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                                                                    EXHIBIT 10.1

ALCAN

Alcan Inc.                                                                [LOGO]

1188 Sherbrooke Street West                      Tel:  (514) 848-8000
Montreal, Quebec H3A 3G2                         Fax:  (514) 848-8115
Canada                                           www.alcan.com

May 11, 2004

PERSONAL AND CONFIDENTIAL

Mr. Brian W. Sturgell
Executive Vice-President
Office of the President
Alcan Inc.
1188 Sherbrooke Street West
Montreal, Quebec  H3A 3G2

                               RE: PROJECT ARCHER

Dear Brian:

Project Archer (the "Project") relates to a value-maximizing transaction
involving substantially all of the rolled products businesses owned by Alcan
prior to its acquisition of Pechiney. Our plan is to announce an intention to
implement the Project as a distribution (commonly referred to as a "spin-out")
to Alcan shareholders of shares of RP Newco (a new entity to which, as part of
the Project, we intend to transfer the said rolled products businesses). The
ultimate structure and conditions of the Project will, of course, be under the
full control of our Board of Directors. The actual implementation of the Project
will require regulatory approvals and, as currently planned, shareholder
approval.

We have advised you of our desire to have the announcement indicate that you
have been selected to become the Chief Executive Officer of RP Newco. On your
part you have expressed your strong support for the Project and your intention
to accept the position of Chief Executive Officer of RP Newco, subject to the
finalization of the terms and conditions of the employment agreement.

Notwithstanding our respective intentions and support for the Project, its
completion is not a certainty. This lack of certainty combined with the nature
of the Project and your designated role create potential challenges in relation
to (i) the effective and successful separation of the RP Newco from the other
Alcan businesses; (ii) the careful and responsible management of all of Alcan's
businesses pending completion of the Project, (iii) your future with Alcan in
the event that the Project is not completed or, after the completion of the
Project, you are not retained as the Chief Executive Officer of RP Newco; and
(iv) the safeguarding of the interests of Alcan shareholders in relation to the
Project and the process leading to its completion.

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ALCAN

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Further to the above, the following reciprocal undertakings are required to
protect both Alcan and you.

1. In the event that a transaction which will form the basis of the Project:

     (i)  is not completed within a period of ten months following its
          announcement, or
     (ii) is completed but upon completion you do not occupy the position of
          Chief Executive Officer of RP Newco or its substantial equivalent,

     Alcan undertakes that you shall have the same rights as regards the
     termination of your employment as those which would apply if there were to
     be a change of control affecting Alcan as defined in Section 1 of the
     Change of Control Agreement entered with you on August 1, 2002, with the
     date of change of control for such purpose being deemed to be the earlier
     of:

     a)   the completion of the transaction which will form the basis of the
          Project,
     b)   the expiry of the said ten month period, or
     c)   the date upon which you receive written notification from Alcan that
          you will not occupy the position of Chief Executive Officer of RP
          Newco or its substantial equivalent,

     Alcan also agrees that for the limited purposes of this letter the
     termination indemnity payable pursuant to the Change of Control Agreement
     shall be based upon 36 months as opposed to 24 months.

2.   As part of your obligations as a senior executive of Alcan, you undertake
     (i) to act in good faith and cooperate reasonably with a view to the
     completion of the Project in the best interests of Alcan as a whole as
     determined by the Board of Directors, (ii) to conduct yourself as an
     employee of Alcan and use your influence as one of its senior executives so
     that the interests of Alcan as a whole are fairly protected and
     well-managed in a manner consistent with past practice until such time as
     the transaction which will form the basis of the Project actually takes
     place, and (iii) to conduct yourself so as to facilitate the due exercise
     by the Board of Directors of the fiduciary and other duties to which it is
     bound in the context of the Project.

Please note that should you enter into any employment agreement with Alcan or RP
Newco which is in force immediately following the completion of the transaction
which will form the basis of the Project, your rights under this agreement, the
Change of Control Agreement referred to above and your existing employment
contract with Alcan shall lapse except as may be otherwise specified in writing.

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ALCAN

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You are requested to sign a copy of this letter in evidence of your agreement as
set forth herein.

We trust that in the coming months we will be able to work together effectively
with a view to the successful completion of the Project. Yours very truly,

ALCAN INC.

Per: /s/ Travis Engen
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     Travis Engen
     President and Chief Executive Officer

In duplicate
Seen and agreed
Montreal, 11 May, 2004

/s/ Brian W. Sturgell
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Brian W. Sturgell

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                           CHANGE OF CONTROL AGREEMENT

                                A G R E E M E N T

Agreement made as of the 1st day of August 2002, by and between Alcan Inc., a
corporation incorporated under the laws of Canada with its registered office at
1188 Sherbrooke Street West, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3A 3G2 (the
"Corporation") and Brian W. Sturgell (the "Executive").

WITNESSETH:

     WHEREAS, the Executive is the Executive Vice President of Alcan Inc.

     WHEREAS, the Corporation believes that the establishment and maintenance of
a sound and vital senior management team is essential to the protection and
enhancement of the interests of the Corporation and its shareholders; and

     WHEREAS, the Corporation also recognizes that the possibility of a Change
of Control of the Corporation (as defined in Section 1 hereof), with the
attendant uncertainties and risks, might result in the departure or distraction
of key employees of the Corporation to the detriment of the Corporation and its
shareholders; and

     WHEREAS, the Corporation has determined that it is appropriate to take
steps to induce key employees to remain with the Corporation, and to reinforce
and encourage their continued attention and dedication, when faced with the
possibility of a Change of Control of the Corporation.

     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and mutual covenants
herein contained, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

1.   Change of Control shall mean any of the following:

     1.1 the acquisition of direct or indirect beneficial ownership (as
     determined under Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the United States Securities
     Exchange Act of 1934), in the aggregate, of securities of the Corporation
     representing twenty percent (20%) or more of the combined voting power of
     the Corporation's then issued and outstanding voting securities by any
     person or entity or group of associated persons or entities (within the
     meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the United States Securities
     Exchange Act of 1934) acting jointly or in concert (other than its
     subsidiaries or any employee benefit plan of either) (a "Person"), provided
     that, if a buyback of shares by the Corporation causes the Person to attain
     such limit, such limit shall be deemed not to have been attained without
     such Person having acquired further voting securities of the Corporation;

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     1.2 any amalgamation, merger, arrangement, reorganization or consolidation
     in respect of the Corporation (the foregoing shall include, for the
     purposes of this Agreement any transaction or series of transactions, such
     as share exchange transaction with the same stated or effective objective)
     other than:

          (a) an amalgamation, merger, arrangement, reorganization or
          consolidation which would result in the voting securities of the
          Corporation outstanding immediately prior thereto continuing to
          represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into
          voting securities of the surviving or parent entity) two-thirds or
          more of the combined voting power of the voting securities of the
          Corporation or such surviving, combined or parent entity outstanding
          immediately after such amalgamation, merger, arrangement,
          reorganization or consolidation, without there occurring as a result
          or in connection therewith any substantial change in the composition
          of the Corporation's Board of Directors; or

          (b) an amalgamation, merger, arrangement, reorganization or
          consolidation initiated by the Corporation for the purpose of
          implementing a recapitalization of the Corporation (or similar
          transaction) provided that pursuant thereto no Person is or becomes
          the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly (as determined under Rule
          13-d-3 promulgated under the United States Securities Exchange Act of
          1934), of securities representing twenty per cent (20%) or more of the
          contained voting power of the voting securities of the Corporation
          outstanding immediately after such amalgamation, merger, arrangement,
          reorganization or consolidation;

     1.3 the approval by shareholders of the Corporation of any plan or proposal
     for the complete or effective liquidation or dissolution of the
     Corporation;

     1.4 the issuance by the Corporation of shares in connection with an
     exchange offer acquisition (including, for the purposes of this Agreement,
     a series of connected exchange offer acquisitions), if such issuance
     results in the holders of the Corporation's principal class of publicly
     listed voting shares (immediately prior to the issuance) holding less than
     two-thirds of the combined voting power of the voting securities of the
     Corporation which are outstanding immediately following such issuance and
     if there occurs in connection therewith any substantial change in the
     composition of the Corporation's Board of Directors.

     1.5 the sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets
     of the Corporation other than the sale or other disposition of all or
     substantially all of the assets of the Corporation:

          (a) to a person or persons who beneficially own, directly or
          indirectly, at least two-thirds of the then outstanding common equity
          of the Corporation to which are attached at least two-thirds of the
          combined voting power of the outstanding voting securities of the
          acquirer; or

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          (b) in a manner such that after such sale or other disposition the
          acquirer is, directly or indirectly, owned or controlled as to at
          least two-thirds of its then outstanding common equity to which are
          attached at least two-thirds of the combined voting power of the
          outstanding voting securities of the acquirer by shareholders of the
          Corporation who owned or controlled, immediately prior to such
          transaction, at least two-thirds of the Corporation's then outstanding
          common equity to which were attached at least two-thirds of the
          combined voting power of the outstanding voting securities of the
          acquirer;

     provided that there does not occur in connection therewith any substantial
     change in the composition of the Corporation's Board of Directors.

     1.6 the completion of the corporate approvals necessary on the part of the
     Corporation to give effect to any amalgamation, merger, arrangement,
     reorganization, continuance or consolidation in respect of the Corporation
     (including any transaction or series of transactions with the same stated
     or effective objective) pursuant to which the Corporation will not survive
     as a stand-alone publicly-traded corporation (in this regard, but without
     limitation, the Corporation shall be deemed not to have survived as a
     publicly traded corporation should (i) there cease to be a liquid market
     for the Corporation's common shares on an internationally recognized
     exchange, (ii) more than fifty percent (50%) of the corporation's
     outstanding common shares to which are attached more than fifty percent
     (50%) of the then outstanding combined voting power of the outstanding
     securities of the Corporation be held by a single shareholder or group of
     shareholders acting jointly or in concert, or (iii) the Corporation become
     a subsidiary, as defined in the Canada Business Corporations Act, of
     another Corporation);

     1.7 any occurrence pursuant to which individuals who, as of the close of
     business on the effective date of this Agreement, constitute the Board of
     Directors (the "Incumbent Directors") cease for any reason to constitute at
     least two-thirds of the Board; provided that any person becoming a Director
     subsequent to the close of business on the effective date of this
     Agreement, whose election or nomination for election was approved by a vote
     of at least two-thirds of the Incumbent Directors then on the Board of
     Directors (either by a specific vote or by approval of the Management Proxy
     Circular of the Corporation in which such person is named a nominee for
     Director, without objection to such nomination) shall be an Incumbent
     Director; but further provided, that no individual elected or nominated as
     a Director of the Corporation initially as a result of an actual or
     threatened proxy or election contest with respect to Directors, as a result
     of any other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents by or
     on behalf of any person other than the Board of Directors or as a result of
     or in connection with any amalgamation, merger, arrangement,
     reorganization, consolidation or share exchange acquisition transaction by
     the Corporation with any Person, shall be deemed to be an Incumbent
     Director;

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For the purposes of this Agreement : (i) only the first Change of Control after
the date hereof shall be deemed a Change of Control hereunder; (ii) voting power
of securities shall be determined by reference to the right to vote in respect
of the general election of Directors: (iii) a substantial change in the
composition of the Board of Directors of the Corporation shall be any change
involving the immediate confirmed departure of at least three Directors or any
other change pursuant to which the Directors in office immediately prior thereto
cease to constitute at least two-thirds of the members of the Board of
Directors; and (iv) no event of Change of Control shall have occurred if
immediately prior thereto the Corporation was in a state of insolvency or in a
position of being protected from its creditors by virtue of any applicable
legislation or court order.

2.   Term. This agreement shall commence on the date hereof and shall expire,
     unless previously terminated as provided herein, on the earliest of

     (i) 30 April 2005;

     (ii) the date of the Executive's death or termination as a result of
     Disability, as defined below;

     (iii) subject to Section 3 hereof, the date of the retirement or other
     termination of the Executive's employment (voluntarily or involuntarily)
     with the Corporation prior to a Change of Control; or

     (iv) if, prior to and without causing a Change of Control, the entity for
     which the Executive is then working ceases to be a subsidiary, (as defined
     in the Canada Business Corporations Act) of the Corporation.

     Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, if the
     Corporation becomes obligated to make any payment to the Executive pursuant
     to the terms hereof at or prior to the expiration of this Agreement, then
     this Agreement shall remain in effect for such purposes until all of the
     Corporation's obligations hereunder are fulfilled. Further, the provisions
     of paragraph 9.1 hereunder shall survive and remain in effect
     notwithstanding the termination of this Agreement, the termination of the
     Executive's employment or any breach or repudiation of alleged breach or
     repudiation by the Corporation of this Agreement or any one or more of its
     terms.

     Disability shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the
     Corporation's long-term disability plan in which the Executive
     participates. A termination for Disability shall be deemed to occur when
     the Executive is terminated by the Corporation by written notice after the
     disability is established and the Executive remains disabled.

3.   Termination Following Change of Control.

     3.1 If, and only if, a Change of Control occurs and one of the following
     occurs : (i) the Executive's employment with the Corporation is terminated
     by the Corporation without Cause other than for Disability, or (ii) by the
     Executive for Good Reason, during the period running from the date of the
     Change of Control to twelve (12) months after the date of such Change of
     Control, then the Executive shall be entitled to the amounts provided in
     Section 4 upon such termination.

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     In addition, notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event the Executive is
     either terminated without Cause or terminates employment for Good Reason
     within three (3) months prior the occurrence of a Change of Control, such
     termination shall, upon the occurrence of a Change of Control, be deemed to
     be covered under the Agreement and the Executive shall be entitled to the
     amounts provided under Section 4 hereof reduced by any amounts otherwise
     received in connection with his termination of employment.

     3.2 As used in this Agreement, termination for Good Reason shall mean a
     termination by the Executive within ninety (90) days after the occurrence
     of the Good Reason event, failing which such event shall not constitute
     Good Reason under this Agreement. For purposes of this Agreement, "Good
     Reason" shall mean the occurrence or failure to cause the occurrence of any
     of the following events without the Executive's express written consent:

          (i) any material diminution in the Executive's duties and
          responsibilities, authority (except in each case in connection with
          the termination of the Executive's employment for Cause or as a result
          of the Executive's death, or temporarily as a result of the
          Executive's illness or other absence,);

          (ii) a reduction in the Executive's annual base salary rate;

          (iii) a relocation of the Executive's principal business location to
          an area outside the country of the Executive's principal business
          location at the time of the Change of Control;

          (iv) a failure by the Corporation after a Change of Control to
          continue any annual Executive Performance Award Plan, program or
          arrangement in which the Executive is then entitled to participate
          (the "Bonus Plans"), provided that any such plan(s) may be modified at
          the Corporation's discretion from time to time but shall be deemed
          terminated if (x) any such plan does not remain substantially in the
          form in effect prior to such modification and (y) if plans providing
          the Executive with substantially similar benefits are not substituted
          therefor ("Substitute Plans"), or a failure by the Corporation to
          continue the Executive as a participant in the Bonus Plans and
          Substitute Plans on at least the same basis as to potential amount of
          the bonus and the achievability thereof as the Executive participated
          immediately prior to any change in such plans of awards, in accordance
          with the Bonus Plans and the Substitute Plans;

          (v) a failure to permit the Executive after the Change of Control to
          participate in cash or equity based long-term incentive plans and
          programs other than Bonus Plans on a basis providing the Executive in
          the aggregate with an annualized award value in each fiscal year after
          the Change of Control at least equal to the aggregate annualized award
          value being provided by the Corporation to the Executive under such
          incentive plans and programs immediately prior to the Change of
          Control (with any awards intended not to be repeated on an annual
          basis allocated over the years the awards are intended to cover);

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          (vi) the failure by the Corporation to continue in effect any employee
          benefit program such as a saving, pension, excess pension, medical,
          dental, disability, accident, life insurance plan or a relocation plan
          or policy or any other material plan, program, perquisite or policy of
          the Corporation intended to benefit the Executive in which the
          Executive is participating at the time of a Change of Control (or
          programs providing the Executive with at least substantially similar
          benefits) other than as a result of the normal expiration of any such
          employee benefit program in accordance with its terms as in effect at
          the time of a Change of Control, or taking of any action, or the
          failure to act, by the Corporation which would adversely affect the
          executive's continued participation in any of such employee benefit
          programs on at least as favourable a basis to the Executive as is the
          case on the date of a Change of Control; or which would materially
          reduce the Executive's benefits in the future under any of such
          employee benefit programs or deprive him of any material benefit
          enjoyed by the Executive at the time of a Change of Control;

          (vii) a material breach by the Corporation of any other written
          agreement with the Executive that remains uncured for twenty-one (21)
          days after written notice of such breach is given to the Corporation;

          (viii) failure of any successor (as defined in Section 10 herein) to
          assume in a writing delivered to the Executive the obligations
          hereunder within twenty-one (21) days after written notice by the
          Executive, or

     For the purposes of the foregoing, there shall be deemed to have occurred a
     material diminution in the duties and responsibilities of an Executive
     occupying the position of or performing the functions normally assigned to
     any of the Chief Executive Officer or other member of the Office of the
     President, the Chief Financial Officer or the Chief Legal Officer in the
     event of any Change of Control referred to in any of paragraphs 1.2 to 1.6
     (inclusive) above.

3.3  As used in this Agreement, the term "Cause" shall mean:

          (i) the failure by the Executive to attempt to substantially perform
          his or her duties and responsibilities with regard to the Corporation
          or any affiliate (other than any such failure resulting from the
          Executive's incapacity due to physical or mental illness of any such
          actual or anticipated failure by the Executive for Good Reason, as
          defined in paragraph 3.2) after demand for substantial performance is
          delivered by the Corporation that specifically identifies the manner
          in which the Corporation believes the Executive has failed to attempt
          to substantially perform his or her duties and responsibilities and a
          reasonable time for the Executive to correct or remedy;

          (ii) the willful engaging by the Executive in misconduct in connection
          with the Corporation or its business which is materially injurious to
          the Corporation monetarily or otherwise (including but not limited to
          conduct which is prohibited by the provisions of Section 9.1 herein);
          or

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          (iii) any misappropriation or fraud with regard to the Corporation or
          any of the assets of the Corporation (other than good faith expense
          account disputes).

     For purposes of this paragraph, no act, or failure to act, on the
     Executive's part shall be considered "willful" unless done or omitted to be
     done, by him or her not in good faith and without reasonable belief that
     his or her action or omission was in the best interests of the Corporation.
     In the event that the Executive alleges that the failure to attempt to
     perform his or her duties and responsibilities is due to a physical or
     mental illness, and thus not "Cause" under paragraph 3.3, the Executive
     shall be required to furnish the Corporation with a written statement from
     a licensed physician who is reasonably acceptable to the Corporation which
     confirms the Executive's inability to attempt to perform due to such
     physical or mental illness. A termination for Cause after a Change of
     Control shall be based only on events occurring after such Change of
     Control; provided, however, the foregoing limitation shall not apply to an
     event constituting Cause which was not discovered by the Corporation prior
     to a Change of Control.

4.     Compensation Upon Termination.

     4.1 If the Executive's employment is terminated for Cause following a
     Change of Control or upon the occurrence of a Change of Control in a manner
     described in paragraph 3.1 the Corporation shall:

          (a) pay to the Date of Termination, the Executive's Base Salary, the
          prorated amount of the guideline award under the Corporation's
          Executive Performance Award Plan (EPA) and the cash value of any
          untaken and accrued vacations to the Date of Termination. The
          aggregate amount will be paid within five (5) days of the Date of
          Termination;

          (b) accrue service under the Corporation's pension plans to the Date
          of Termination;

          (c) maintain all other benefits and perquisites in which the Executive
          participates to the Date of Termination, but limited to the coverage
          in force under those benefit plans on the Date of Notice of
          Termination; and

          (d) not grant any options to purchase shares under the Alcan Executive
          Share Option Plan, nor any other long-term incentive plans adopted by
          the Corporation, to the Executive between the date of Notice of
          Termination and the actual Date of Termination.

     4.2 In the event of Termination for Cause following a Change of Control,
     the Corporation's obligations to the Executive under this Agreement shall
     be limited to those under paragraph 4.1. In all other cases, the Executive
     shall have each of the following additional rights and entitlements, to the
     extent applicable;

          (a) If the Executive's employment is terminated after the first
          occurrence of a Change of Control in a manner described in paragraph
          3.1 then, the Executive shall be entitled, without regard to any
          contrary provisions of any benefit plan and subject to any express
          limitations hereinafter set forth, to severance pay as follows:

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               (i) an amount equal to 36 times the Executive's monthly base
               salary as of the Date of Termination;

               (ii) an amount equal to 36 times the monthly EPA guideline amount
               in force as regards the Executive Performance Award Plan as of
               the Date of Termination;

          (b) the amount payable under the provisions of the TSR Performance
          Plan (or its equivalent) in the event of a Change of Control, provided
          that the amount payable shall never be less than the amount payable to
          the Executive thereunder had he retired on the Date of Termination.

     Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Date of Termination is before the
     Executive's declared retirement date and the number of months remaining to
     such retirement date is less than the number specified in paragraphs a(i)
     and a(ii) above, the number specified in each of sub-paragraphs (a)(i) and
     (a)(ii) above shall be replaced by the number of months remaining to such
     retirement date.

     4.3 The Executive may, in writing, (in the Notice of Termination or
     otherwise) direct the Corporation that the severance pay pursuant to the
     paragraph 4.2 hereof shall be paid, either :

          (i) in a lump sum payable within five (5) days of the Date of
          Termination where in such case, all benefit plan coverage cease on
          such date, or

          (ii) in 36 equal monthly installments, (or for a period consistent
          with the Corporation's practices as approved by the Personnel
          Committee of the Board) after having the Executive transferred to the
          non-active payroll of the Corporation in which case all benefit plan
          coverage continue at the previous level for that same number of months
          except for coverage under the Corporation's short-term and long-term
          disability plans, vacation program, eligibility in the Alcan Executive
          Share Option Plan or any other long-term incentive plans adopted by
          the Corporation and perquisite benefit (car, financial and tax
          counseling, club membership) all of which shall cease on Date of
          Termination.

          Monthly installments paid on the non-active payroll shall be excluded
     in the calculation of pensionable earnings while the duration on the
     non-active payroll shall be included as service for calculating years of
     service under the Corporation's pension plans.

     4.4 Any loans owing by the Executive to the Corporation shall become due
     and payable as per the terms of the applicable loan agreement.

     4.5 After the occurrence of a Change of Control, as defined in Section 1,
     all options under the Corporation's Executive Share Option Plan shall
     become immediately exercisable and all waiting periods and holding periods,
     as defined in such plan, shall be waived.

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5.   Notice of Termination. After a Change of Control, any purported termination
     of the Executive's employment (other than by reason of death) shall be
     communicated by written Notice of Termination from one party hereto to the
     other party hereto in accordance with Section 13. For purposes of this
     Agreement, a "Notice of Termination" shall mean a notice which shall set
     forth in reasonable detail the facts and circumstances claimed to provide a
     basis for termination of the Executive's employment. The "Date of Notice of
     Termination" is the date, determined in accordance with Section 13 below,
     when the Notice of Termination is deemed to have been given.

6.   Date of Termination. "Date of Termination", with respect to any purported
     termination of the Executive's employment after a Change of Control, shall
     mean the date specified in the Notice of Termination. In the case of a
     termination by the Corporation, the Date of Termination shall not be less
     than thirty (30) days after the Change of Control except in the case of a
     termination for Cause which shall be the date specified in the Notice of
     Termination. In the case of a termination by the Executive for Good Reason,
     the Date of Termination shall not be earlier than 90 days after the Change
     of Control. In the event of Notice of Termination by the Corporation, the
     Executive may treat such notice as having a date of termination at any date
     between the date of the receipt of such notice and the date of termination
     indicated in the Notice of Termination by the Corporation; provided, that
     the Executive must give the Corporation written notice of the Date of
     Termination if he or she deems it to have occurred prior to the Date of
     Termination indicated in the notice.

7.   No Duty to Mitigate/Set-off. The Corporation agrees that if the Executive's
     employment with the Corporation is terminated pursuant to this Agreement
     during the term of this Agreement, the Executive shall not be required to
     seek other employment or to attempt in any way to reduce any amounts
     payable to the Executive by the Corporation pursuant to this Agreement.
     Further, the amount of any payment or benefit provided for in this
     Agreement shall not be reduced by any compensation earned by the Executive
     or benefit provided to the Executive as the result of employment by another
     employer or otherwise. Except as otherwise provided herein and apart from
     any disagreement between the Executive and the Corporation concerning
     interpretation of this Agreement or any term or provision hereof, the
     Corporation's obligations to make the payments provided for in this
     Agreement and otherwise to perform its obligations hereunder shall not be
     affected by any circumstances, including without limitation, any set-off,
     counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right which the Corporation may
     have against the Executive.

8.   Service with Subsidiaries or the Corporation. For purposes of this
     Agreement, employment by the Corporation or subsidiary (as defined in the
     Canada Business Corporations Act) of the Corporation shall be deemed to be
     employment by the Corporation and references to the Corporation shall
     include all such entities, except that the payment obligation hereunder
     shall be solely that of the Corporation. A Change of Control, however, as
     used in this Agreement, shall refer only to a Change of Control of Alcan
     Inc.

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9.   Confidentiality and Non-Competition Undertakings.

     9.1 Without prejudice to any other confidentiality undertakings or
     obligations by which the Executive may be bound in favor of the
     Corporation, the Executive shall not at any time during the term of this
     Agreement, or thereafter, directly or indirectly, for any reason
     whatsoever, communicate or disclose to any unauthorized person, firm or
     corporation, or use for the Executive's own account, without the prior
     written consent of the Board of Directors, any proprietary processes, trade
     secrets or other confidential data or information of the Corporation and
     its related and affiliated companies concerning their businesses or
     affairs, accounts, products, services or customers, it being understood,
     however, that the obligations set forth in this Section shall not apply to
     the extent that the aforesaid matters (i) are disclosed in circumstances in
     which the Executive is legally required to do so, or (ii) become known to
     and available for use by the public other than by the Executive's wrongful
     act or omission.

     9.2 Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control, any non-competition
     agreement between the Corporation and the Executive shall be considered
     null and void. For the purposes of this Agreement, a non-competition
     agreement shall include, without limitation, any provision restricting the
     Executive's freedom to seek or obtain employment or invest in or advise any
     corporation or business.

10.  Successors - Binding Agreement. In addition to any obligations imposed by
     law upon any successor to the Corporation, the Corporation will require any
     successor (whether direct or indirect, by purchase, amalgamation, merger,
     arrangement, reorganization, consolidation or otherwise) to all or
     substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Corporation to
     expressly assume and agree in writing to perform this Agreement in the same
     manner and to the same extent that the Corporation would be required to
     perform it if no such succession had taken place. This Agreement shall
     inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the Executive's personal or
     legal representatives, executors, administrators, successors and heirs. If
     the Executive shall die after termination of his employment while any
     amount would still be payable to the Executive hereunder if the Executive
     had continued to live, all such amounts, unless otherwise provided herein,
     shall be paid in accordance with the terms of this Agreement to the
     executors, personal representatives or administrators of the Executive's
     estate. This Agreement is personal to the Executive and neither this
     Agreement nor any rights hereunder may be assigned by the Executive.

11.  Miscellaneous. No provisions of this Agreement may be modified, waived or
     discharged unless such waiver, modification or discharge is agreed to in
     writing and signed by the Executive and such officer as may be specifically
     designated by the Board of Directors. No waiver by either party hereto at
     any time of any breach by the other party hereto of, or compliance with,
     any condition or provision shall be deemed a waiver of similar or
     dissimilar provisions or conditions at the same or at any prior or
     subsequent time. This Agreement and the Employment Agreement constitute the
     entire agreement between the parties hereto pertaining to the subject
     matter hereof. No agreements or representations, oral or otherwise, express
     or implied, with respect to the subject matter hereof have been made by
     either party which are not expressly set forth in this Agreement or the
     Employment Agreement. All references to any law shall be deemed also to
     refer to any successor provisions to such laws.

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

13.  Notices. Any notice or other communication required or permitted hereunder
     shall be in writing and shall be delivered personally, or sent by
     registered mail, postage prepaid as follows:

          (i)  If to the Corporation, to:

               Alcan  Inc.
               1188 Sherbrooke Street West
               Montreal, Quebec
               H3A 3G2

               Attention:  Corporate Secretary

          (ii) If to the Executive, to his last shown address
               on the books of the Corporation.

Any such notice shall be deemed given when so delivered personally, or, if
mailed, five days after the date of deposit in the Canadian mail. Any party may
by notice given in accordance with this Section to the other parties, designate
another address or person for receipt of notices hereunder.

14.  Severability. If any provisions of this Agreement shall be declared to be
     invalid or unenforceable, in whole or in part, such invalidity or
     unenforceability shall not affect the remaining provisions hereof which
     shall remain in full force and effect.

15.  Legal Fees. In the event the Corporation does not make the payments due
     hereunder on a timely basis and the Executive collects any part or all of
     the payments provided for hereunder or otherwise successfully enforces the
     terms of this Agreement by or through -legal counsel, the Corporation shall
     pay all costs of such collection or enforcement, including reasonable legal
     fees and other reasonable fees and expenses which the Executive may incur.
     The Corporation shall pay to the Executive interest at the prime lending
     rate as announced from time to time by Royal Bank of Canada on all or any
     part of any amount to be paid to Executive hereunder that is not paid when
     due. The prime rate for each calendar quarter shall be the prime rate in
     effect on the first day of the calendar quarter.

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16.  Non-Exclusivity of rights. Except as otherwise specifically provided
     therein, (i) nothing in this Agreement shall prevent or limit the
     Executive's continuing or future participation in any benefit, bonus,
     incentive, equity or other plan or program provided by the Corporation and
     for which the Executive may qualify, nor (ii) shall anything herein limit
     or otherwise prejudice such rights as the Executive may have under any
     other currently existing plan, agreement as to employment or severance from
     employment with the Corporation or statutory entitlements, provided, that
     to the extent such amounts are paid under paragraph 4.2(a) hereof or
     otherwise, such amounts shall be offset against any amounts that the
     Executive is entitled to under any other program, plan, agreement or
     statute, including without limitation the Employment Agreement. Amounts
     that are vested benefits or which the Executive is otherwise entitled to
     receive under any plan or program of the Corporation, at or subsequent to
     the date of termination shall be payable in accordance with such plan or
     program, except as otherwise specifically provided herein or in the
     Employment Agreement.

17.  Not an Agreement of Employment. This is not an agreement assuring
     employment and the Corporation reserves the right to terminate the
     Executive's employment at any time with or without cause, subject to the
     Employment Agreement and the payment provisions hereof if such termination
     is after, or within three (3) months prior to, a Change of Control, as
     defined herein. The Executive acknowledges that he is aware that he shall
     have no claim against the Corporation hereunder or for deprivation of the
     right to receive the amounts hereunder as a result of any termination that
     does not satisfy the requirements hereof or as a result of any other action
     taken by the Corporation. The foregoing shall not affect the Executive's
     rights under any other agreement with the Corporation.

18.  Governing Law. This Agreement shall be construed, interpreted, and governed
     in accordance with the laws of the Province of Quebec.

19.  English Language. The parties hereto declare that they require that this
     Agreement and any related documents be drawn up and executed in English.

     Les parties declarent qu'elles requierent que cette convention ainsi que
tous documents relatifs a cette convention soient rediges et executes en
anglais.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused this Agreement to be duly
executed and the Executive has hereunto set his hand as of the date first set
forth above.

                                ALCAN INC.

                                By:       /s/ Gaston Ouellet
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                                               Gaston Ouellet

                                EXECUTIVE
                                By:       /s/ Brian W. Sturgell
                                         ---------------------------------------
                                               Brian W. Sturgell

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                                                                   Exhibit 10.2

CHANGE OF CONTROL AGREEMENT made as of the 22 December 2004, between:

                 Alcan Inc., a corporation incorporated under the laws of Canada
                 with its registered office at 1188 Sherbrooke Street West,
                 Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3A 3G2 ("Alcan");

                 Ms. Martha Finn-Brooks (the "Executive")

WHEREAS, Alcan has announced its intention to spin off its Rolled Products
Business (as hereinafter defined) to Novelis Inc. in the manner described in
Alcan's current Form 10 registration statement filed with the Securities
Exchange Commission;

WHEREAS, the Executive has been identified as a key member of the Rolled
Products Business and is expected to transfer employment to Novelis Inc. in the
role of President, Novelis Europe;

WHEREAS Alcan acknowledges that the spin off or any other transaction in
replacement thereof that would result in a change of control of all or
substantially all of the Rolled Products Business, with the attendant
uncertainties and risks, may result in the departure or distraction of key
employees to the detriment of Alcan;

WHEREAS, Alcan has determined that it is appropriate to take steps to induce
key employees to remain as such, and to reinforce and encourage their continued
attention and dedication, when faced with the uncertainty surrounding the said
transfer of control; and

WHEREAS Alcan will, as a condition of the change of control of the Rolled
Products Business, cause the acquirer to assume all liability for the
undertakings to the Executive in this Agreement beginning from the date of the
said change of control.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and mutual covenants herein
contained, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

1.     Definitions

"Rolled Products Business" shall mean the majority of Alcan's rolled products
assets and certain alumina and primary metal related assets in Brazil,
substantially as detailed in Alcan's current Form 10 registration statement
filed with the Securities Exchange Commission, and shall include where
appropriate shares in relevant subsidiaries.

"Acquirer" shall mean the acquirer of the Rolled Products Business from Alcan,
which Acquirer may at the time of the Change of Control be subsidiary of Alcan
or an Independent third party (including Novelis Inc.);

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"Change of Control" shall mean the transfer, by sale or otherwise, of the Rolled
Products Business by Alcan to the Acquirer.

"Date of Termination" with respect to any purported termination of the
Executive's employment after a Change of Control, shall mean the date specified
in the notice of termination. In the case of a termination by the Employer, the
Date of Termination shall not be less than 30 days after the Change of Control
except in the case of a termination for Cause, which shall be the date specified
in the notice of termination. In the case of a termination by the Executive for
Good Reason, the Date of Termination shall not be earlier than 90 days after the
Change of Control.

"Employer" shall mean the employer of the Executive at the time of his or her
Date of Termination;

"Special Termination Indemnity Payment" shall mean an amount equal to 24 months
of the Executive's total cash compensation (i.e. base salary plus EPA Guideline
amount) in effect on the date of termination of employment;

"Termination for Good Reason" refers to a termination of employment by the
Executive within 90 days after the occurrence of the Good Reason event, failing
which such event shall not constitute Good Reason under this Agreement. For
purposes of this Agreement, "Good Reason" shall mean the occurrence or failure
to cause the occurrence of any of the following events without the Executive's
express written consent:

(i)    any material diminution in the Executive's duties, responsibilities or
       authority (except in each case in connection with the termination of the
       Executive's employment for Cause or temporarily as a result of the
       Executive's illness or other excusable absence);

(ii)   a reduction in the Executive's annual base salary rate;

(iii)  a relocation of the Executive's principal business location to an area
       outside the country of the Executive's principal business location at the
       time of the Change of Control;

(iv)   a failure by the Employer after a Change of Control to continue any
       annual Executive Performance Award Plan, program or arrangement in which
       the Executive is then entitled to participate (the "Bonus Plans"),
       provided that any such plan(s) may be modified at the Employer's
       discretion from time to time but shall be deemed terminated if (x) any
       such plan does not remain substantially in the form in effect prior to
       such modification and (y) if plans providing the Executive with
       substantially similar benefits are not substituted therefor ("Substitute
       Plans"), or a failure by the Employer to continue the Executive as a
       participant in the Bonus Plans and Substitute Plans on at least the same
       basis as to potential amount of the bonus and the achievability thereof
       as the Executive participated immediately prior to any change in such
       plans of awards, in accordance with the Bonus Plans and the Substitute
       Plans;

(v)    a failure to permit the Executive after the Change of Control to
       participate in cash or equity based long-term incentive plans and
       programs other than Bonus Plans on a basis providing the Executive in the
       aggregate with an annualized award value in each fiscal year after the
       Change of Control at least equal to the aggregate annualized award value
       being provided by the employer to the Executive under such incentive
       plans and programs immediately prior to the Change of Control (with any
       awards intended not to be repeated on an annual basis allocated over the
       years the awards are intended to cover);

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(vi)     the failure by the Employer to continue in effect any material employee
         benefit program such as a saving, pension, excess pension, medical,
         dental, disability, accident, life insurance plan or a relocation plan
         or policy or any other material plan, program, perquisite or policy of
         the Employer intended to benefit the Executive in which the Executive
         is participating at the time of a Change of Control (or programs
         providing the Executive with at least substantially similar benefits)
         other than as a result of the normal expiration of any such employee
         benefit program in accordance with its terms as in effect at the time
         of a Change of Control, or taking of any action, or the failure to act,
         by the employer which would adversely affect the executive's continued
         participation in any of such employee benefit programs on at least as
         favourable a basis to the Executive as is the case on the date of a
         Change of Control; or which would materially reduce the Executive's
         benefits in the future under any of such employee benefit programs or
         deprive him or her of any material benefit enjoyed by the Executive at
         the time of a Change of Control;

(vii)    a material breach by the Employer of any other written agreement with
         the Executive that remains uncured for 21 days after written notice of
         such breach is given to the Employer; or

(viii)   failure of any successor Employer to assume in a writing delivered to
         the Executive the obligations hereunder within 21 days after written
         notice by the Executive.

"Termination for Cause" shall mean:

(i)      the failure by the Executive to attempt to substantially perform his
         or her duties and responsibilities with regard to the Employer or any
         affiliate (other than any such failure resulting from the Executive's
         incapacity due to physical or mental illness) after demand for
         substantial performance is delivered by Employer that specifically
         identifies the manner in which the Employer believes the Executive has
         failed to attempt to substantially perform his or her duties and
         responsibilities and a reasonable time for the Executive to correct or
         remedy;

(ii)     the willful engaging by the Executive in misconduct in connection with
         the Employer or its business which is materially injurious to the
         Employer monetarily or otherwise; or

(iii)    any misappropriation or fraud with regard to the Employer or any of
         the assets of the Employer (other than good faith expense account
         disputes).

For purposes of this paragraph, no act, or failure to act, on the Executive's
part shall be considered "willful" unless done, or omitted to be done, by him
or her not in good faith and without reasonable belief that his or her action
or omission was in the interests of the Employer. In the event that the
Executive alleges that the failure to attempt to perform his or her duties and
responsibilities is due to a physical or mental illness, and thus not "Cause",
the Executive shall be required to furnish the Employer with a written
statement from a licensed physician who is reasonably acceptable to the
Employer which confirms the Executive's inability to attempt to perform due to
such physical or mental illness. A termination for Cause after a Change of
Control shall be based only on events occurring after such Change of Control;
provided, however, the foregoing limitation shall not apply to an event
constituting Cause which was not discovered by the Employer prior to a Change
of Control.

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2.    ALCAN'S UNDERTAKINGS TO THE EXECUTIVE UPON CHANGE OF CONTROL

2.1   The term of Alcan's undertakings as set out hereunder shall commence on
      the date of this Agreement and shall expire, unless previously terminated
      as provided herein, on the earliest of:

      (a)   24 months after the date of Change of Control;

      (b)   the date of the Executive's death;

      (c)   the date of the Executive's retirement;

      (d)   the day following the termination of the Executive's employment for
            any other reason; or

      (e)   30 June 2005, in the event that no Change of Control has taken
            place.

2.2   Alcan shall cause the Acquirer to assume all liability for the
      undertakings to the Executive as a condition of the Change of Control. If
      the Executive's employment with Alcan, the Acquirer or a subsequent
      acquirer of the Rolled Products Business is terminated during the
      above-stated term:

      (a)   by the Employer by reason other than for Cause; or

      (b)   by the Executive for Good Reason,

      the Executive shall be entitled to the Special Termination Indemnity
      Payment from Alcan.

3.    EXECUTIVE'S UNDERTAKINGS TO ALCAN

The Executive, as an executive of Alcan, undertakes (i) to act in good faith
and cooperate reasonably with a view to the completion of the Change of Control
of the Rolled Products Business in the best interests of Alcan as a whole as
determined by the Alcan Board of Directors, including in respect of any
subsequent spin-off or other transaction, (ii) to conduct himself or herself as
an employee of Alcan and use his or her influence as an executive so that the
interests of Alcan as a whole are fairly protected and well-managed in a manner
consistent with past practice until such time as Alcan spins off or otherwise
transfers the Rolled Products Business, (iii) to conduct himself or herself so
as to facilitate the due exercise by the Alcan Board of Directors of the
fiduciary and other duties to which it is bound in the context of the said
transaction, and (iv) to facilitate the transfer of Alcan's obligations under
this Agreement to the Acquirer or to a subsequent acquirer of the Rolled
Products Business.

4.    OTHER PROVISIONS

4.1   No Duty to Mitigate/Set-off.  Alcan agrees that if the Executive's
employment is terminated pursuant to this Agreement other than for Cause during
the term of this Agreement, the Executive shall not be required to seek other
employment or to attempt in any way to reduce any amounts payable to the
Executive by Alcan pursuant to this

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      Agreement. Further, the amount of any payment or benefit provided for in
      this Agreement shall not be reduced by any compensation earned by the
      Executive or benefit provided to the Executive as the result of
      employment by another employer. Alcan's obligations to perform its
      obligations hereunder shall not be affected by any circumstances,
      including without limitation, any set-off, counterclaim, defense or other
      right which Alcan may have against the Executive.

4.2   References to Subsidiaries. For purposes of this Agreement, unless the
      context otherwise required, references to Alcan or to the Acquirer shall
      include as appropriate references to one or more of their respective
      subsidiaries (as "subsidiary" is defined in the Canada Business
      Corporations Act).

4.3   Confidentiality and Non-Competition Undertakings. Without prejudice to
      any other confidentiality undertakings or obligations by which the
      Executive may be bound in favour of Alcan, the Executive shall not at any
      time during the term of this Agreement, or thereafter, directly or
      indirectly, for any reason whatsoever, communicate or disclose to any
      unauthorized person, firm or corporation, or use for the Executive's own
      account, any proprietary processes, trade secrets or other confidential
      data or information of Alcan and their respective related and affiliated
      companies concerning their businesses or affairs, accounts, products,
      services or customers, it being understood, however, that these
      obligations shall not apply to the extent that the aforesaid matters (i)
      are disclosed in circumstances in which the Executive is legally required
      to do so, or (ii) become known to and available for use by the public
      other than by the Executive's wrongful act or omission. The provisions of
      this paragraph shall survive and remain in effect notwithstanding the
      termination of this Agreement and the termination of the Executive's
      employment.

4.4   Successors -- Binding Agreement. This Agreement shall inure to the
      benefit of and be enforceable by the Executive's personal or legal
      representatives, executors, administrators, successors and heirs. If the
      Executive shall die after termination of his or her employment while any
      amount would still be payable to the Executive hereunder if the Executive
      had continued to live, all such amounts, unless otherwise provided
      herein, shall be paid in accordance with the terms of this Agreement to
      the executors, personal representatives or administrators of the
      Executive's estate. This Agreement is personal to the Executive and
      neither this Agreement nor any rights hereunder may be assigned by the
      Executive.

4.5   Severability. If any provisions of this Agreement shall be declared to be
      invalid or unenforceable, in whole or in part, such invalidity or
      unenforceability shall not affect the remaining provisions hereof which
      shall remain in full force and effect.

4.6   Legal Fees. In the event Alcan does not make the payments due hereunder
      on a timely basis and the Executive collects any part or all of the
      payments provided for hereunder or otherwise successfully enforces the
      terms of this Agreement by or through legal counsel. Alcan shall pay all
      costs of such collection or enforcement, including reasonable legal fees
      and other reasonable fees and expenses which the Executive may incur.
      Alcan shall pay to the Executive interest at the prime lending rate as
      announced from time to time by Royal Bank of Canada on all or any part of
      any amount to be paid to

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     Executive hereunder that is not paid when due. The prime rate for each
     calendar quarter shall be the prime rate in effect on the first day of the
     calendar quarter.

4.7  Non-Exclusivity of rights. Except as otherwise specifically provided
     therein, (i) nothing in this Agreement shall prevent or limit the
     Executive's continuing or future participation in any benefit, bonus,
     incentive, equity or other plan or program provided by Alcan and for which
     the Executive may qualify, nor (ii) shall anything herein limit or
     otherwise prejudice such rights as the Executive may have under any other
     currently existing plan, agreement as to employment or severance from
     employment with or the Employer or statutory entitlements. Amounts that are
     vested benefits or which the Executive is otherwise entitled to receive
     under any plan or program, at or subsequent to the date of termination
     shall be payable in accordance with such plan or program, except as
     otherwise specifically provided herein.

4.8  Not an Agreement of Employment. This is not an agreement assuring
     employment and Alcan reserves the right to terminate the Executive's
     employment at any time with or without cause, subject to the provisions
     hereof.

4.9  Interpretation. No provisions of this Agreement may be modified, waived or
     discharged unless such waiver, modification or discharge is agreed to in
     writing by the parties. No waiver by any party hereto at any time of any
     breach by any other party hereto of, or compliance with, any condition or
     provision shall be deemed a waiver of similar or dissimilar provisions or
     conditions at the same or at any prior or subsequent time. This Agreement
     constitutes the entire agreement between the parties hereto pertaining to
     the subject matter hereof. No agreements or representations, oral or
     otherwise, express or implied, with respect to the subject matter hereof
     have been made by either party which are not expressly set forth in this
     Agreement or the Employment Agreement. All references to any law shall be
     deemed also to refer to any successor provisions to such laws.

4.10 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be construed, interpreted, and governed
     in accordance with the laws of the Province of Quebec.

4.11 English Language. The parties hereto declare that they require that this
     Agreement and any related documents be drawn up and executed in English.

     Les parties declarent qu'elles requierent que cette convention ainsi que
     tous documents relatifs a cette convention soient rediges et executes en
     anglais.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be duly executed
as of the date first set forth above.

ALCAN INC.                          MARTHA FINN-BROOKS

By: /s/ Brian W. Sturgell           /s/ Martha Finn-Brooks

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