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MANUFACTURERS'
SERVICES LTD.

                                        January 4, 1996

PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL

Mr. Dale R. Johnson
14 Schooner Ridge
Marblehead, MA  01945

Dear Dale:

      I am pleased to offer you an executive position with Manufacturers'
Services Limited ("MSL") effective February 1,1996 on the following terms and
conditions:

      1. Your title will be Executive Vice President and General Counsel, and
you will report directly to me. You will be based in Concord, Massachusetts,
although you will spend most of your time in Boston at the offices of Sherburne,
Powers & Needham, P.C. ("SP&N") so that you can utilize SP&N's facilities and
have available secretarial assistance for MSL matters. You will spend as much
time in MSL's Concord office and you will travel as much as necessary to fulfill
your responsibilities to the company.

      2. Your compensation will consist of the following:

            (a)   Ease Salary at the annual rate of $170,000 payable in
                  accordance with MSL's payroll practices and procedures.

            (b)   Incentive compensation consisting of (i) a Target Bonus paid
                  quarterly at a rate of up to 50% of Base Salary, plus (ii) a
                  Super Achievement Bonus paid annually at a rate of up to 50%
                  of Base Salary. The Target Bonus and Super Achievement Bonus
                  will be based, respectively, on achieving or exceeding
                  mutually agreed to goals and objectives for MSL and for your
                  individual performance. Your performance against the agreed to
                  goals and objectives will be reviewed, at least quarterly, on
                  an on-going basis. As a member of MSL's executive staff, the
                  payment of your incentive compensation also will be subject to
                  certain terms and conditions established by the Compensation
                  Committee of MSL's Board of Directors, which terms and
                  conditions have been explained to you.

200 BAKER AVENUE
CONCORD, MASSACHUSETTS USA
01742-2121

508.287.5630
FAX 508.287.5635

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            (c)   Stock options pursuant to a stock option plan. MSL's Board of
                  Directors has approved the granting of stock options as
                  compensation, and a specific plan is now being drafted for
                  final Board approval. Options granted will vest over a
                  four-year period with 50% of the options in any grant vesting
                  ratably based on time and 50% vesting based on performance.
                  You will be eligible to participate in this plan and receive
                  options on terms and conditions that are comparable to those
                  for executives in positions similar in rank and compensation
                  to yours with your level of participation based on: (1) the
                  specific terms and conditions of the plan; (2) approval of the
                  Compensation Committee of MSL's Board of Directors; (3) your
                  performance as a manager of MSL; and (4) your achievement of
                  mutually agreed to corporate and personal goals and
                  objectives. In your capacity as an outside legal consultant to
                  the company, you have already been granted options on 75,000
                  shares of MSL stock. You will be eligible to receive
                  additional options annually according to the foregoing
                  criteria and subject to the terms of the stock option plan
                  when adopted.

      3. In addition to the compensation set forth above, you will be eligible
to receive health and life insurance and other employee benefits in accordance
with the terms and conditions of the respective company benefit and other
plans/policies in force and effect, which may be changed, expanded or diminished
from time to time, during the course of your employment by MSL.

      4. You must be able to travel between Boston and Concord frequently and on
immediate notice. Therefore, MSL will pay for a monthly parking pass for you in
SP&N's office building so that you may always have your automobile available.

      5. MSL recognizes that you have an ethical and professional obligation to
SP&N and to those SP&N clients for whom you currently have primary
responsibility. MSL will allow you to spend a reasonable amount of time advising
SP&N and its clients and making a smooth transition from private practice to
your new position, provided that your activities for SP&N and its clients do not
interfere with the timely performance of your duties for MSL.

      6. As a condition of your employment by MSL, on your date of hire you
agree to sign MSL's Agreement with Respect to Confidential Information and
Inventions and Non-Competition.

      7. Under the Immigration Reform And Control Act of 1986, employers are
required to verify employment eligibility of all new employees. Upon joining
MSL, you will be asked to complete I.N.S. Form I-9 (Employment Eligibility
Verification) and to provide, for our review: (i) a driver's license or other
official photograph identification card, and (ii) an original Social Security
card, birth certificate, United States passport, Certificate of Naturalization
or Citizenship, or Alien Registration Card with employment authorization and
photograph.

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      8. By signing this offer letter, you represent that you are not subject to
any restrictions (including, without limitation, any restrictions in connection
with any previous employment) that prevent you from accepting this offer of
employment or that materially and adversely affect (or may in the future, so far
as you can reasonably foresee, materially and adversely affect) your ability to
fulfill your responsibilities as an employee of MSL.

      9. Your employment will be on an at-will basis, and either you or MSL may
terminate your employment, at any time, with or without cause.

      10. The foregoing terms and conditions supersede any prior discussions
related to your employment by MSL. Please acknowledge your acceptance of these
terms and conditions by signing, dating and returning to me the enclosed
duplicate original of this offer letter.

      Dale, I want to take this opportunity to say that we look forward to your
joining MSL's executive team, and we believe that you will make a significant
contribution to MSL's growth.

                                      Very truly yours,

                                      MANUFACTURERS' SERVICES LIMITED

                                      By: /s/ Kevin C. Melia
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                                          Kevin C. Melia
                                          Chairman, CEO and President

Accepted and Agreed:

/s/ Dale R. Johnson
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Dale R. Johnson

Dated: Jan. 31, 1996
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MANUFACTURERS'
SERVICES

                                                June 25, 1996

Dale R. Johnson
14 Schooner Ridge
Marblehead, MA 01945

Dear Dale:

      As we discussed, in recognition of your performance as an executive of
Manufacturers' Services Limited ("MSL") and in consideration of your continuing
employment, MSL has agreed to the following severance terms:

      If your employment is terminated by MSL (and for the purposes of this
letter MSL includes any successor in interest) other than for Cause, death or
Disability, you will be entitled to salary continuation payments during the
12-month period following termination. The total of all such payments, which
shall be payable in 26 equal installments in accordance with MSL's payroll
practices and procedures, shall be an amount equal to the sum of (i) your Base
Salary for the year of termination, plus (ii) your incentive compensation
(Target Bonus and Super Achievement Bonus) earned during the prior year,
provided that (x) the total amount payable to you hereunder shall not exceed two
times your Base Salary for the year of termination and (y) salary continuation
payments shall terminate upon your material breach of the Agreement with Respect
to Confidential Information and Inventions and Non-Competition (the
"Non-Competition Agreement") that you have entered into with MSL. For this
purpose:

            (a) "Cause" means (i) your willful and continued failure
substantially to perform your duties as described herein (other than (x) as a
result of total or partial incapacity due to physical or mental illness, (y) for
Good Reason, or (z) as a result of MSL's material breach of its obligations
pursuant to this letter agreement) following written notice to you and a 60-day
cure period, (ii) your dishonesty in the performance of your duties, (iii) your
material breach of the Non-Competition Agreement or (iv) your conviction of, or
the entry of a plea of guilty by you to, a felony involving your personal
conduct under the laws

MANUFACTURERS' SERVICES LTD.

200 BAKER AVENUE
CONCORD, MASSACHUSETTS USA
01742-2121

508.287.5630
FAX 508.287.5635

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of the United States or any state thereof or conviction of, or the entry of a
plea of guilty to, a crime involving your personal conduct in any other
jurisdiction which crime would constitute a felony under the laws of the United
States or any state thereof if such crime had been committed within the
jurisdiction of the United States or any stare thereof.

            (b) "Disability" means physical or mental incapacity resulting in
your being unable to perform your essential functions for an aggregate of more
than six months during any period of twenty-four consecutive months. Any
question as to the existence of your Disability as to which you and MSL cannot
agree will be determined in writing by a qualified independent physician
mutually acceptable to you and MSL. If you and MSL cannot agree as to a
qualified independent physician, each will appoint such a physician and those
two physicians will select a third, who will make such determination in writing.
Such determination of Disability made in writing to MSL and to you will be final
and conclusive for all purposes of your employment.

            (c) "Good Reason" means:

            (i) you are removed from your current position of Executive Vice
      President and General Counsel for any reason other than for Cause or by
      reason of your death or Disability;

            (ii) you are assigned duties and responsibilities that are
      inconsistent, in a material respect, with the scope of duties and
      responsibilities associated with your position or you are required to
      report directly to any person other than MSL's Chief Executive Officer or
      any Chief Operating Officer;

            (iii) breach by MSL of any of its material employment obligations to
      you;

            (iv) you are required to relocate outside the greater Boston area;
      or

            (v) your Base Salary or the percentage of your Base Salary used to
      calculate your Incentive Compensation is reduced other than for reasons of
      your performance after written notice and a reasonable opportunity to
      cure.

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      This letter is intended to be incorporated into and become an integral
part of your present employment agreement with MSL. Except as provided above,
all of the other terms and conditions of your present employment agreement will
continue in full force and effect. Please acknowledge your agreement and
acceptance by signing the enclosed copy of this letter and returning it to me
for MSL's files.

                                     Very truly yours,

                                     MANUFACTURERS' SERVICES LIMITED

                                     By: /s/ Kevin C. Melia
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                                         Kevin C. Melia
                                         Chairman, CEO and President

Accepted and Agreed:

/s/ Dale R. Johnson
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Dated: 6/25/96
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