Restrictions:

  	
   

  	
  No transfer except to
  your estate upon death or to VWR or the CD&R Fund pursuant to their
  repurchase rights.  Upon death, only your estate may exercise the
  options.

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Repurchase
  Rights:

  	
   

  	
  Prior to an IPO, VWR
  and the CD&R Fund have repurchase rights similar to those described in
  relation to the Shares, at a price equal to the fair market value of the
  common stock less the exercise price.  VWR’s right to complete a
  purchase may be delayed in the circumstances and as described above in
  relation to the Shares.

  

 

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  Change
  of Control:

  	
   

  	
  On a change of control
  all Options vest and are cashed out or (at the discretion of the Board) may
  instead be rolled over into equivalent options on shares of the acquiror (in
  which case the rollover options must have additional protections that vest on
  a termination without cause or a constructive termination of employment).

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  If vesting would be
  accelerated as result of a change of control, vesting will further be subject
  to the approval of VWR’s shareholders if and to the extent necessary to avoid
  any “golden parachute” tax implications.

  

 

7Exhibit 10.15

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT, dated as of the 1st day of
Janaury, 2000, between VWR Scientific Products Corporation, a Pennsylvania
corporation (the “Company”) and George Gunther (the “Employee”).

WHEREAS, the Employee has been employed by the Company
or one of its subsidiaries prior to the date hereof;

WHEREAS, the Employee possesses unique knowledge of
the business and affairs of the Company, including its policies, methods,
personnel and operations; and

WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Company (the
“Board of Directors”) believes it to be in the best interests of the Company to
ensure the Employee’s continued employment by the Company in the capacity and
under the terms and conditions set forth herein;

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and
the mutual promises and agreements hereinafter set forth, the Company and
Employee agree as follows:

1.            
Effective Date.  This Employment Agreement shall become effective
on the date first written above ( the “Effective Date”).

2.            
Employment.  The Company hereby employs the Employee and the
Employee hereby accepts employment all upon the terms and conditions herein set
forth.

3.            
Duties.  The Employee shall perform such management duties for the
Company and its affiliates as may from time to time be assigned and which are
consistent with his title.  During the Term (as set forth in paragraph 8
hereof), the Employee shall have the same title as he held immediately prior to
the date of this Employment Agreement.  The Employee hereby promises to
perform and discharge, well and faithfully, all duties of his position. 
If Employee is elected as a director or officer of any affiliate of the
Company, the Employee shall serve in such capacity or capacities without
further compensation.

4.            
Extent of Services.  The Employee shall devote his entire time,
attention and energies to the business of the Company and shall not during the
term of this Employment Agreement be engaged in any other business activity
whether or not such business activity is pursued for gain, profit or other
pecuniary advantage; but this shall not be construed as preventing the Employee
from investing his personal assets in businesses which do not compete with the
Company in such form or manner as will not require any services on the part of
the Employee in the operation of the affairs of the companies in which such
investments are made and in which his participation is solely that of an
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purchasing
securities in any corporation whose securities are regularly traded provided
that such purchases shall not result in his collectively owning beneficially at
any time one percent (1%) or more of the equity securities of any corporation
engaged in a business competitive to that of the Company, without the express
prior written consent of the Company.

5.            
Compensation.

(a)          
For services rendered under this Employment Agreement, the Company shall pay
the Employee a salary determined annually by the Board of Directors (the “Base
Salary”), payable (after deduction of applicable payroll taxes) in equal
bi-weekly installments.  Employee’s Base Salary as of the Effective Date
shall be one hundred seventy-five thousand dollars ($175,000).  The
Employee shall also be eligible for and participate in such fringe benefits as
shall be generally provided to executives of the Company, including medical
insurance and retirement programs which may be adopted from time to time during
the term hereof by the Company.

(b)          
The Board of Directors shall review the Employee’s compensation at least once a
year and effect such increases in the Base Salary as the Board of Directors, in
its sole discretion, determines are merited, based upon the Employee’s
performance and consistent with the Company’s compensation policies.  At
the conclusion of each Fiscal Year, the Employee shall be eligible for, and the
Board of Directors in its sole discretion may award, an executive bonus based
on the achievement of objectives established by the Board of Directors in line
with the rules of the Company’s bonus plan.  The Employee’s target bonus
shall be forty thousand five hundred dollars ($40,500).

(c)          
The Company agrees that, effective as of January 1, 2000 it will establish, or
cause to be established, a new long-term incentive compensation plan (the “New
Plan”).  The Company further agrees that the Employee shall be immediately
entitled to participate in such New Plan and the Employee shall receive an
allocation of units under the New Plan effective as of January 1, 2000, which
allocation shall be commensurate with his position and consistent in incentive
opportunity with allocations to similarly situated employees of the Company.

6.            
Paid Time Off.  During the term of this Employment Agreement, the
Employee shall be entitled to the same number of paid days off pursuant to the
Company’s customary paid time off policy as he has on the date of this
Employment Agreement.

7.            
Expenses.  During the term of this Employment Agreement, the
Company shall reimburse the Employee for all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses
incurred by the Employee in connection with the business of the Company and in
performance of his duties under this Employment Agreement upon the Employee’s
presentation to the Company of an itemized accounting of such expenses with
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8.            
Term.  The Employee’s employment under this Employment Agreement
shall commence on the Effective Date and shall expire on the third year
anniversary date thereof.  The term of employment shall automatically be
extended for consecutive periods of one (1) year each unless notice of
termination of employment is given by either party hereto at least ninety (90)
days prior to the expiration of the initial or any renewal term, in which case,
this Agreement shall terminate at the end of such initial or renewal term, as
the case may be.  In the case of a renewal and unless otherwise agreed to
in writing by both parties, the terms and conditions of this Employment
Agreement shall apply to any renewals or extensions thereto. 
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may, at its election, terminate the
Employee’s employment hereunder as follows:

(i)           
Upon thirty (30) days’ notice if the Employee becomes physically or mentally
incapacitated or is injured so that he is unable to perform the services
required of him hereunder and such inability to perform continues for a period
in excess of twenty-six (26) weeks and is continuing at the time of such
notice; or

(ii)          
For “Cause” upon notice of such termination to the Employee.  For purposes
of this Employment Agreement, the Company shall have “Cause” to terminate its
obligations hereunder upon (A) the reasonable determination by the Board of
Directors that the Employee has failed substantially to perform his duties
hereunder (other than as a result of his incapacity due to physical or mental
illness or injury), which failure amounts to a repeated and consistent neglect
of his duties hereunder, (B) refusal to carry out any lawful direction of the
Board of Directors or lawful regulation or policy of the Company, (C) the reasonable
determination by the Board of Directors that the Employee has engaged or is
about to engage in conduct materially injurious to the Company, (D) the
Employee’s having been convicted of a felony or a misdemeanor involving moral
turpitude, (E) a material breach by the Employee of any of the other covenants
or representations herein or any other agreement between Employee and the
Company, or (F) fraud, theft, embezzlement or misappropriation of Company
property or funds; or

(iii)         
Without Cause at any time upon notice of such termination to the Employee; or

(iv)         
Upon the death of the Employee.

In
addition, the Employee shall have the right to terminate this Employment
Agreement upon notice to the Company if, without his consent, his responsibilities
and duties on the date hereof are materially reduced (a “Material Demotion”)
and such Material Demotion continues for ten (10) business days after the date
of notice to the Company.  A Material Demotion shall be treated as a
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Employee
shall be entitled to receive salary continuation pay as provided by, and
subject to the terms and conditions of, subparagraph 9(c) below.

9.            
Payment Upon Termination.

(a)          
If this Employment Agreement is terminated pursuant to paragraph 8(i) above,
the Employee shall receive disability pay from the date of such termination
until the third anniversary of the Effective Date at the rate of 50% of the
Base Salary, reduced by applicable payroll taxes and further reduced by the
amount received by the Employee during such period under any Company-maintained
disability insurance policy or plan or under Social Security or similar
laws.  Such disability payments shall be paid periodically to the Employee
as provided in paragraph 5(a) for the payment of salary.

(b)          
If the Employment Agreement is terminated pursuant to paragraph 8(ii) or 8(iv)
above, the Employee shall receive no salary continuation pay or severance pay.

(c)          
If this Employment Agreement is terminated pursuant to paragraph 8(iii) above
or as a result of the Employee having terminated this Employment Agreement
following a Material Demotion, the Employee shall receive salary continuation
pay for the remainder of the contractual term equal to the Employee’s most
recent annual salary plus his or her target bonus (as determined under the
bonus plan last in effect for the Employee); provided, however, that the salary
continuation payments shall cease if the Employee shall, directly or
indirectly, be in breach of his obligations under paragraph 13 hereof. 
Such salary continuation payments (less applicable payroll taxes) shall be paid
periodically to the Employee as provided in paragraph 5(a) for the payment of
the Base Salary.  If the Company shall decide not to renew this Employment
Agreement, the ninety (90) days’ notification of the Company’s intention shall
serve as adequate termination notice and the Employee hereby agrees to make a
smooth transition of responsibilities during that ninety (90) day period and
the Employee further agrees not to take any legal action against the Company
related to said non-renewal and termination of employment.

(d)          
During the salary continuation period, the Employee shall be under no
obligation to mitigate the costs to the Company of the salary continuation
payments, and, provided that the Employee is not in breach of his obligations
under paragraph 13 hereof, no compensation that the Employee may receive from
another employer during the salary continuation period shall be offset against
amounts owed to Employee hereunder.

10.          
Representations.  The Employee hereby represents to the Company
that (a) he is legally entitled to enter into this Employment Agreement and to
perform the services contemplated herein and is not bound under any employment
or consulting agreement to render services to any third party, (b) he has the
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authority,
subject to no rights of third parties, to grant to the Company the rights
contemplated by paragraph 11 hereof, and (c) he does not now have, nor within
the last three years has had, any ownership interest in any business enterprise
(other than interest in publicly traded corporations where his ownership does
not exceed one percent (1%) or more of the equity capital) which is a customer
of the Company, any of its subsidiaries, or from which the Company or any of
its subsidiaries purchases any goods or services or to whom such corporations
owe any financial obligations or are required or directed to make any payments.

11.          
Inventions.  The Employee hereby sells, transfers and assigns to
the Company or to any person or entity designated by the Company all of the
entire right, title and interest of the Employee in and to all inventions,
ideas, disclosures and improvements, whether patented or unpatented, and
copyrightable material, made or conceived by the Employee, solely or jointly,
during the term hereof which relate to methods, apparatus, designs, products,
processes or devices, sold, leased, used or under consideration or development
by the Company or any of its affiliates or which otherwise relate to or pertain
to the business, functions or operations of the Company or any of its
affiliates or which arise from the efforts of the Employee during the course of
his employment for the Company or any of its affiliates.  The Employee
shall communicate promptly and disclose to the Company, in such form as the
Company requests, all information, details and data pertaining to the
aforementioned inventions, ideas, disclosures and improvements; and the
Employee shall execute and deliver to the Company such formal transfers and
assignments and such other papers and documents as may be necessary or required
of the Employee to permit the Company or any person or entity designated by the
Company to file and prosecute the patent applications and, as to copyrightable
material, to obtain copyright thereof.  Any invention relating to the
business of the Company and its affiliates and disclosed by the Employee within
one year following the termination of this Employment Agreement shall be deemed
to fall within the provisions of this paragraph unless proved to have been
first conceived and made following such termination.

12.          
Disclosure of Information.  The Employee recognizes and
acknowledges that the trade secrets, know-how and proprietary processes of the
Company and its affiliates as they may exist from time to time are valuable,
special and unique assets of the business of the Company and its affiliates,
access to and knowledge of which are essential to the performance of the
Employee’s duties hereunder.  The Employee will not, during or after the
term of his employment by the Company or any of its affiliates, in whole or in
part, disclose such secrets, know-how or processes to any person, firm,
corporation, association or other entity for any reason or purpose whatsoever,
nor shall the Employee make use of any such property for his own purposes or
for the benefit of any person, firm, corporation or other entity (except the
Company and its affiliates) under any circumstances during or after the term of
his employment, provided that after the term of his employment these
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processes
which are then in the public domain (provided that the Employee was not
responsible, directly or indirectly, for such secrets, know-how or processes
entering the public domain without the Company’s consent).

13.          
Non-Competition.  During the term of Employee’s employment
hereunder and (a) for a period beginning on the date of termination of Employee’s
employment hereunder for any reason (other than a termination by the Company
pursuant to paragraph 8(iii) hereof) and ending on the later of two (2) years
after the date of this Agreement or two (2) years after any such termination of
employment, or (b) for a period beginning on the date of any termination of
Employee’s employment hereunder pursuant to paragraph 8(iii) hereof and ending
two (2) years after the date of the last payments to be made to Employee
pursuant to paragraph 8(iii), Employee shall not, with the organizations
identified or otherwise described in the last sentence of this paragraph 13,
directly or indirectly: (i) engage anywhere in the distribution or supply of
laboratory equipment, chemicals or supplies to the scientific marketplace in
competition with any product which at any time during the term of such
employment has been sold or distributed by the Company; (ii) be or become a
stockholder, partner, owner, officer, director or employee or agent of, or a
consultant to or provide financial or other assistance to, any such
organization; (iii) seek in competition with the business of the Company to
procure orders from or do business with any customer of the Company; (iv)
solicit, or contact with a view to the engagement or employment by, any person
or entity of any person who is an employee of the Company; (v) seek to contract
with or engage (in such a way as to adversely affect or interfere with the
business of the Company) any person or entity who has been contracted with or
engaged to supply or deliver products, goods, materials or services to the
Company; or (vi) engage in or participate in any effort or act to induce any of
the customers, associates, consultants, partners, or employees of the Company
or any of its affiliates to take any action which might be disadvantageous to
the Company or any of its affiliates; provided, however, that nothing herein
shall prohibit the Employee from owning, as a passive investor, in the
aggregate not more than 2% of the outstanding publicly trades stock of any
corporation so engaged.  The duration of the Employee’s covenants set
forth in this paragraph 13 shall be extended by a period of time equal to the
number of days, if any, during which the Employee is in violation of the
provisions hereof.  For purposes hereof, Employee shall be deemed to be
acting in competition with the Company if he engages in the activities
identified in the first sentence of this section with Fisher Scientific
International Inc., Burdick & Jackson, Cole Palmer, SciQuest, Chemdex,
Sigma-Aldrich Corporation, Mallinckrodt-Baker Chemical Co. or any other
distributor or supplier of laboratory equipment, chemicals or supplies to the
scientific marketplace having annual sales in excess of $50,000,000.  The
Board of Directors may periodically revise the list of competitive
organizations by written notice to Employee, which notice, the Employee hereby
agrees, shall automatically amend this Employment Agreement.  It is the
desire and intent of the parties that the provisions of this paragraph 13 shall
be enforced to the fullest extent permissible under the laws and public
policies applied in each jurisdiction in which enforcement is sought. 
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particular
portion of this paragraph 13 shall be adjudicated to be invalid or
unenforceable, this paragraph 13 shall be deemed amended to delete therefrom
the portion thus adjudicated to be invalid or unenforceable, such deletion to
apply only with respect to the operation of this paragraph in the particular
jurisdiction in which such adjudication is made.

14.          
Injunctive Relief.  If there is a breach or threatened breach of
the provisions of paragraph 11, 12 or 13 of this Employment Agreement, the
Company shall be entitled to an injunction restraining the Employee from such
breach.  Nothing herein shall be construed as prohibiting the Company from
pursuing any other remedies for such breach or threatened breach.

15.          
Insurance.  The Company may, at its election and for its benefit,
insure the Employee against accidental loss or death, and the Employee shall
submit to such physical examination and supply such information as may be
required in connection therewith.

16.          
Notices.  Any notice required or permitted to be given under this
Employment Agreement shall be sufficient if in writing and if sent by
registered mail to the Employee at his home address as reflected on the records
of the Company, in the case of the Employee, or VWR Scientific Products Corporation,
1310 West Goshen Parkway, West Chester, Pennsylvania 19380, in the case of the
Company.

17.          
Waiver of Breach.  A waiver by the Company or the Employee of a
breach of any provision of this Employment Agreement by the other party shall
not operate or be construed as a waiver of any subsequent breach by the other
party.

18.          
Governing Law.  This Employment Agreement shall be governed by and
construed and enforce in accordance with the laws of the State of Pennsylvania
without giving effect to the choice of law or conflict of laws provisions
thereof.

19.          
Assignment.  This Employment Agreement may be assigned, without the
consent of the Employee, by the Company to any of its affiliates, or to any
other person, partnership, corporation, or other entity which has purchased
substantially all the assets of the Company, provided such assignee assumes all
the liabilities of the Company hereunder.

20.          
Prior Agreement.  Effective as of the Effective Date, the Agreement
between the Company and the Employee dated February 17, 1993 is hereby
terminated and superseded in its entirety by this Employment Agreement and
Employee hereby waives any right which he may have under such agreement to
resign following the effective date of a “Change in Control” of the Company (as
defined in such agreement) and any and all other rights or claims to severance
benefits or other compensation or benefits under such agreement following his
termination of employment.

 

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21.          
Entire Agreement.  This Employment Agreement contains the entire
agreement of the parties and supersedes any and all agreements, letter of
intent or understandings between the Employee and (a) the Company, (b) any of
the Company’s principle shareholders, affiliates or subsidiaries regarding
employment.  This Employment Agreement may be changed only by an agreement
in writing signed by a party against whom enforcement of any waiver, change,
modification, extension or discharge is sought.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this
Employment Agreement as of the day first herein above written.

	
  VWR SCIENTIFIC PRODUCTS
  CORPORATION

  	
   

  	
  EMPLOYEE

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  By:

  	
  /s/ Paul J. Nowak

  	
   

  	
  By:

  	
  /s/ George Gunther

  
	
   

  	
  Paul J. Nowak

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  George Gunther

  
	
   

  	
  President & Chief
  Executive Officer

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  Chief Information
  Officer

  

 

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AMENDMENT to EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

This Amendment to Employment Agreement, dated as of
the 21st day of March, 2001, between VWR International, Inc., a Pennsylvania
corporation (the “Company”) and George Gunther (the “Employee”).

WHEREAS, the Employee and the Company have entered
into an Employment Agreement dated January 1, 2000 (the “Agreement”);

WHEREAS, the Company and Employee desire to amend
certain provisions of the Agreement;

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and
the mutual promises and agreements hereinafter set forth, the Company and
Employee agree as follows:

1.            
Amendment to Section 9.  Section 9 of the Agreement is hereby
amended in its entirety as follows:

9.            
Payment Upon Termination.

(a)          
If this Employment Agreement is terminated pursuant to paragraph 8(i) above,
the Employee shall receive disability pay from the date of such termination
until the third anniversary of the Effective Date at the rate of 50% of the
Base Salary, reduced by applicable payroll taxes and further reduced by the
amount received by the Employee during such period under any Company-maintained
disability insurance policy or plan or under Social Security or similar
laws.  Such disability payments shall be paid periodically to the Employee
as provided in paragraph 5(a) for the payment of salary.

(b)          
If the Employment Agreement is terminated pursuant to paragraph 8(ii) or 8(iv)
above, the Employee shall receive no salary continuation pay or severance pay.

(c)          
If this Employment Agreement is terminated pursuant to paragraph 8(iii) above
or as a result of the Employee having terminated this Employment Agreement
following a Material Demotion, the Employee shall receive salary continuation
pay for the remainder of the contractual term, but not in any event for less
than twenty-four months from the date of such termination, equal to the
Employee’s most recent annual salary plus his or her target bonus (as
determined under the bonus plan last in effect for the Employee); provided,
however, that the salary continuation payments shall cease if the Employee
shall, directly or indirectly, be in breach of his obligations under paragraph
13 hereof.  Such salary continuation payments (less applicable payroll
taxes) shall be paid periodically to the Employee as provided in paragraph 5(a)
for the payment of the Base Salary.

 

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(d)          
If the Company shall decide not to renew this Employment Agreement, the
Employee shall receive severance pay, for a period of twenty-four months
following the date of expiration of the then current term, equal to the
Employee’s most recent annual salary plus his or her target bonus (as
determined under the bonus plan last in effect for the Employee); provided,
however, that the severance payments shall cease if the Employee shall,
directly or indirectly, be in breach of his obligations under paragraph 13
hereof.  Such severance payments (less applicable payroll taxes) shall be
paid periodically to the Employee as provided in paragraph 5(a) for the payment
of the Base Salary.  The Employee hereby agrees to make a smooth
transition of responsibilities during that ninety (90} day period and the
Employee further agrees not to take any legal action against the Company
related to said non-renewal and termination of employment.

(e)          
During the salary continuation or severance period, the Employee shall be under
no obligation to mitigate the costs to the Company of the salary continuation
or severance payments, and, provided that the Employee is not in breach of his
obligations under paragraph 13 hereof, no compensation that the Employee may
receive from another employer during the salary continuation or severance
period shall be offset against amounts owed to Employee hereunder.

2.            
No Other Amendments.  Except as herein amended, all other terms and
conditions of the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this
Employment Agreement as of the day first herein above written.

	
  VWR INTERNATIONAL, INC

  	
   

  	
  EMPLOYEE

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  By:

  	
  /s/ Walter W. Zywottek

  	
   

  	
  By:

  	
  /s/ George Gunther

  
	
   

  	
  Walter W. Zywottek

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  George Gunther

  
	
   

  	
  President & Chief
  Executive Officer

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  Chief Information
  Officer

  

 

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