Document:

Exhibit 10.13

CHANGE OF
CONTROL AGREEMENT

This Change of
Control Agreement is entered into as September 8, 2006, by and between
International Aluminum Corporation, a California corporation (the “Company”), and Michael J. Norring
(the “Executive”), with reference
to the following:

RECITALS

A.                                   The
Company believes that it is in the best interests of the Company to foster the
continuous employment of key management personnel such as the Executive.

B.                                     The
Company and the Executive desire to enter into this Agreement in order to
induce the Executive to continue his employment with the Company during any
period in which the Company may be engaged in negotiations regarding a Change
of Control (as defined below) and during the one-year period following a Change of Control.

NOW, THEREFORE, in
consideration of the foregoing and other good and valuable consideration, the
receipt and sufficiency of which hereby are acknowledged, the Company and the
Executive hereby agree as follows:

ARTICLE 1

DEFINITIONS

For purposes of this
Agreement, each of the following terms defined in this Article 1 shall have its
defined meaning wherever used in this Agreement.

1.1                               Agreement. “Agreement”
means this Change of Control Agreement, as it may be amended from time to time
as provided herein.

1.2                               Beneficial Owner and Beneficial Ownership.  “Beneficial Owner” and “Beneficial Ownership”
have the meanings given to such terms in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act.

1.3                               Cause.  “Cause”
means (i) the Executive’s conviction of a felony that is injurious to the
business of the Company, (ii) the Executive’s willful and continued failure to
perform his Employment duties, (iii) the Executive’s willful misconduct that is
injurious to the business of the Company, or (iv) the Executive’s willful
violation of any material provision of any employment policy of the Company;
provided, however, that the Executive’s inability to perform his or her duties
because of a Disability shall not constitute a basis for the Company’s
termination of the Executive’s Employment for Cause.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Executive’s
Employment shall not be subject to termination for Cause without (w) the
Company’s delivery to the Executive of a notice of intention to terminate, such
notice to describe the reasons for the proposed Employment termination and to
be delivered to the Executive at least ten days prior to the actual termination
date, (x) an opportunity for the Executive within the period prior to the
proposed Employment termination to cure any such breach (if curable) giving 

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rise to the proposed termination, and (y) an
opportunity for the Executive, if he chooses, to be heard before the Board of
Directors of the Company.

1.4                               Change of Control.  “Change of Control” means any transaction or
series of related transactions as a result of which:

(a)                                  Any Person or group of Persons (as the term “group”
is defined in Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations
thereunder) acquires Beneficial Ownership of securities of the Company, or of
any entity resulting from a merger to which the Company is a party and is not
the surviving party, representing more than fifty percent of the combined
voting power of the then-outstanding securities of the Company or such other
entity, as applicable; provided, however, that for purposes of this Section
1.4(a), the following acquisitions of securities shall not constitute a Change
of Control:  (1) any acquisition by
Vanderstar; (2) any acquisition by a trust established by Vanderstar if
Vanderstar is a trustee of the trust; (3) any acquisition by a corporation,
partnership or limited liability company if Vanderstar has Beneficial Ownership
of more than fifty percent of the combined voting power of such corporation,
partnership or limited liability company; (4) any acquisition by the Company or
by an employee benefit plan or related trust sponsored or maintained by the
Company; or (5) any acquisition directly from the Company or Vanderstar, or
both, pursuant to an underwritten public offering of securities that is
registered under the Securities Act; or

(b)                                 The Company consummates a merger,
reorganization or consolidation to which it is a party (regardless as to
whether it is the surviving entity), or the Company sells all or substantially
all of its assets (each such transaction being referred to in this Section
1.4(b) as a “Transaction”),
unless Persons who were Beneficial Owners of the outstanding voting securities
of the Company immediately prior to the consummation of the Transaction
Beneficially Own immediately after the consummation of the Transaction at least
fifty percent of the combined voting power of the then-outstanding securities
of the Person surviving or resulting from the Transaction.

1.5                               COBRA.  “COBRA”
means the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, as amended.

1.6                               Code.  “Code”
means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

1.7                               Disability.  “Disability” means a physical or mental
disability of the Executive, as certified in a written statement from a
licensed physician selected or approved by the Executive Committee, that
results in the Executive being unable to perform his duties as an employee of
the Company on a full-time basis (after reasonable accommodation by the
Company) for (i) 120 consecutive days or (ii) 180 days (regardless of
whether such days are consecutive) during any period of 365 consecutive days.

1.8                               Employment.  “Employment” means the Executive’s employment
in any capacity with the Company.

1.9                               Exchange Act.  “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended.

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1.10                        Good Reason.  “Good Reason” means the occurrence after a
Change of Control of any of the following actions by the Company, unless the
Executive, in his discretion, consents thereto in writing or the action by the
Company is reversed or abandoned within 30 days after the Company receives
from the Executive written notice of the Executive’s objection to the action:
(i) a reduction in the Executive’s annual base salary as in effect on the
date immediately prior to the Change of Control or a failure to make any
scheduled base salary payment within fifteen days after its due date, unless
the Company’s Board of Directors determines in good faith that such base salary
reduction is more than offset by the aggregate value of any new compensation
plans or other Employment-related benefits that are provided to the Executive
after the Change of Control; (ii) the Company’s requirement that the
Executive perform his or her Employment duties at an office that is more than
25 miles from the Company’s office at which the Executive was principally
employed on the date immediately prior to the Change of Control; (iii) a
change or diminution in Executive’s employment duties that is materially
inconsistent with the duties usually associated with the office of the Chief
Accounting Officer of a corporation; or (iv) a failure by the Company to
continue for the benefit of the Executive any material compensation plan in
which the Executive participated on the date immediately prior to the Change of
Control, unless the discontinuation of such plan was outside the Company’s
reasonable control or unless the Company discontinues such plan for all of its
executive officers.  Notwithstanding the
foregoing, Good Reason for the Executive to terminate his or her Employment
shall not exist by reason of any of the Company’s actions described in the
preceding sentence if the action is preceded by a written notice from the
Company of an intention to terminate the Executive’s Employment for Cause or
because of the Executive’s Disability and is then followed by a termination of
Employment for Cause or Disability.

1.11                        JAMS.  “JAMS”
means the Judicial Arbitration Mediation Service or its successor by law or by
written agreement with JAMS.

1.12                        Person.  “Person”
means any natural person, corporation, partnership, limited liability company
or other association or entity.

1.13                        Securities Act.  “Securities Act” means the Securities Act of
1933, as amended.

1.14                        Retention Bonus.  “Retention Bonus” means the bonus
compensation that the Company has agreed to pay to the Executive pursuant to
Article 2 upon the occurrence of a Change of Control.

1.15                        Severance Payment.   “Severance Payment” means the severance
compensation that the Company has agreed to pay to the Executive pursuant to
Article 3 upon the termination of the Executive’s Employment after a
Change of Control.

1.16                        Vanderstar.  “Vanderstar” means Cornelius C. Vanderstar
and Marguerite D. Vanderstar, or either of them, individually or as trustees of
the Vanderstar Family Trust, so long as he or she is a Beneficial Owner of
capital stock of
the Company as of the date that the acquisition of securities or other
transaction in question occurs.

1.17                        Without Cause.  “Without Cause” means the termination of the
Executive’s Employment by the Company other than for Cause and other than by
reason of the death or Disability of the Executive.

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1.18                        Other Definitions.  Any term defined in any other section of this
Agreement shall have its defined meaning wherever used in this Agreement.

ARTICLE 2

RETENTION BONUS

2.1                               Right to a Retention Bonus.  The Executive shall be entitled to receive a
Retention Bonus in the amount specified in Section 2.2 if, but only if:

(a)                                  A Change of Control occurs; and

(b)                                 The Executive is an employee of the Company
as of the date the Change of Control occurred.

2.2                               Amount of the Retention Bonus.  If the Executive becomes entitled to a
Retention Bonus under this Agreement, the amount of the Retention Bonus shall
equal the product of six times the Executive’s monthly base salary that was in
effect on the date on which the Change of Control occurred; provided, however,
that any base salary that is excluded from gross income for federal income tax
purposes pursuant to Section 125 or 401(k) of the Code and any base salary that
is deferred by the Executive pursuant to an employer-sponsored deferred
compensation plan shall be included in the calculation of the Executive’s base
salary for purposes of this Section 2.2.

2.3                               Payment of the Retention Bonus.  The Retention Bonus to which the Executive is
entitled pursuant to Section 2.2 shall be paid in a lump sum within ten
days following the date on which the Change of Control occurred.

2.4                               Withholding of Taxes.  The Company may withhold from the Retention
Bonus all federal, state, local, FICA, Medicaid and similar taxes required by
applicable law to be withheld by the Company.

ARTICLE 3

SEVERANCE PAYMENT

3.1                               Right to a Severance Payment.  In addition to the Retention Bonus to which
the Executive is entitled under Section 2.1, the Executive shall be
entitled to receive a Severance Payment in the amount specified in Section 3.3
if, but only if:

(a)                                  A Change of Control occurs;

(b)                                 The Executive is an employee of the Company
as of the date of the Change of Control; and

(c)                                  (i) The Executive’s Employment is
terminated Without Cause within one year after
the Change of Control or (ii) the Executive terminates his Employment for
Good Reason within one year after
the Change of Control and within 60 days after the occurrence of the fact
or event that permitted the Executive to terminate his Employment for Good
Reason.

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3.2                               Notice of Termination.  Any purported termination of the Executive’s
Employment after the occurrence of a Change of Control for Cause or Good Reason
or because of the Executive’s Disability shall be communicated to the other
party by written notice of termination. 
The notice (i) shall be given at least 15 days prior to the
Employment termination date, (ii) shall specify the Employment termination date
(which shall not be more than thirty days after the delivery of the notice),
and (iii) shall set forth in reasonable detail the facts claimed to provide a
basis for the Employment termination for the specified reason.

3.3                               Amount of the Severance Payment.

(a)                                  If the Executive becomes entitled to a
Severance Payment under this Agreement, the amount of the Severance Payment
shall equal the product of 12 times the Executive’s monthly base salary that
was in effect on the date of the termination of the Executive’s Employment or,
if greater, that was in effect on the date that immediately preceded the date
on which the Change of Control occurred; provided, however, that any base
salary that is excluded from gross income for federal income tax purposes
pursuant to Section 125 or 401(k) of the Code and any base salary that is
deferred by the Executive pursuant to an employer-sponsored deferred
compensation plan shall be included in the calculation of the Executive’s base
salary for purposes of this Section 3.3(a).

(b)                                 The amount of the Severance Payment calculated
under Section 3.3(a) above shall be reduced by the amount of any and all cash
severance-type payments which the Executive receives pursuant to any other
severance plan, agreement, policy or program of the Company or any of the
Company’s subsidiaries.  However, if the
amount of the cash severance-type payments received under such other severance
plan, agreement, policy or program is greater than the Severance Payment that
is payable under this Agreement, the Executive shall be entitled to the amount
payable under such other plan, agreement, policy or program in lieu of the
Severance Payment under this Agreement. 
The payment to the Executive of the Retention Bonus or any amount under
a stock option plan, stock incentive plan, shareholders’ agreement or similar
agreement in consideration for the Executive’s equity ownership interest in the
Company or any direct or indirect parent company shall not be construed as a “severance-type
payment.”

3.4                               Payment of the Severance Payment; Release
Agreement.

(a)                                  Subject to the following paragraphs of this
Section 3.4, the Severance Payment to which the Executive is entitled pursuant
to Section 3.3 shall be paid in a lump sum concurrently with the termination of
Employment of the Executive as described in Section 3.1(c).

(b)                                 As a condition to the receipt of the
Severance Payment, the Executive must execute and deliver to the Company a
general release provided by the Company, to be in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to the Company, that releases the Company and its respective
owners, directors, officers, managers, employees, subsidiaries and agents from
any and all claims that the Executive may have against such released Persons,
whether known or unknown, absolute or contingent, other than (i) claims under
this Agreement, (ii) claims under any other written agreement to which the
Executive is a party, (iii) claims under written employee benefit plans, and
(iv) claims for accrued but unpaid salary, bonuses, vacation pay and
expense reimbursement obligations.

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3.5                               Excise Tax Limitation.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in
this Agreement, if the Company determines in good faith that any portion of the
Retention Bonus or Severance Payment to which the Executive is entitled would
be subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code, then the
Retention Bonus or Severance Payment, as the case may be, shall be reduced by
the Company to the minimum extent necessary to avoid any such excise tax.  All determinations required to be made
pursuant to the preceding sentence shall be made by the Board of Directors of
the Company, which shall provide supporting calculations and documentation to
the Executive promptly following his request therefor.

3.6                               Withholding of Taxes.  The Company may withhold from the Severance
Payment and any other amounts payable under this Agreement all federal, state,
local, FICA, Medicaid and similar taxes required by applicable law to be
withheld by the Company.

3.7                               COBRA Payments.

(a)                                  If the Executive becomes entitled to a Severance
Payment under this Agreement and if the Executive elects under COBRA to
continue to receive any group health care coverage under COBRA, the Company
shall reimburse the Executive for the amount of the Executive’s COBRA premiums
for the period ending 12 months after the Executive’s Employment
termination.  Each such reimbursement by
the Company shall be made within 15 days after its receipt of written
evidence of a COBRA payment made by the Executive; alternatively, the Company
may make such payments directly on behalf of the Executive.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company
shall not be required to make any COBRA payment or reimbursement with respect
to any period after the Executive becomes covered under any other group health
plan that provides equal or greater benefits to the Executive than the Company’s
group health plan, and the Company shall remain entitled to terminate or amend
its group health plans at any time.

(b)                                 The benefits provided to the Executive under
Section 3.7(a) are in addition to, and not in lieu of, any other
post-employment health care benefits to which the Executive may be entitled
under any group health care plan or program that the Company may elect to
provide from time to time to the Executive and its other employees.

3.8                               No Mitigation Duty.  The Executive shall have no duty to mitigate
the amount of the Severance Payment, or the COBRA payments described in Section
3.7(a), by seeking other
employment or by taking any other action, and the amount of the Severance
Payment shall not be reduced by any income that the Executive receives from
subsequent employment.

3.9                               No Right to Receive Base Salary, Bonuses,
Benefits and Perquisites After an Employment Termination.

(a)                                  Except as may otherwise be agreed to in
writing between the Company and the Executive or as may be required by
applicable law with respect to continued group health care coverage under
COBRA, any obligation on the part of the Company to provide base salary,
bonuses, life and health insurance coverage, other employee benefits, expense
reimbursements and perquisites to the Executive shall terminate on the date of
the termination of the Executive’s Employment, regardless of the reason that
the Executive’s Employment terminated.

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(b)                                 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in
Section 3.9(a) or in any other provision of this Agreement, upon a
termination of Employment for any reason (i) the Executive shall be
entitled to receive any base salary that is accrued but unpaid as of the
Employment termination date, (ii) to the extent provided by written Company
policies or by applicable law, the Executive shall be entitled to receive any
bonus or vacation pay that is accrued but unpaid as of the Employment
termination date, (iii) the Executive shall be entitled to receive any compensation
that he previously deferred in accordance with the terms of any written
deferred compensation plan maintained by the Company, and (iv) the Executive
shall remain entitled to be reimbursed for any business expenses that were
properly incurred by him during the Executive’s Employment in accordance with
Company policies.

3.10                        No Payments or Benefits Prior to a Change of
Control.  Prior to a Change of Control,
the Executive shall not be entitled to receive any Retention Bonus, Severance
Payment or other payments or benefits under this Agreement.  Except as provided below in Section 3.15, the
Executive shall not be entitled to receive any Retention Bonus, Severance
Payment or other payments or benefits under this Agreement if his Employment is
terminated for any reason prior to a Change of Control and if a Change of
Control subsequently occurs.

3.11                        No Death, Disability or Retirement Payments
or Benefits Payable Under this Agreement. 
Except as provided in Section 2.1 with respect to a Retention Bonus
and in Section 3.9(b) with respect to accrued but unpaid salary, vacation
time, bonuses and other specified accrued items, this Agreement does not
provide the Executive with a right to receive a Severance Payment or any other
payments or benefits if his Employment terminates before or after the
occurrence of a Change of Control by reason of Disability, death, retirement or
for any other reason except a termination described in Section 3.1(c).

3.12                        Benefits Under Other Company Plans.  Except as provided above in
Section 3.3(b), the Severance Payment shall not reduce any amounts
otherwise payable to the Executive under, or in any way diminish any of the
Executive’s rights as an employee under, any written employee benefit,
retirement or incentive plan or written employment agreement to which the
Executive is now, or subsequently becomes, a party or a participant.

3.13                        At Will Employment.    Neither this Agreement nor the Retention
Bonus or Severance Payment payable hereunder shall be deemed to limit, replace
or otherwise affect the “at will” nature of the Executive’s Employment, and
this Agreement shall not be construed as an employment contract.  The Executive’s Employment may be terminated
by either the Company or the Executive at any time and for any reason (including
for no specified reason), and nothing contained in this Agreement shall be
construed as creating any minimum period of Employment.  Except as specifically provided (i) in this
Agreement, (ii) in any written employment agreement or other written agreement
that the Executive may enter into with the Company, or (iii) in any written
employee manual, policy or benefit plan that the Company has provided to the
Executive, the Company shall have no obligation to make any compensation,
severance or other payments to the Executive, or to provide any other benefits
to the Executive, after the date of the termination of the Executive’s
Employment for any reason.  This
Agreement does not provide a pension for the Executive nor shall any payment
hereunder be characterized as deferred compensation.

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3.14                        Term of this Agreement.  This Agreement shall commence on the date set
forth above.  If a Change of Control has
not occurred, either the Company or the Executive may terminate this Agreement
and all obligations of the parties hereunder upon the delivery of at least one
year’s prior written
notice to the other party; provided, however, that if a Change of Control
occurs prior to the effective date of the termination notice described in the
preceding sentence, this Agreement shall not terminate pursuant to such
termination notice.  Furthermore, this
Agreement may be terminated after the occurrence of a Change of Control only by
the written agreement of the Company and the Executive; provided, however, that
the Executive shall be entitled to a Severance Payment hereunder only as
provided in Section 3.1.

3.15                        Termination of Employment in Anticipation of
a Change of Control. 
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, if the
Executive’s Employment is terminated within 90 days prior to the
occurrence of a Change of Control, the Executive shall be entitled to claim
that his or her Employment was terminated (i) by the Company Without Cause or
by the Executive for Good Reason and (ii) directly as a result of the
anticipated Change of Control.  The
Executive shall have the burden of proving such claim.  A Retention Bonus in the amount described in
Section 2.1, a Severance Payment in the amount described in Section 3.3
and the COBRA payments described in Section 3.7 shall be owed to the Executive if, but only if, (i) the Company in its
absolute discretion agrees with the Executive’s claim or (ii) an arbitrator
agrees with the Executive’s claim and awards a Retention Bonus, Severance
Payment or COBRA payments in an arbitration proceeding brought pursuant to
Section 4.14 below.  All other
provisions of this Article 3 shall be applicable to any Retention Bonus,
Severance Payment and COBRA payments to
which the Executive becomes entitled under this Section 3.15.

3.16                        Confidential Information.  After the termination for any reason of the
Executive’s Employment, the Executive shall at no time, without the prior
written consent of the Company or as may otherwise be required by a court of
competent jurisdiction, (i) directly or indirectly divulge to any Person other
than the Company or a Person designated in writing by the Company any
confidential information or trade secrets regarding the Company or any of its
subsidiaries or affiliated companies or (ii) directly or indirectly use any
such confidential information or trade secrets for the Executive’s personal
benefit or the benefit of any Person other than the Company and its
subsidiaries and affiliates in the Executive’s performance of his employment
duties.

ARTICLE 4

GENERAL PROVISIONS

4.1                               Successors and Assigns.  This Agreement shall be binding upon, and
shall benefit, the personal representative, estate, beneficiaries (by will or
by the laws of descent and distribution), and other successors and assigns of
each party to this Agreement.  However,
this Agreement is personal to the Executive and may not be assigned by him
other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution.  The Company shall require any successor by
purchase, merger or otherwise to all or substantially all of the business and
assets of the Company to assume and agree to perform the Company’s obligations
under this Agreement, in the same manner and to the same extent that the
Company would be required to perform such obligations if no such succession had
taken place.

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4.2                               Expenses.  Except as otherwise provided in Sections 4.14
and 4.15 of this Agreement, each party to this Agreement shall bear its own
costs and expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement.

4.3                               Notices.  All notices and other communications required
or permitted by this Agreement to be given by one party to another party shall
be delivered in writing, by registered or certified United States mail (postage
prepaid and return receipt requested) or by reputable overnight delivery service,
to the Company or the Executive, as applicable, at the address that appears on
the signature page of this Agreement (or to such other address that one party
gives the other in the foregoing manner). 
Any such notice or other communication that is sent in the foregoing
manner shall be deemed to have been delivered three days after deposit in the
United States mail or one day after delivery to an overnight delivery service.

4.4                               Entire Agreement.  This Agreement constitutes the entire
agreement of the Company and the Executive relating to the subject matter of
this Agreement and supersedes any and all other prior agreements and
understandings (written or oral) relating to such subject matter.

4.5                               Calculation of Time.  Wherever in this Agreement a period of time
is stated in a number of days, it shall be deemed to mean calendar days.  However, when any period of time so stated
would end upon a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, such period shall be
deemed to end upon the next day following that is not a Saturday, Sunday or
legal holiday.

4.6                               Further Assurances.  Each party to this Agreement shall perform
any further acts and execute and deliver any further documents that may be
requested by another party and that are reasonably necessary to carry out the
provisions of this Agreement.

4.7                               Provisions Subject to Applicable Law.  All provisions of this Agreement shall be
applicable only to the extent that they do not violate any applicable law, and
are intended to be limited to the extent necessary so that they will not render
this Agreement invalid, illegal or unenforceable under any applicable law.  If any provision of this Agreement or any
application thereof shall be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the
validity, legality and enforceability of other provisions of this Agreement or
of any other application of such provision shall in no way be affected thereby.

4.8                               Waiver of Rights.  Neither party to this Agreement shall be
deemed to have waived any right or remedy that it has under this Agreement unless
this Agreement expressly provides a period of time within which such right or
remedy must be exercised and such period has expired or unless such party has
expressly waived the same in writing. 
The waiver by a party of a right or remedy hereunder shall not be deemed
to be a waiver of any other right or remedy or of any subsequent right or
remedy of the same kind.

4.9                               Headings; Gender and Number. The headings
contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not
affect in any manner the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.  Where appropriate to the context of this
Agreement, use of the singular shall be deemed also to refer to the plural, and
use of the plural to the singular, and pronouns of one gender shall be deemed
to comprehend either or both of the other genders.  The terms “hereof,”

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“herein,” “hereby,” and variations thereof
shall, whenever used in this Agreement, refer to this Agreement as a whole and
not to any particular section hereof.

4.10                        Amendment and Termination.  This Agreement may be amended only pursuant
to a writing executed by the Company and the Executive.  This Agreement may be terminated only as
provided above in Section 3.14 or pursuant to a writing executed by the Company
and the Executive.

4.11                        Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed in two
counterparts, and by each party on a separate counterpart, each of which shall
be deemed an original, but both of which taken together shall constitute but
one and the same instrument.  This
Agreement may be executed by facsimile signature.

4.12                        Representation of the Executive;
Interpretation of This Agreement.  The
Executive acknowledges that he has had an adequate opportunity to review this
Agreement with the Executive’s counsel, if any, prior to executing this
Agreement.  The terms of this Agreement
have been negotiated by the Company and the Executive, and the language used
herein was chosen by the parties to express their mutual intent.  This Agreement shall be construed without
regard to any presumption or rule requiring construction against the party
causing the instrument to be drafted. 
The Executive further acknowledges that (i) Troy & Gould
Professional Corporation has served as counsel to the Company only (and not to
the Executive) in connection with this Agreement, and (ii) neither the
Company nor its agents or representatives has made any representations to the
Executive regarding the tax consequences to him of any payments pursuant to
this Agreement.

4.13                        Governing Laws.  This Agreement shall be governed by, and
construed and enforced in accordance with, the internal laws of the State of
California without giving effect to conflict-of-law principles.

4.14                        Arbitration of Disputes; Jury Trial Waiver.

(a)                                  To the fullest extent permitted by applicable
law, all disputes arising between the Company and the Executive concerning the
interpretation or enforcement of this Agreement shall be submitted to final and
binding confidential arbitration, before one arbitrator, in accordance with the
applicable Comprehensive Arbitration Rules and Procedures of JAMS in effect on
the date of such arbitration including, without limitation, the discovery
rights that are expressly provided by the Comprehensive Arbitration Rules and
Procedures of JAMS.  All arbitration
proceedings shall be conducted in Los Angeles, California, and shall be
administered by JAMS.  Each party
consents to such venue and jurisdiction and agrees that personal jurisdiction
over such party for purposes of the arbitration proceeding or for any court action
that is permitted by this Agreement may be effected by service of process
addressed and delivered as provided in Section 4.3.

(b)                                 A party shall be entitled to initiate an
arbitration proceeding if a dispute cannot be resolved amicably within thirty
days after the other party or parties have been notified in writing of the
existence of the dispute.  The parties
shall attempt to agree upon the arbitrator, who shall be a retired California
state or federal court judge from the Los Angeles, California, office of
JAMS.  If the parties cannot agree upon
an arbitrator within fifteen days after the matter is submitted for
arbitration, a retired California state or federal court judge from the Los
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California, office of JAMS promptly shall be appointed
in accordance with the applicable rules of JAMS to serve as the sole
arbitrator.  Each party shall have the
right to be represented by counsel in the arbitration proceeding and, if
required by JAMS, the arbitration proceeding shall comply with the JAMS “Minimum
Standards of Procedural Fairness for Employment Arbitration.”

(c)                                  The arbitrator hereby is instructed to
interpret and enforce this Agreement in strict accordance with its terms, and
the arbitrator shall not have the right or power to alter or amend any term of
this Agreement except to the limited extent expressly provided in
Section 4.7.  The arbitrator is
required to apply applicable substantive law in making an award, and the
arbitrator is required to issue a written decision that summarizes the findings
and conclusions upon which the award is based. 
An award of the arbitrator that is in violation of the requirements of
either of the two immediately preceding sentences shall constitute an action
that exceeds the arbitrator’s power under this Agreement and, as such, may be
vacated by a court of competent jurisdiction. 
The arbitrator’s award may be enforced in any court having jurisdiction
over the matter.

(d)                                 Notwithstanding the preceding provisions of
this Section 4.14, each party is entitled to bring an action for temporary or
preliminary injunctive relief at any time in any court of competent
jurisdiction in order to prevent immeasurable and irreparable injury that might
result from a breach of this Agreement.

(e)                                  EACH PARTY AGREES THAT, IN
CONNECTION WITH AND AS PART OF THE ARBITRATION PROVISIONS OF THIS
SECTION 4.14, ALL RIGHTS TO A TRIAL BY A JURY OF ANY CLAIM ARISING OUT OF
OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT ARE FOREVER AND ABSOLUTELY WAIVED.

4.15                        Attorneys’ Fees and Other Expenses.  To the fullest extent permitted by applicable
law, the unsuccessful party to any arbitration proceeding or to any court
action that is permitted by this Agreement shall pay to the prevailing party
all costs and expenses, including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’
fees, incurred in the arbitration proceeding or the court action by the
successful party, all of which shall be included in and as a part of the award
rendered in the proceeding or action. 
For purposes of this Section 4.15, attorneys’ fees shall include,
without limitation, fees incurred in connection with post-judgment and
post-award actions.  Notwithstanding the
preceding provisions of this Section 4.15, if required by applicable California
law, the Company shall pay the fees of the arbitrator and all other fees that
are charged by JAMS in connection with the arbitration proceeding.

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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed and delivered this Agreement as
of the date first above written.  

	
   

  	
  INTERNATIONAL ALUMINUM
  CORPORATION

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  By:

  	
  /s/ Ronald L.
  Rudy

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Ronald L. Rudy

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  President and
  Chief Executive Officer

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  Address:

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  767 Monterey
  Pass Road

  
	
   

  	
  Monterey Park,
  California 91754

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  /s/ Michael J.
  Norring

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  Executive’s
  Signature

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  Michael J.
  Norring

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  Print
  Executive’s Name

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  Executive’s
  Address:

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  2731 East
  Larkwood Street

  
	
   

  	
  West Covina,
  California 91791

  

 

 12Exhibit 4.8

THIS SUBORDINATED
PROMISSORY NOTE HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ACT”).  IN ADDITION, THIS NOTE HAS NOT BEEN
REGISTERED UNDER APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS IN RELIANCE UPON EXEMPTIONS
PROVIDED UNDER SUCH LAWS.  THIS NOTE MAY
NOT BE PLEDGED, SOLD OR TRANSFERRED IN THE ABSENCE OF (1) AN EFFECTIVE
REGISTRATION STATEMENT COVERING THE NOTE FILED UNDER THE ACT, (2) AN OPINION OF
QUALIFIED COUNSEL, WHICH OPINION AND COUNSEL ARE SATISFACTORY TO THE BOARD OF
DIRECTORS, THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED OR (3) OTHER EVIDENCE SATISFACTORY
TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS THAT SUCH REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED.

SUBORDINATED
PROMISSORY NOTE

	
  $300,000.00

  	
  September 6, 2006

  

 

For value received IT&E International Group, Inc.
a Delaware corporation (“Payor”),
promises to pay to Gene Resnick, M.D. (“Holder”), the
principal sum of $300,000.00 with simple interest on the outstanding principal
amount accruing at eight percent (8%) per annum beginning as of August 7, 2006
as set forth below.  Interest shall be
computed on the basis of a year of 365 days for the actual number of days
elapsed.

This Subordinated Promissory Note (this “Note”), is issued pursuant to that certain Asset Purchase
Agreement dated November 9, 2005 by and between Payor, Holder and Millennix
Inc., as amended (the “Purchase Agreement”),
which is incorporated herein by reference as though fully set forth
herein.  Capitalized terms not otherwise
defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them under the Purchase
Agreement.

1.             Payment.  Subject to Section 5 below, interest shall be
payable in monthly installments of interest only beginning with the last day of
the month in which this Note was issued and continuing on the last day of each
and every month thereafter continuing until the first to occur of (i) January
1, 2008, or (ii) an Event of Default (as defined below), at which time all
principal and accrued and unpaid interest due on this Note shall be all due and
payable (the “Maturity Date”).  Payor may
prepay all or any portion of the outstanding balance of unpaid principal and
any accrued but unpaid interest thereon at any time without penalty, fee or
acceleration.

2.             Place of Payment.  All amounts payable hereunder shall be
payable at the office of the Holder, unless another place of payment shall be
specified in writing by the Holder.

3.             Representations of Payor.  This Note, when executed and delivered by
Payor, shall constitute a valid and binding obligation of Payor enforceable in
accordance with its terms, subject to laws of general application relating to
bankruptcy, insolvency, the relief of debtors and, with respect to rights to
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4.             Default.  Each of the following events shall be an “Event of Default” hereunder:

(i)            Payor
fails to pay timely any of the principal amount or any other amounts due under
this Note within thirty (30) days’ of written notice of non-payment of the
same;

(ii)           Payor
files any petition or action for relief under any bankruptcy, reorganization,
insolvency or moratorium law or any other law for the relief of, or relating
to, debtors, now or hereafter in effect, or makes any assignment for the
benefit of creditors; or

(iii)         An
involuntary petition is filed against Payor (unless such petition is dismissed
or discharged within ninety (90) days) under any bankruptcy statute now or
hereafter in effect, or a custodian, receiver, trustee, assignee for the
benefit of creditors (or other similar official) is appointed to take
possession, custody or control of any property of Payor.

Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default hereunder,
all unpaid principal and accrued but unpaid interest and other amounts (if any)
owing hereunder shall, at the option of the Holder, be immediately due, payable
and collectible by the Holder pursuant to applicable law.

5.             Condition of Employment.  Payor’s obligations under this Note,
including, without limitation, Payor’s obligation of payment as set forth in
Section 1 of this Note, are conditioned upon and subject to Holder remaining an
employee of the Payor through and including the Maturity Date.  If at any time Holder is not an employee of
the Payor at any time prior to the Maturity Date, Payor’s remaining obligations
under this Note shall immediately cease and this Note shall no longer be of any
force or effect; provided, however, that if Holder’s employment with Payor
terminates by reason of:  (i) his death,
(ii) his resignation for “Good Reason” as that term is defined in that certain
Employment Agreement between the Payor and Holder dated November 9, 2005, as
amended to date (the “Employment Agreement”), or (iii) his termination by Payor
without “Cause” as that term is defined in the Employment Agreement, then Payor’s
obligations under this Note shall continue on in full force and effect.

6.             Transfer; Assignment.  The terms of this Note shall apply to, inure
to the benefit of, and bind all parties hereto, their heirs, legatees,
devisees, administrators, executors, successors, assigns.  Notwithstanding any provision of this Note to
the contrary, in addition to complying with applicable securities laws, the
Holder must obtain the written consent of the Payor prior to assigning this
Note.  This Note is registered on the
books of the Payor and is transferable only by surrender thereof at the
principal office of the Payor duly endorsed or accompanied by a written
instrument of transfer duly executed by the registered Holder of this Note or
his attorney duly authorized in writing.

7.             Usury Exemption.  Notwithstanding any provision of this Note,
Payor shall not and will not be required to pay interest at a rate or any fee
or charge in an amount prohibited by applicable law.  If interest or any fee or charge payable on any
date would be prohibited, then such interest, fee or charge will be
automatically reduced to the maximum amount that is not prohibited.  In the event that Holder receives payment of
any interest, fee, or charge that would cause the amount so received to exceed
the maximum amount permitted under applicable law, then, to the extent that the
amount so received exceeds the maximum amount permitted under 

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applicable law: 
(a) in the first instance, the amount received shall be applied to
principal and (b) in the second instance, in the event that the principal
amount of this Note has been paid in full, the remaining amount so received
shall be deemed to be a loan from Payor to Holder, repayable upon the demand of
the Payor with interest at the legal rate from the date of Holder’s receipt of
each payment in excess interest, fees, or charges.

8.             Subordination.  The Holder of this Note acknowledges and
agrees that the rights of Holder under this Note shall be subordinate and
junior in right and priority to any and all current and future lenders (and any
and all successors, assignees, transferees and participants thereof) of Payor,
and Holder hereby agrees to execute and delivery any subordination agreement
that may be required by any such current or future lender to evidence such
subordination.

9.             Governing Law.  This Note shall be governed by and construed
under the laws of the State of New York, as applied to agreements among New
York residents, made and to be performed entirely within the State of New York,
without giving effect to conflicts of law principles.

10.          No Rights as Shareholder.  The Holder will not be entitled to vote,
receive dividends or exercise any of the rights of the holders of the Payor’s
equity securities for any purpose.

11.          Amendments.  This Note may be amended or a provision
hereof waived only in a writing signed by the Payor and the Holder.

[Signature
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  IT&E
  INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC.

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  By:

  	
  /s/ Philip T.
  Lavin

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Philip T. Lavin,
  Chief Executive Officer

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  Acknowledged
  and Agreed

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  /s/ Gene
  Resnick, M.D.

  
	
   

  	
  GENE
  RESNICK, M.D.

  

 

 

 

 

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