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                                                                    EXHIBIT 10.5

                    AMENDED AND RESTATED EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

         WHEREAS, BRAND SERVICES, INC., a Delaware corporation (the "Company")
and David R. Cichy ("Executive") previously entered into an employment agreement
dated as of April 1, 2001 (as subsequently amended or modified, the
"Agreement"); and

         WHEREAS, the parties desire to amend, restate and continue the
Agreement.

         NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and mutual covenants
contained herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the parties
hereto agree that the Agreement is hereby amended, restated and continued as
follows, all effective as of the Effective Date as described below:

         1. EFFECTIVE DATE. For purposes of this Agreement, the "Effective Date"
shall be the date on which the Effective Time occurs (as defined in that certain
Agreement and Plan of Merger among Brand Holdings, LLC, Brand Acquisition Corp.,
DLJ Brand Holdings, Inc. and various sellers dated as of August 9, 2002 (the
"Merger Agreement")). Notwithstanding the foregoing or any other provision of
this Agreement, this Agreement shall become effective only upon the occurrence
of the Effective Time, and if the Effective Time does not occur by December 31,
2002 this Agreement shall be of no force and effect and shall terminate
automatically without any further actions of the parties.

         2. AGREEMENT TERM. Executive's continued employment by the Company
shall commence on the Effective Date, and shall, unless extended as set forth
below, terminate on the second anniversary of the Effective Date (the
"Expiration Date"). Executive's employment shall be automatically extended on a
year to year basis following the Expiration Date, unless a written notice to
terminate is given by the Company to Executive not less than thirty (30), nor
more than sixty (60), days prior to the scheduled Expiration Date. The period
commencing on the Effective Date and ending on the Expiration Date, as the same
may be extended from time to time hereunder, is hereinafter referred to as the
"Employment Term". Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Employment Term shall
terminate in any and all events upon the termination of Executive's employment
hereunder as hereinafter provided.

         3. POSITIONS. During the Employment Term, executive shall serve as Vice
President, Operations-Northern Region. Executive shall report directly to the
President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company (the "CEO") and shall have
such duties and authority commensurate with such position as shall be determined
from time to time by the CEO. Executive shall devote substantially all of his
business time and best efforts to the performance of his duties hereunder and
shall not engage in any other business, profession or occupation for
compensation or otherwise.

         4. BASE SALARY. During the Employment Term, the Company shall pay
Executive a base salary (the "Base Salary") at the annual rate of not less than
$152,999, payable bi-weekly in arrears, in accordance with the usual payment
practices of the Company. Executive's Base Salary shall be subject to periodic
review by the CEO and the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of
the Company (the "Compensation Committee"), not less frequently than annually,
beginning January 1, 2003.

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         5. BONUS.

                  (a) With respect to each fiscal year in the Employment Term,
Executive shall be eligible for a bonus of up to 120% of his Base Salary (the
"Annual Bonus") to be determined annually in accordance with the Company's
annual bonus plan, as earned through the achievement of certain profitability
and performance objectives which are annually developed by the CEO and as
reviewed and approved by the Compensation Committee (the "Bonus Plan"). The
Bonus Plan shall have terms (including the terms of calculating bonuses)
consistent with the terms of the Company's 2002 bonus plan, a copy of which is
annexed hereto as Annex I.

                  (b) Any bonus payable hereunder shall be paid at or about the
same time bonuses are paid to the Company's other senior executives and, in the
case of the Annual Bonus, in accordance with the terms of the Bonus Plan.

         6. EMPLOYEE BENEFITS.

                  (a) During the Employment Term, Executive shall be entitled to
participate on a basis no less favorable than other similarly-situated senior
executives of the Company in all retirement, welfare benefit, incentive
compensation, perquisite and other plans and arrangements of the Company
applicable to senior executives of the Company, as in effect from time to time.

                  (b) The Company shall establish a nonqualified deferred
compensation plan ("Deferred Compensation Plan") which shall have a term of five
(5) years and, for each year of the Employment Term or thereafter during which
the Executive is employed by the Company, the Company shall provide Executive
with an annual contribution to such plan in an amount equal to the 15 percent of
Executive's Base Salary for such year (pro rated to reflect any period of less
than 12 months). Executive's rights with respect to his benefits under the
Deferred Compensation Plan shall be exclusively as described in the Deferred
Compensation Plan. Amounts contributed by the Company to the Deferred
Compensation Plan shall not be taken into account for any purpose under any
other plan, program, policy or arrangement of the Company or its affiliates.

         7. BUSINESS EXPENSES. During the Employment Term, the Company shall
reimburse such of Executive's travel, entertainment and other business expenses
as are reasonably and necessarily incurred by Executive during the Employment
Term in the performance of his duties hereunder, in accordance with the
Company's policies as in effect from time to time.

         8. TERMINATION. The Employment Term may be terminated prior to its
scheduled expiration for any of the reasons set forth in this Section 8 or
Section 9. Upon a termination or expiration of the Employment Term, Executive
shall be entitled to the payments, if any, described in this Section 8 or
Section 9, whichever is applicable.

                  (a) FOR CAUSE BY THE COMPANY, OR TERMINATION BY EXECUTIVE FOR
ANY REASON. The Employment Term may be terminated prior to its scheduled
expiration by the Company for Cause (as defined below). In addition, the
Employment Term may be terminated prior to its scheduled expiration by Executive
for any reason. If, prior to the Expiration Date, the Employment Term is
terminated by the Company for Cause, or by Executive for any reason, then
Executive shall be entitled to receive his Base Salary through the date of
termination, any

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Bonus that has been earned in accordance with Section 5 for a prior fiscal year
but not yet paid and any unreimbursed business expenses, payable promptly
following the later of the date of such termination and the date on which the
appropriate documentation is provided. All other benefits following termination
of the Employment Term pursuant to this Section 8(a) shall be determined in
accordance with the plans, policies and practices of the Company.

                  (b) DEATH OR DISABILITY. The Employment Term shall terminate
prior to its scheduled expiration upon Executive's death or, at the Company's
election, if Executive incurs a Disability (as hereinafter defined). If the
Employment Term is terminated prior to the Expiration Date by reason of
Executive's death or, at the Company's election, if Executive incurs a
Disability, Executive's estate or, in the case of Executive's Disability,
Executive (or such other person duly appointed by a court of competent
jurisdiction to manage Executive's affairs) shall receive (i) the amounts
described under Section 8(a), and subject to Executive's continued compliance
with the covenants set forth in Section 10 in the event of Executive's
Disability, (ii) continued payment of Base Salary through the first anniversary
of the date of death or the date of the Executive's termination of employment
due to Disability.

                  All other benefits following termination of the Employment
Term pursuant to this Section 8(b) shall be determined in accordance with the
plans, policies and practices of the Company.

                  (c) BY THE COMPANY WITHOUT CAUSE. The Employment Term may be
terminated prior to the Expiration Date by the Company without Cause. If the
Employment Term is terminated prior to the Expiration Date by the Company
without Cause, then subject to Executive's continued compliance with the
covenants set forth in Section 10, Executive shall receive (i) the amounts
described under Section 8(a); (ii) continued payment of Base Salary through the
last day of the 24th month following the date of termination (the "Severance
Period"); provided that, upon the written request of Executive, the payments of
Base Salary for the 13th through 24th months of the Severance Period shall be
accelerated and paid to Executive in a lump-sum payment, to the extent not
previously paid to Executive; (iii) continued coverage under the Company's
welfare benefit arrangements as in effect from time to time through the earlier
of (A) the end of the Severance Period, and (B) such time as Executive is
eligible to receive comparable welfare benefits from a subsequent employer. All
other benefits following termination of the Employment Term pursuant to this
Section 8(c) shall be determined in accordance with the plans, policies and
practices of the Company.

                  (d) UPON SCHEDULED EXPIRATION. The Employment Term shall
expire on the Expiration Date (after giving effect to any extensions set forth
in Section 2 hereof). In the event the Employment Term expires, then Executive
shall only be entitled to receive the amounts described in Section 8(a) above.

                  (e) DEFINITIONS. For purposes of this Section 8, the following
terms shall have the following meanings:

                           (i) "Cause" shall mean:

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                                    (A) Executive's willful and continued
                           failure substantially to perform his duties under the
                           Agreement (other than as a result of total or partial
                           incapacity due to physical or mental illness);

                                    (B) An act or acts on Executive's part
                           constituting a felony under the laws of the United
                           States or any other state thereof or any other
                           jurisdiction in which the Company conducts business;

                                    (C) Executive's being under the influence of
                           illegal drugs or alcohol while performing his duties
                           hereunder;

                                    (D) Any other act or omission which is
                           materially injurious to the financial condition or
                           business reputation of the Company or any of its
                           affiliates; or

                                    (E) Executive's breach of the provisions of
                           Section 10.

                  For purposes of this definition, no act or failure to act
         shall be deemed "willful" unless effected by Executive not in good
         faith and without a reasonable belief that such action or failure to
         act was in or not opposed to the Company's best interests.

                           (ii) "Disability" shall mean Executive's inability,
         as a result of physical or mental illness, to perform the duties of the
         position(s) specified in Section 3 for a period of 90 consecutive days
         or for an aggregate of 90 days in any twelve consecutive month period.
         Any question as to the existence of the Disability of Executive as to
         which Executive and the Company cannot agree shall be determined in
         writing by a qualified independent physician selected by the Company
         and reasonably acceptable to Executive. The determination of Disability
         made in writing to the Company and Executive shall be final and
         conclusive for all purposes of the Agreement.

                  (f) NOTICE OF TERMINATION. Any purported termination of the
Employment Term prior to the Expiration Date by the Company or by Executive
shall be communicated by written notice of termination to the other party
hereto, which notice shall indicate the specific termination provision in this
Agreement relied upon and shall set forth in reasonable detail the facts and
circumstances claimed to provide a basis for termination under the provision so
indicated.

                  (g) RELEASE. Any payments by the Company to Executive under
this Section 8 or Section 9 below or in connection with any dispute arising
under or in connection with this Agreement or relating to Executive's employment
with the Company (including payments pursuant to arbitration as provided for in
Section 12(k) hereof) will be contingent upon the execution by Executive of a
release of any claims Executive may have against the Company, its affiliates or
any successor to the Company, such release to be in a form satisfactory to the
Company in its sole discretion.

         9. CHANGE OF TITLE, JOB RESPONSIBILITIES, WORK LOCATION, BASE SALARY
AND/OR BONUS OPPORTUNITY. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 8(a) to the
contrary, if, within 24 months following a Change in Control (as defined below),
Executive's title, job

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responsibilities, and/or work location are changed from those described in
Section 3 of this Agreement, or if Executive's Base Salary is reduced or if
Executive's opportunity to earn an annual bonus up to 120% of Base Salary as set
forth in Section 5 is eliminated, Executive shall have the option for a period
equal to the earlier of (i) 24 months after the date of the Change in Control,
and (ii) the scheduled expiration of Employment Term, to terminate his
employment with the Company and, subject to Executive's continued compliance
with the covenants set forth in Section 10, to receive (i) the amounts described
under Section 8(a); (ii) continued payment of Base Salary through the last day
of the 24th month following the date of termination (the "Change Severance
Period"); (iii) continued coverage under the Company's welfare benefit
arrangements as in effect from time to time through the earlier of (A) the end
of the Change Severance Period, and (B) such time as Executive is eligible to
receive comparable welfare benefits from a subsequent employer. All other
benefits following termination of the Employment Term pursuant to this Section 9
shall be determined in accordance with the plans, policies and practices of the
Company. For purposes of this Agreement, the term "Change in Control" means a
change of control of more than fifty percent (50%) of the common stock of the
Company or the common equity units Brand Holdings, LLC (other than through a
sale into the public markets) occurring at any time after the Effective Date.

         10. NON-COMPETITION/CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.

                  (a) Executive acknowledges and recognizes the highly
competitive nature of the businesses of the Company and its affiliates and
accordingly agrees that during the Employment Term and through the later of the
Severance Period or twenty-four (24) months following the date of termination of
employment:

                           (i) Executive will not directly or indirectly engage
         in any business which is in competition with any line of business
         conducted by the Company or its affiliates (including without
         limitation by performing or soliciting the performance of services for
         any person who is a customer or client of the Company or any of its
         affiliates) whether such engagement is as an officer, director,
         proprietor, employee, partner, investor (other than as holder of less
         than 1% of the outstanding capital stock of a publicly traded
         corporation), consultant, advisor, agent, sales representative or other
         participant, in any geographic area in which the Company or any of its
         affiliates conducted any such competing line of business.

                           (ii) Executive will not directly or indirectly assist
         others in engaging in any of the activities in which Executive is
         prohibited from engaging in by clause (i) above.

                  (b) Executive will not directly or indirectly induce any
employee of the Company or any of its affiliates to engage in any activity in
which Executive is prohibited to engage by paragraph (a) above or to terminate
his employment with the Company or any of its affiliates, and will not directly
or indirectly employ or offer employment to any person who was employed by the
Company or any of its affiliates unless such person shall have ceased to be
employed by the Company or any of its affiliates for a period of at least 12
months.

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                  (c) Executive will not at any time (whether during or after
his employment with the Company) disclose or use for his own benefit or purposes
or the benefit or purposes of any other person, firm, partnership, joint
venture, association, corporation or other business organization, entity or
enterprise other than the Company and any of its subsidiaries or affiliates, any
trade secrets, information, data, or other confidential information relating to
customers, development programs, costs, marketing, trading, investment, sales
activities, promotion, credit and financial data, manufacturing processes,
financing methods, plans, or the business and affairs of the Company generally
or of any subsidiary or affiliate of the Company, provided that the foregoing
shall not apply to information which is not unique to the Company or which is
generally known to the industry or the public other than as a result of
Executive's breach of this covenant. Executive agrees that upon termination of
his employment with the Company for any reason, he will return to the Company
immediately all memoranda, books, papers, plans, information, letters and other
data, and all copies thereof or therefrom, in any way relating to the business
of the Company and its affiliates, except that he may retain personal notes,
notebooks and diaries. Executive further agrees that he will not retain or use
for his account at any time any trade names, trademark or other proprietary
business designation used or owned in connection with the business of the
Company or its affiliates.

         11. SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE AND OTHER REMEDIES. Executive acknowledges and
agrees that the Company has no adequate remedy at law for a breach or threatened
breach of any of the provisions of Section 10 and, in recognition of this fact,
Executive agrees that, in the event of such a breach or threatened breach, in
addition to any remedies at law, the Company, without posting any bond and
without notice to Executive, shall be entitled to obtain equitable relief in the
form of specific performance, temporary restraining order, temporary or
permanent injunction or any other equitable remedy which may then be available.
Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as prohibiting the Company from
pursuing any other remedies at law or in equity that it may have or any other
rights that it may have under any other agreement.

         12. MISCELLANEOUS.

                  (a) GOVERNING LAW. This Agreement shall be governed by and
construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Missouri without reference
to principles of conflict of laws.

                  (b) ENTIRE AGREEMENT/AMENDMENTS. This Agreement contains the
entire understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof
and supersedes any prior agreements between the Company and Executive. There are
no restrictions, agreements, promises, warranties, covenants or undertakings
between the parties with respect to the subject matter herein other than those
expressly set forth herein and therein. No provision in this Agreement may be
amended unless such amendment is agreed to in writing.

                  (c) NO WAIVER. The failure of a party to insist upon strict
adherence to any term of this Agreement on any occasion shall not be considered
a waiver of such party's rights or deprive such party of the right thereafter to
insist upon strict adherence to that term or any other term of this Agreement.
No waiver by either party of any breach by the other party of any condition or
provision contained in this Agreement to be performed by such other party shall
be deemed a waiver of a similar or dissimilar condition or provision at the same
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subsequent time. Any waiver must be in writing and signed by Executive or the
Company, as the case may be.

                  (d) SEVERABILITY. It is expressly understood and agreed that
although Executive and the Company consider the restrictions contained in
Section 10 to be reasonable, if a final judicial determination is made by a
court of competent jurisdiction that the time or territory restriction in
Section 10 or any other restriction contained in Section 10 is an unenforceable
restriction against Executive, such provision shall not be rendered void but
shall be deemed amended to apply to such maximum time and territory, if
applicable, or otherwise to such maximum extent as such court may judicially
determine or indicate to be enforceable. Alternatively, if any court of
competent jurisdiction finds that any restriction contained in Section 10 is
unenforceable, and such restriction cannot be amended so as to make it
enforceable, such finding shall not affect the enforceability of any of the
other restrictions contained herein. In the event that any one or more of the
other provisions of this Agreement shall be or become invalid, illegal or
unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality and enforceability of the
remaining provisions of this Agreement shall not be affected thereby.

                  (e) ASSIGNMENT. This Agreement shall not be assignable by
either party without the consent of the other party.

                  (f) SUCCESSORS. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of
and be binding upon the personal or legal representatives, executors,
administrators, successors, heirs, distributees, devisees and legatees of the
parties hereto. Executive shall be entitled to select (and change, to the extent
permitted under any applicable law) a beneficiary or beneficiaries to receive
any compensation or benefit payable hereunder following Executive's death by
giving the Company written notice thereof. In the event of Executive's death or
a judicial determination of his incompetence, reference in this Agreement to
Executive shall be deemed, where appropriate, to refer to his beneficiary,
estate or other legal representative.

                  (g) COMMUNICATIONS. For the purpose of this Agreement, notices
and all other communications provided for in this Agreement shall be in writing
and shall be deemed to have been duly given when faxed or delivered or two
business days after being mailed by United States registered or certified mail,
return receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed (i) to Executive at his
address then appearing in the personnel records of the Company and; (ii) to the
Company at the Company's then current headquarters, with a copy to Brand
Holdings, LLC, c/o J.P. Morgan Partners, LLC, 1221 Avenue of the Americas, 39th
Floor, New York, NY 10020, Attention: Christopher Behrens; or (iii) to such
other address as either party may have furnished to the other in writing in
accordance herewith, with such notice of change of address being effective only
upon receipt.

                  (h) WITHHOLDING TAXES. The Company may withhold from any and
all amounts payable under this Agreement such Federal, state, local and any
other applicable taxes as may be required to be withheld pursuant to any
applicable law or regulation.

                  (i) SURVIVORSHIP. The respective rights and obligations of the
parties hereunder shall survive any termination of Executive's employment to the
extent necessary to assure the agreed preservation of such rights and
obligations.

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                  (j) REPRESENTATIONS. Each party represents and warrants to the
other that he or it is fully authorized and empowered to enter into this
Agreement and that the performance of his or its obligations under this
Agreement will not violate any agreement between him or it and any other person
or entity.

                  (k) ARBITRATION. The parties agree that all disputes arising
under or in connection with this Agreement, and any and all claims by Executive
relating to his employment with the Company, including any claims of
discrimination arising under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as
amended, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Americans with
Disabilities Act or any similar federal, state or local law will be submitted to
arbitration in the County of St. Louis of the State of Missouri to the American
Arbitration Association ("AAA") under its rules then prevailing for the type of
claim in issue. The parties each hereby specifically submit to the personal
jurisdiction of any federal or state court located in the County of St. Louis
and the State of Missouri for any such action and further agree that service of
process may be made within or without the State of Missouri by giving notice in
the manner provided herein.

                  In any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement, the
parties agree that no damages other than compensatory damages shall be sought or
claimed by either party and each party waives any claim, right or entitlement to
punitive, exemplary, statutory or consequential damages, or any other damages,
and each relevant arbitration panel is specifically divested of any power to
award any damages in the nature of punitive, exemplary, statutory or
consequential damages, or any other damages of any kind or nature in excess of
compensatory damages.

                  (l) FEES AND EXPENSES. In the event of a dispute by the
Company or Executive as to the validity or enforceability of, or liability
under, any provision of this Agreement and with respect to any claims arising in
connection with Executive's employment with the Company, each party shall pay
its own legal fees and expenses incurred in connection with such dispute or
claim; provided, however, and notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event of a
breach of this Agreement by the Company at any time after a Change of Control,
whether or not litigation is commenced, then the Company shall pay to Executive,
in addition to any damages incurred by Executive, the costs and expenses
incurred by Executive in connection with any such breach (including, without
limitation, all court costs and reasonable attorneys' fees and costs).

                  (m) COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be signed in
counterparts, each of which shall be an original, with the same effect as if the
signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument.

                  (n) HEADINGS. The headings of the sections contained in this
Agreement are for convenience only and shall not be deemed to control or affect
the meaning or construction of any provision of this Agreement. Any reference to
Executive in the masculine gender herein is for convenience and is not intended
to express any preference by the Company for executives of any gender.

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                  IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed this
Amended and Restated Employment Agreement as of the Effective Date.

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                                                    [EXECUTIVE]

                                                    "Executive"

                                       [The Executive acknowledges that this
                                       agreement contains an arbitration
                                       provision which may be enforced by either
                                       party hereto]

                                       BRAND SERVICES, INC.

                                       By:
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                                       Title:
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                                                       the "Company"

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                    AMENDED AND RESTATED EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

         WHEREAS, BRAND SERVICES, INC., a Delaware corporation (the "Company")
and Raymond L. Edwards ("Executive") previously entered into an employment
agreement dated as of April 1, 2001 (as subsequently amended or modified, the
"Agreement"); and

         WHEREAS, the parties desire to amend, restate and continue the
Agreement.

         NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and mutual covenants
contained herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the parties
hereto agree that the Agreement is hereby amended, restated and continued as
follows, all effective as of the Effective Date as described below:

         1. EFFECTIVE DATE. For purposes of this Agreement, the "Effective Date"
shall be the date on which the Effective Time occurs (as defined in that certain
Agreement and Plan of Merger among Brand Holdings, LLC, Brand Acquisition Corp.,
DLJ Brand Holdings, Inc. and various sellers dated as of August 9, 2002 (the
"Merger Agreement")). Notwithstanding the foregoing or any other provision of
this Agreement, this Agreement shall become effective only upon the occurrence
of the Effective Time, and if the Effective Time does not occur by December 31,
2002 this Agreement shall be of no force and effect and shall terminate
automatically without any further actions of the parties.

         2. AGREEMENT TERM. Executive's continued employment by the Company
shall commence on the Effective Date, and shall, unless extended as set forth
below, terminate on the second anniversary of the Effective Date (the
"Expiration Date"). Executive's employment shall be automatically extended on a
year to year basis following the Expiration Date, unless a written notice to
terminate is given by the Company to Executive not less than thirty (30), nor
more than sixty (60), days prior to the scheduled Expiration Date. The period
commencing on the Effective Date and ending on the Expiration Date, as the same
may be extended from time to time hereunder, is hereinafter referred to as the
"Employment Term". Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Employment Term shall
terminate in any and all events upon the termination of Executive's employment
hereunder as hereinafter provided.

         3. POSITIONS. During the Employment Term, executive shall serve as Vice
President, Administration and Secretary. Executive shall report directly to the
President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company (the "CEO") and shall have
such duties and authority commensurate with such position as shall be determined
from time to time by the CEO. Executive shall devote substantially all of his
business time and best efforts to the performance of his duties hereunder and
shall not engage in any other business, profession or occupation for
compensation or otherwise.

         4. BASE SALARY. During the Employment Term, the Company shall pay
Executive a base salary (the "Base Salary") at the annual rate of not less than
$163,152, payable bi-weekly in arrears, in accordance with the usual payment
practices of the Company. Executive's Base Salary shall be subject to periodic
review by the CEO and the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of
the Company (the "Compensation Committee"), not less frequently than annually,
beginning January 1, 2003.

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         5. BONUS.

                  (a) With respect to each fiscal year in the Employment Term,
Executive shall be eligible for a bonus of up to 120% of his Base Salary (the
"Annual Bonus") to be determined annually in accordance with the Company's
annual bonus plan, as earned through the achievement of certain profitability
and performance objectives which are annually developed by the CEO and as
reviewed and approved by the Compensation Committee (the "Bonus Plan"). The
Bonus Plan shall have terms (including the terms of calculating bonuses)
consistent with the terms of the Company's 2002 bonus plan, a copy of which is
annexed hereto as Annex I.

                  (b) Any bonus payable hereunder shall be paid at or about the
same time bonuses are paid to the Company's other senior executives and, in the
case of the Annual Bonus, in accordance with the terms of the Bonus Plan.

         6. EMPLOYEE BENEFITS.

                  (a) During the Employment Term, Executive shall be entitled to
participate on a basis no less favorable than other similarly-situated senior
executives of the Company in all retirement, welfare benefit, incentive
compensation, perquisite and other plans and arrangements of the Company
applicable to senior executives of the Company, as in effect from time to time.

                  (b) The Company shall establish a nonqualified deferred
compensation plan ("Deferred Compensation Plan") which shall have a term of five
(5) years and, for each year of the Employment Term or thereafter during which
the Executive is employed by the Company, the Company shall provide Executive
with an annual contribution to such plan in an amount equal to the 15 percent of
Executive's Base Salary for such year (pro rated to reflect any period of less
than 12 months). Executive's rights with respect to his benefits under the
Deferred Compensation Plan shall be exclusively as described in the Deferred
Compensation Plan. Amounts contributed by the Company to the Deferred
Compensation Plan shall not be taken into account for any purpose under any
other plan, program, policy or arrangement of the Company or its affiliates.

         7. BUSINESS EXPENSES. During the Employment Term, the Company shall
reimburse such of Executive's travel, entertainment and other business expenses
as are reasonably and necessarily incurred by Executive during the Employment
Term in the performance of his duties hereunder, in accordance with the
Company's policies as in effect from time to time.

         8. TERMINATION. The Employment Term may be terminated prior to its
scheduled expiration for any of the reasons set forth in this Section 8 or
Section 9. Upon a termination or expiration of the Employment Term, Executive
shall be entitled to the payments, if any, described in this Section 8 or
Section 9, whichever is applicable.

                  (a) FOR CAUSE BY THE COMPANY, OR TERMINATION BY EXECUTIVE FOR
ANY REASON. The Employment Term may be terminated prior to its scheduled
expiration by the Company for Cause (as defined below). In addition, the
Employment Term may be terminated prior to its scheduled expiration by Executive
for any reason. If, prior to the Expiration Date, the Employment Term is
terminated by the Company for Cause, or by Executive for any reason, then
Executive shall be entitled to receive his Base Salary through the date of
termination, any

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Bonus that has been earned in accordance with Section 5 for a prior fiscal year
but not yet paid and any unreimbursed business expenses, payable promptly
following the later of the date of such termination and the date on which the
appropriate documentation is provided. All other benefits following termination
of the Employment Term pursuant to this Section 8(a) shall be determined in
accordance with the plans, policies and practices of the Company.

                  (b) DEATH OR DISABILITY. The Employment Term shall terminate
prior to its scheduled expiration upon Executive's death or, at the Company's
election, if Executive incurs a Disability (as hereinafter defined). If the
Employment Term is terminated prior to the Expiration Date by reason of
Executive's death or, at the Company's election, if Executive incurs a
Disability, Executive's estate or, in the case of Executive's Disability,
Executive (or such other person duly appointed by a court of competent
jurisdiction to manage Executive's affairs) shall receive (i) the amounts
described under Section 8(a), and subject to Executive's continued compliance
with the covenants set forth in Section 10 in the event of Executive's
Disability, (ii) continued payment of Base Salary through the first anniversary
of the date of death or the date of the Executive's termination of employment
due to Disability.

                  All other benefits following termination of the Employment
Term pursuant to this Section 8(b) shall be determined in accordance with the
plans, policies and practices of the Company.

                  (c) BY THE COMPANY WITHOUT CAUSE. The Employment Term may be
terminated prior to the Expiration Date by the Company without Cause. If the
Employment Term is terminated prior to the Expiration Date by the Company
without Cause, then subject to Executive's continued compliance with the
covenants set forth in Section 10, Executive shall receive (i) the amounts
described under Section 8(a); (ii) continued payment of Base Salary through the
last day of the 24th month following the date of termination (the "Severance
Period"); provided that, upon the written request of Executive, the payments of
Base Salary for the 13th through 24th months of the Severance Period shall be
accelerated and paid to Executive in a lump-sum payment, to the extent not
previously paid to Executive; (iii) continued coverage under the Company's
welfare benefit arrangements as in effect from time to time through the earlier
of (A) the end of the Severance Period, and (B) such time as Executive is
eligible to receive comparable welfare benefits from a subsequent employer. All
other benefits following termination of the Employment Term pursuant to this
Section 8(c) shall be determined in accordance with the plans, policies and
practices of the Company.

                  (d) UPON SCHEDULED EXPIRATION. The Employment Term shall
expire on the Expiration Date (after giving effect to any extensions set forth
in Section 2 hereof). In the event the Employment Term expires, then Executive
shall only be entitled to receive the amounts described in Section 8(a) above.

                  (e) DEFINITIONS. For purposes of this Section 8, the following
terms shall have the following meanings:

                           (i) "Cause" shall mean:

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                                    (A) Executive's willful and continued
                           failure substantially to perform his duties under the
                           Agreement (other than as a result of total or partial
                           incapacity due to physical or mental illness);

                                    (B) An act or acts on Executive's part
                           constituting a felony under the laws of the United
                           States or any other state thereof or any other
                           jurisdiction in which the Company conducts business;

                                    (C) Executive's being under the influence of
                           illegal drugs or alcohol while performing his duties
                           hereunder;

                                    (D) Any other act or omission which is
                           materially injurious to the financial condition or
                           business reputation of the Company or any of its
                           affiliates; or

                                    (E) Executive's breach of the provisions of
                           Section 10.

                  For purposes of this definition, no act or failure to act
         shall be deemed "willful" unless effected by Executive not in good
         faith and without a reasonable belief that such action or failure to
         act was in or not opposed to the Company's best interests.

                           (ii) "Disability" shall mean Executive's inability,
         as a result of physical or mental illness, to perform the duties of the
         position(s) specified in Section 3 for a period of 90 consecutive days
         or for an aggregate of 90 days in any twelve consecutive month period.
         Any question as to the existence of the Disability of Executive as to
         which Executive and the Company cannot agree shall be determined in
         writing by a qualified independent physician selected by the Company
         and reasonably acceptable to Executive. The determination of Disability
         made in writing to the Company and Executive shall be final and
         conclusive for all purposes of the Agreement.

                  (f) NOTICE OF TERMINATION. Any purported termination of the
Employment Term prior to the Expiration Date by the Company or by Executive
shall be communicated by written notice of termination to the other party
hereto, which notice shall indicate the specific termination provision in this
Agreement relied upon and shall set forth in reasonable detail the facts and
circumstances claimed to provide a basis for termination under the provision so
indicated.

                  (g) RELEASE. Any payments by the Company to Executive under
this Section 8 or Section 9 below or in connection with any dispute arising
under or in connection with this Agreement or relating to Executive's employment
with the Company (including payments pursuant to arbitration as provided for in
Section 12(k) hereof) will be contingent upon the execution by Executive of a
release of any claims Executive may have against the Company, its affiliates or
any successor to the Company, such release to be in a form satisfactory to the
Company in its sole discretion.

         9. CHANGE OF TITLE, JOB RESPONSIBILITIES, WORK LOCATION, BASE SALARY
AND/OR BONUS OPPORTUNITY. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 8(a) to the
contrary, if, within 24 months following a Change in Control (as defined below),
Executive's title, job

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responsibilities, and/or work location are changed from those described in
Section 3 of this Agreement, or if Executive's Base Salary is reduced or if
Executive's opportunity to earn an annual bonus up to 120% of Base Salary as set
forth in Section 5 is eliminated, Executive shall have the option for a period
equal to the earlier of (i) 24 months after the date of the Change in Control,
and (ii) the scheduled expiration of Employment Term, to terminate his
employment with the Company and, subject to Executive's continued compliance
with the covenants set forth in Section 10, to receive (i) the amounts described
under Section 8(a); (ii) continued payment of Base Salary through the last day
of the 24th month following the date of termination (the "Change Severance
Period"); (iii) continued coverage under the Company's welfare benefit
arrangements as in effect from time to time through the earlier of (A) the end
of the Change Severance Period, and (B) such time as Executive is eligible to
receive comparable welfare benefits from a subsequent employer. All other
benefits following termination of the Employment Term pursuant to this Section 9
shall be determined in accordance with the plans, policies and practices of the
Company. For purposes of this Agreement, the term "Change in Control" means a
change of control of more than fifty percent (50%) of the common stock of the
Company or the common equity units Brand Holdings, LLC (other than through a
sale into the public markets) occurring at any time after the Effective Date.

         10. NON-COMPETITION/CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.

                  (a) Executive acknowledges and recognizes the highly
competitive nature of the businesses of the Company and its affiliates and
accordingly agrees that during the Employment Term and through the later of the
Severance Period or twenty-four (24) months following the date of termination of
employment:

                           (i) Executive will not directly or indirectly engage
         in any business which is in competition with any line of business
         conducted by the Company or its affiliates (including without
         limitation by performing or soliciting the performance of services for
         any person who is a customer or client of the Company or any of its
         affiliates) whether such engagement is as an officer, director,
         proprietor, employee, partner, investor (other than as holder of less
         than 1% of the outstanding capital stock of a publicly traded
         corporation), consultant, advisor, agent, sales representative or other
         participant, in any geographic area in which the Company or any of its
         affiliates conducted any such competing line of business.

                           (ii) Executive will not directly or indirectly assist
         others in engaging in any of the activities in which Executive is
         prohibited from engaging in by clause (i) above.

                  (b) Executive will not directly or indirectly induce any
employee of the Company or any of its affiliates to engage in any activity in
which Executive is prohibited to engage by paragraph (a) above or to terminate
his employment with the Company or any of its affiliates, and will not directly
or indirectly employ or offer employment to any person who was employed by the
Company or any of its affiliates unless such person shall have ceased to be
employed by the Company or any of its affiliates for a period of at least 12
months.

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                  (c) Executive will not at any time (whether during or after
his employment with the Company) disclose or use for his own benefit or purposes
or the benefit or purposes of any other person, firm, partnership, joint
venture, association, corporation or other business organization, entity or
enterprise other than the Company and any of its subsidiaries or affiliates, any
trade secrets, information, data, or other confidential information relating to
customers, development programs, costs, marketing, trading, investment, sales
activities, promotion, credit and financial data, manufacturing processes,
financing methods, plans, or the business and affairs of the Company generally
or of any subsidiary or affiliate of the Company, provided that the foregoing
shall not apply to information which is not unique to the Company or which is
generally known to the industry or the public other than as a result of
Executive's breach of this covenant. Executive agrees that upon termination of
his employment with the Company for any reason, he will return to the Company
immediately all memoranda, books, papers, plans, information, letters and other
data, and all copies thereof or therefrom, in any way relating to the business
of the Company and its affiliates, except that he may retain personal notes,
notebooks and diaries. Executive further agrees that he will not retain or use
for his account at any time any trade names, trademark or other proprietary
business designation used or owned in connection with the business of the
Company or its affiliates.

         11. SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE AND OTHER REMEDIES. Executive acknowledges and
agrees that the Company has no adequate remedy at law for a breach or threatened
breach of any of the provisions of Section 10 and, in recognition of this fact,
Executive agrees that, in the event of such a breach or threatened breach, in
addition to any remedies at law, the Company, without posting any bond and
without notice to Executive, shall be entitled to obtain equitable relief in the
form of specific performance, temporary restraining order, temporary or
permanent injunction or any other equitable remedy which may then be available.
Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as prohibiting the Company from
pursuing any other remedies at law or in equity that it may have or any other
rights that it may have under any other agreement.

         12. MISCELLANEOUS.

                  (a) GOVERNING LAW. This Agreement shall be governed by and
construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Missouri without reference
to principles of conflict of laws.

                  (b) ENTIRE AGREEMENT/AMENDMENTS. This Agreement contains the
entire understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof
and supersedes any prior agreements between the Company and Executive. There are
no restrictions, agreements, promises, warranties, covenants or undertakings
between the parties with respect to the subject matter herein other than those
expressly set forth herein and therein. No provision in this Agreement may be
amended unless such amendment is agreed to in writing.

                  (c) NO WAIVER. The failure of a party to insist upon strict
adherence to any term of this Agreement on any occasion shall not be considered
a waiver of such party's rights or deprive such party of the right thereafter to
insist upon strict adherence to that term or any other term of this Agreement.
No waiver by either party of any breach by the other party of any condition or
provision contained in this Agreement to be performed by such other party shall
be deemed a waiver of a similar or dissimilar condition or provision at the same
or any prior or

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subsequent time. Any waiver must be in writing and signed by Executive or the
Company, as the case may be.

                  (d) SEVERABILITY. It is expressly understood and agreed that
although Executive and the Company consider the restrictions contained in
Section 10 to be reasonable, if a final judicial determination is made by a
court of competent jurisdiction that the time or territory restriction in
Section 10 or any other restriction contained in Section 10 is an unenforceable
restriction against Executive, such provision shall not be rendered void but
shall be deemed amended to apply to such maximum time and territory, if
applicable, or otherwise to such maximum extent as such court may judicially
determine or indicate to be enforceable. Alternatively, if any court of
competent jurisdiction finds that any restriction contained in Section 10 is
unenforceable, and such restriction cannot be amended so as to make it
enforceable, such finding shall not affect the enforceability of any of the
other restrictions contained herein. In the event that any one or more of the
other provisions of this Agreement shall be or become invalid, illegal or
unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality and enforceability of the
remaining provisions of this Agreement shall not be affected thereby.

                  (e) ASSIGNMENT. This Agreement shall not be assignable by
either party without the consent of the other party.

                  (f) SUCCESSORS. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of
and be binding upon the personal or legal representatives, executors,
administrators, successors, heirs, distributees, devisees and legatees of the
parties hereto. Executive shall be entitled to select (and change, to the extent
permitted under any applicable law) a beneficiary or beneficiaries to receive
any compensation or benefit payable hereunder following Executive's death by
giving the Company written notice thereof. In the event of Executive's death or
a judicial determination of his incompetence, reference in this Agreement to
Executive shall be deemed, where appropriate, to refer to his beneficiary,
estate or other legal representative.

                  (g) COMMUNICATIONS. For the purpose of this Agreement, notices
and all other communications provided for in this Agreement shall be in writing
and shall be deemed to have been duly given when faxed or delivered or two
business days after being mailed by United States registered or certified mail,
return receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed (i) to Executive at his
address then appearing in the personnel records of the Company and; (ii) to the
Company at the Company's then current headquarters, with a copy to Brand
Holdings, LLC, c/o J.P. Morgan Partners, LLC, 1221 Avenue of the Americas, 39th
Floor, New York, NY 10020, Attention: Christopher Behrens; or (iii) to such
other address as either party may have furnished to the other in writing in
accordance herewith, with such notice of change of address being effective only
upon receipt.

                  (h) WITHHOLDING TAXES. The Company may withhold from any and
all amounts payable under this Agreement such Federal, state, local and any
other applicable taxes as may be required to be withheld pursuant to any
applicable law or regulation.

                  (i) SURVIVORSHIP. The respective rights and obligations of the
parties hereunder shall survive any termination of Executive's employment to the
extent necessary to assure the agreed preservation of such rights and
obligations.

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                  (j) REPRESENTATIONS. Each party represents and warrants to the
other that he or it is fully authorized and empowered to enter into this
Agreement and that the performance of his or its obligations under this
Agreement will not violate any agreement between him or it and any other person
or entity.

                  (k) ARBITRATION. The parties agree that all disputes arising
under or in connection with this Agreement, and any and all claims by Executive
relating to his employment with the Company, including any claims of
discrimination arising under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as
amended, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Americans with
Disabilities Act or any similar federal, state or local law will be submitted to
arbitration in the County of St. Louis of the State of Missouri to the American
Arbitration Association ("AAA") under its rules then prevailing for the type of
claim in issue. The parties each hereby specifically submit to the personal
jurisdiction of any federal or state court located in the County of St. Louis
and the State of Missouri for any such action and further agree that service of
process may be made within or without the State of Missouri by giving notice in
the manner provided herein.

                  In any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement, the
parties agree that no damages other than compensatory damages shall be sought or
claimed by either party and each party waives any claim, right or entitlement to
punitive, exemplary, statutory or consequential damages, or any other damages,
and each relevant arbitration panel is specifically divested of any power to
award any damages in the nature of punitive, exemplary, statutory or
consequential damages, or any other damages of any kind or nature in excess of
compensatory damages.

                  (l) FEES AND EXPENSES. In the event of a dispute by the
Company or Executive as to the validity or enforceability of, or liability
under, any provision of this Agreement and with respect to any claims arising in
connection with Executive's employment with the Company, each party shall pay
its own legal fees and expenses incurred in connection with such dispute or
claim; provided, however, and notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event of a
breach of this Agreement by the Company at any time after a Change of Control,
whether or not litigation is commenced, then the Company shall pay to Executive,
in addition to any damages incurred by Executive, the costs and expenses
incurred by Executive in connection with any such breach (including, without
limitation, all court costs and reasonable attorneys' fees and costs).

                  (m) COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be signed in
counterparts, each of which shall be an original, with the same effect as if the
signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument.

                  (n) HEADINGS. The headings of the sections contained in this
Agreement are for convenience only and shall not be deemed to control or affect
the meaning or construction of any provision of this Agreement. Any reference to
Executive in the masculine gender herein is for convenience and is not intended
to express any preference by the Company for executives of any gender.

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                  IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed this
Amended and Restated Employment Agreement as of the Effective Date.

                                       -----------------------------------------
                                                    [EXECUTIVE]

                                                    "Executive"

                                       [The Executive acknowledges that this
                                       agreement contains an arbitration
                                       provision which may be enforced by either
                                       party hereto]

                                       BRAND SERVICES, INC.

                                       By:
                                          --------------------------------------
                                       Title:
                                             -----------------------------------
                                                        the "Company"

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                    AMENDED AND RESTATED EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

         WHEREAS, BRAND SERVICES, INC., a Delaware corporation (the "Company")
and Guy S. Huelat ("Executive") previously entered into an employment agreement
dated as of April 1, 2001 (as subsequently amended or modified, the
"Agreement"); and

         WHEREAS, the parties desire to amend, restate and continue the
Agreement.

         NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and mutual covenants
contained herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the parties
hereto agree that the Agreement is hereby amended, restated and continued as
follows, all effective as of the Effective Date as described below:

         1. EFFECTIVE DATE. For purposes of this Agreement, the "Effective Date"
shall be the date on which the Effective Time occurs (as defined in that certain
Agreement and Plan of Merger among Brand Holdings, LLC, Brand Acquisition Corp.,
DLJ Brand Holdings, Inc. and various sellers dated as of August 9, 2002 (the
"Merger Agreement")). Notwithstanding the foregoing or any other provision of
this Agreement, this Agreement shall become effective only upon the occurrence
of the Effective Time, and if the Effective Time does not occur by December 31,
2002 this Agreement shall be of no force and effect and shall terminate
automatically without any further actions of the parties.

         2. AGREEMENT TERM. Executive's continued employment by the Company
shall commence on the Effective Date, and shall, unless extended as set forth
below, terminate on the second anniversary of the Effective Date (the
"Expiration Date"). Executive's employment shall be automatically extended on a
year to year basis following the Expiration Date, unless a written notice to
terminate is given by the Company to Executive not less than thirty (30), nor
more than sixty (60), days prior to the scheduled Expiration Date. The period
commencing on the Effective Date and ending on the Expiration Date, as the same
may be extended from time to time hereunder, is hereinafter referred to as the
"Employment Term". Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Employment Term shall
terminate in any and all events upon the termination of Executive's employment
hereunder as hereinafter provided.

         3. POSITIONS. During the Employment Term, executive shall serve as Vice
President, Resource Management. Executive shall report directly to the President
and Chief Executive Officer of the Company (the "CEO") and shall have such
duties and authority commensurate with such position as shall be determined from
time to time by the CEO. Executive shall devote substantially all of his
business time and best efforts to the performance of his duties hereunder and
shall not engage in any other business, profession or occupation for
compensation or otherwise.

         4. BASE SALARY. During the Employment Term, the Company shall pay
Executive a base salary (the "Base Salary") at the annual rate of not less than
$153,545, payable bi-weekly in arrears, in accordance with the usual payment
practices of the Company. Executive's Base Salary shall be subject to periodic
review by the CEO and the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of
the Company (the "Compensation Committee"), not less frequently than annually,
beginning January 1, 2003.

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         5. BONUS.

                  (a) With respect to each fiscal year in the Employment Term,
Executive shall be eligible for a bonus of up to 120% of his Base Salary (the
"Annual Bonus") to be determined annually in accordance with the Company's
annual bonus plan, as earned through the achievement of certain profitability
and performance objectives which are annually developed by the CEO and as
reviewed and approved by the Compensation Committee (the "Bonus Plan"). The
Bonus Plan shall have terms (including the terms of calculating bonuses)
consistent with the terms of the Company's 2002 bonus plan, a copy of which is
annexed hereto as Annex I.

                  (b) Any bonus payable hereunder shall be paid at or about the
same time bonuses are paid to the Company's other senior executives and, in the
case of the Annual Bonus, in accordance with the terms of the Bonus Plan.

         6. EMPLOYEE BENEFITS.

                  (a) During the Employment Term, Executive shall be entitled to
participate on a basis no less favorable than other similarly-situated senior
executives of the Company in all retirement, welfare benefit, incentive
compensation, perquisite and other plans and arrangements of the Company
applicable to senior executives of the Company, as in effect from time to time.

                  (b) The Company shall establish a nonqualified deferred
compensation plan ("Deferred Compensation Plan") which shall have a term of five
(5) years and, for each year of the Employment Term or thereafter during which
the Executive is employed by the Company, the Company shall provide Executive
with an annual contribution to such plan in an amount equal to the 15 percent of
Executive's Base Salary for such year (pro rated to reflect any period of less
than 12 months). Executive's rights with respect to his benefits under the
Deferred Compensation Plan shall be exclusively as described in the Deferred
Compensation Plan. Amounts contributed by the Company to the Deferred
Compensation Plan shall not be taken into account for any purpose under any
other plan, program, policy or arrangement of the Company or its affiliates.

         7. BUSINESS EXPENSES. During the Employment Term, the Company shall
reimburse such of Executive's travel, entertainment and other business expenses
as are reasonably and necessarily incurred by Executive during the Employment
Term in the performance of his duties hereunder, in accordance with the
Company's policies as in effect from time to time.

         8. TERMINATION. The Employment Term may be terminated prior to its
scheduled expiration for any of the reasons set forth in this Section 8 or
Section 9. Upon a termination or expiration of the Employment Term, Executive
shall be entitled to the payments, if any, described in this Section 8 or
Section 9, whichever is applicable.

                  (a) FOR CAUSE BY THE COMPANY, OR TERMINATION BY EXECUTIVE FOR
ANY REASON. The Employment Term may be terminated prior to its scheduled
expiration by the Company for Cause (as defined below). In addition, the
Employment Term may be terminated prior to its scheduled expiration by Executive
for any reason. If, prior to the Expiration Date, the Employment Term is
terminated by the Company for Cause, or by Executive for any reason, then
Executive shall be entitled to receive his Base Salary through the date of
termination, any

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Bonus that has been earned in accordance with Section 5 for a prior fiscal year
but not yet paid and any unreimbursed business expenses, payable promptly
following the later of the date of such termination and the date on which the
appropriate documentation is provided. All other benefits following termination
of the Employment Term pursuant to this Section 8(a) shall be determined in
accordance with the plans, policies and practices of the Company.

                  (b) DEATH OR DISABILITY. The Employment Term shall terminate
prior to its scheduled expiration upon Executive's death or, at the Company's
election, if Executive incurs a Disability (as hereinafter defined). If the
Employment Term is terminated prior to the Expiration Date by reason of
Executive's death or, at the Company's election, if Executive incurs a
Disability, Executive's estate or, in the case of Executive's Disability,
Executive (or such other person duly appointed by a court of competent
jurisdiction to manage Executive's affairs) shall receive (i) the amounts
described under Section 8(a), and subject to Executive's continued compliance
with the covenants set forth in Section 10 in the event of Executive's
Disability, (ii) continued payment of Base Salary through the first anniversary
of the date of death or the date of the Executive's termination of employment
due to Disability.

                  All other benefits following termination of the Employment
Term pursuant to this Section 8(b) shall be determined in accordance with the
plans, policies and practices of the Company.

                  (c) BY THE COMPANY WITHOUT CAUSE. The Employment Term may be
terminated prior to the Expiration Date by the Company without Cause. If the
Employment Term is terminated prior to the Expiration Date by the Company
without Cause, then subject to Executive's continued compliance with the
covenants set forth in Section 10, Executive shall receive (i) the amounts
described under Section 8(a); (ii) continued payment of Base Salary through the
last day of the 24th month following the date of termination (the "Severance
Period"); provided that, upon the written request of Executive, the payments of
Base Salary for the 13th through 24th months of the Severance Period shall be
accelerated and paid to Executive in a lump-sum payment, to the extent not
previously paid to Executive; (iii) continued coverage under the Company's
welfare benefit arrangements as in effect from time to time through the earlier
of (A) the end of the Severance Period, and (B) such time as Executive is
eligible to receive comparable welfare benefits from a subsequent employer. All
other benefits following termination of the Employment Term pursuant to this
Section 8(c) shall be determined in accordance with the plans, policies and
practices of the Company.

                  (d) UPON SCHEDULED EXPIRATION. The Employment Term shall
expire on the Expiration Date (after giving effect to any extensions set forth
in Section 2 hereof). In the event the Employment Term expires, then Executive
shall only be entitled to receive the amounts described in Section 8(a) above.

                  (e) DEFINITIONS. For purposes of this Section 8, the following
terms shall have the following meanings:

                           (i) "Cause" shall mean:

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                                    (A) Executive's willful and continued
                           failure substantially to perform his duties under the
                           Agreement (other than as a result of total or partial
                           incapacity due to physical or mental illness);

                                    (B) An act or acts on Executive's part
                           constituting a felony under the laws of the United
                           States or any other state thereof or any other
                           jurisdiction in which the Company conducts business;

                                    (C) Executive's being under the influence of
                           illegal drugs or alcohol while performing his duties
                           hereunder;

                                    (D) Any other act or omission which is
                           materially injurious to the financial condition or
                           business reputation of the Company or any of its
                           affiliates; or

                                    (E) Executive's breach of the provisions of
                           Section 10.

                  For purposes of this definition, no act or failure to act
         shall be deemed "willful" unless effected by Executive not in good
         faith and without a reasonable belief that such action or failure to
         act was in or not opposed to the Company's best interests.

                           (ii) "Disability" shall mean Executive's inability,
         as a result of physical or mental illness, to perform the duties of the
         position(s) specified in Section 3 for a period of 90 consecutive days
         or for an aggregate of 90 days in any twelve consecutive month period.
         Any question as to the existence of the Disability of Executive as to
         which Executive and the Company cannot agree shall be determined in
         writing by a qualified independent physician selected by the Company
         and reasonably acceptable to Executive. The determination of Disability
         made in writing to the Company and Executive shall be final and
         conclusive for all purposes of the Agreement.

                  (f) NOTICE OF TERMINATION. Any purported termination of the
Employment Term prior to the Expiration Date by the Company or by Executive
shall be communicated by written notice of termination to the other party
hereto, which notice shall indicate the specific termination provision in this
Agreement relied upon and shall set forth in reasonable detail the facts and
circumstances claimed to provide a basis for termination under the provision so
indicated.

                  (g) RELEASE. Any payments by the Company to Executive under
this Section 8 or Section 9 below or in connection with any dispute arising
under or in connection with this Agreement or relating to Executive's employment
with the Company (including payments pursuant to arbitration as provided for in
Section 12(k) hereof) will be contingent upon the execution by Executive of a
release of any claims Executive may have against the Company, its affiliates or
any successor to the Company, such release to be in a form satisfactory to the
Company in its sole discretion.

         9. CHANGE OF TITLE, JOB RESPONSIBILITIES, WORK LOCATION, BASE SALARY
AND/OR BONUS OPPORTUNITY. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 8(a) to the
contrary, if, within 24 months following a Change in Control (as defined below),
Executive's title, job

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responsibilities, and/or work location are changed from those described in
Section 3 of this Agreement, or if Executive's Base Salary is reduced or if
Executive's opportunity to earn an annual bonus up to 120% of Base Salary as set
forth in Section 5 is eliminated, Executive shall have the option for a period
equal to the earlier of (i) 24 months after the date of the Change in Control,
and (ii) the scheduled expiration of Employment Term, to terminate his
employment with the Company and, subject to Executive's continued compliance
with the covenants set forth in Section 10, to receive (i) the amounts described
under Section 8(a); (ii) continued payment of Base Salary through the last day
of the 24th month following the date of termination (the "Change Severance
Period"); (iii) continued coverage under the Company's welfare benefit
arrangements as in effect from time to time through the earlier of (A) the end
of the Change Severance Period, and (B) such time as Executive is eligible to
receive comparable welfare benefits from a subsequent employer. All other
benefits following termination of the Employment Term pursuant to this Section 9
shall be determined in accordance with the plans, policies and practices of the
Company. For purposes of this Agreement, the term "Change in Control" means a
change of control of more than fifty percent (50%) of the common stock of the
Company or the common equity units Brand Holdings, LLC (other than through a
sale into the public markets) occurring at any time after the Effective Date.

         10. NON-COMPETITION/CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.

                  (a) Executive acknowledges and recognizes the highly
competitive nature of the businesses of the Company and its affiliates and
accordingly agrees that during the Employment Term and through the later of the
Severance Period or twenty-four (24) months following the date of termination of
employment:

                           (i) Executive will not directly or indirectly engage
         in any business which is in competition with any line of business
         conducted by the Company or its affiliates (including without
         limitation by performing or soliciting the performance of services for
         any person who is a customer or client of the Company or any of its
         affiliates) whether such engagement is as an officer, director,
         proprietor, employee, partner, investor (other than as holder of less
         than 1% of the outstanding capital stock of a publicly traded
         corporation), consultant, advisor, agent, sales representative or other
         participant, in any geographic area in which the Company or any of its
         affiliates conducted any such competing line of business.

                           (ii) Executive will not directly or indirectly assist
         others in engaging in any of the activities in which Executive is
         prohibited from engaging in by clause (i) above.

                  (b) Executive will not directly or indirectly induce any
employee of the Company or any of its affiliates to engage in any activity in
which Executive is prohibited to engage by paragraph (a) above or to terminate
his employment with the Company or any of its affiliates, and will not directly
or indirectly employ or offer employment to any person who was employed by the
Company or any of its affiliates unless such person shall have ceased to be
employed by the Company or any of its affiliates for a period of at least 12
months.

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                  (c) Executive will not at any time (whether during or after
his employment with the Company) disclose or use for his own benefit or purposes
or the benefit or purposes of any other person, firm, partnership, joint
venture, association, corporation or other business organization, entity or
enterprise other than the Company and any of its subsidiaries or affiliates, any
trade secrets, information, data, or other confidential information relating to
customers, development programs, costs, marketing, trading, investment, sales
activities, promotion, credit and financial data, manufacturing processes,
financing methods, plans, or the business and affairs of the Company generally
or of any subsidiary or affiliate of the Company, provided that the foregoing
shall not apply to information which is not unique to the Company or which is
generally known to the industry or the public other than as a result of
Executive's breach of this covenant. Executive agrees that upon termination of
his employment with the Company for any reason, he will return to the Company
immediately all memoranda, books, papers, plans, information, letters and other
data, and all copies thereof or therefrom, in any way relating to the business
of the Company and its affiliates, except that he may retain personal notes,
notebooks and diaries. Executive further agrees that he will not retain or use
for his account at any time any trade names, trademark or other proprietary
business designation used or owned in connection with the business of the
Company or its affiliates.

         11. SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE AND OTHER REMEDIES. Executive acknowledges and
agrees that the Company has no adequate remedy at law for a breach or threatened
breach of any of the provisions of Section 10 and, in recognition of this fact,
Executive agrees that, in the event of such a breach or threatened breach, in
addition to any remedies at law, the Company, without posting any bond and
without notice to Executive, shall be entitled to obtain equitable relief in the
form of specific performance, temporary restraining order, temporary or
permanent injunction or any other equitable remedy which may then be available.
Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as prohibiting the Company from
pursuing any other remedies at law or in equity that it may have or any other
rights that it may have under any other agreement.

         12. MISCELLANEOUS.

                  (a) GOVERNING LAW. This Agreement shall be governed by and
construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Missouri without reference
to principles of conflict of laws.

                  (b) ENTIRE AGREEMENT/AMENDMENTS. This Agreement contains the
entire understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof
and supersedes any prior agreements between the Company and Executive. There are
no restrictions, agreements, promises, warranties, covenants or undertakings
between the parties with respect to the subject matter herein other than those
expressly set forth herein and therein. No provision in this Agreement may be
amended unless such amendment is agreed to in writing.

                  (c) NO WAIVER. The failure of a party to insist upon strict
adherence to any term of this Agreement on any occasion shall not be considered
a waiver of such party's rights or deprive such party of the right thereafter to
insist upon strict adherence to that term or any other term of this Agreement.
No waiver by either party of any breach by the other party of any condition or
provision contained in this Agreement to be performed by such other party shall
be deemed a waiver of a similar or dissimilar condition or provision at the same
or any prior or

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subsequent time. Any waiver must be in writing and signed by Executive or the
Company, as the case may be.

                  (d) SEVERABILITY. It is expressly understood and agreed that
although Executive and the Company consider the restrictions contained in
Section 10 to be reasonable, if a final judicial determination is made by a
court of competent jurisdiction that the time or territory restriction in
Section 10 or any other restriction contained in Section 10 is an unenforceable
restriction against Executive, such provision shall not be rendered void but
shall be deemed amended to apply to such maximum time and territory, if
applicable, or otherwise to such maximum extent as such court may judicially
determine or indicate to be enforceable. Alternatively, if any court of
competent jurisdiction finds that any restriction contained in Section 10 is
unenforceable, and such restriction cannot be amended so as to make it
enforceable, such finding shall not affect the enforceability of any of the
other restrictions contained herein. In the event that any one or more of the
other provisions of this Agreement shall be or become invalid, illegal or
unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality and enforceability of the
remaining provisions of this Agreement shall not be affected thereby.

                  (e) ASSIGNMENT. This Agreement shall not be assignable by
either party without the consent of the other party.

                  (f) SUCCESSORS. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of
and be binding upon the personal or legal representatives, executors,
administrators, successors, heirs, distributees, devisees and legatees of the
parties hereto. Executive shall be entitled to select (and change, to the extent
permitted under any applicable law) a beneficiary or beneficiaries to receive
any compensation or benefit payable hereunder following Executive's death by
giving the Company written notice thereof. In the event of Executive's death or
a judicial determination of his incompetence, reference in this Agreement to
Executive shall be deemed, where appropriate, to refer to his beneficiary,
estate or other legal representative.

                  (g) COMMUNICATIONS. For the purpose of this Agreement, notices
and all other communications provided for in this Agreement shall be in writing
and shall be deemed to have been duly given when faxed or delivered or two
business days after being mailed by United States registered or certified mail,
return receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed (i) to Executive at his
address then appearing in the personnel records of the Company and; (ii) to the
Company at the Company's then current headquarters, with a copy to Brand
Holdings, LLC, c/o J.P. Morgan Partners, LLC, 1221 Avenue of the Americas, 39th
Floor, New York, NY 10020, Attention: Christopher Behrens; or (iii) to such
other address as either party may have furnished to the other in writing in
accordance herewith, with such notice of change of address being effective only
upon receipt.

                  (h) WITHHOLDING TAXES. The Company may withhold from any and
all amounts payable under this Agreement such Federal, state, local and any
other applicable taxes as may be required to be withheld pursuant to any
applicable law or regulation.

                  (i) SURVIVORSHIP. The respective rights and obligations of the
parties hereunder shall survive any termination of Executive's employment to the
extent necessary to assure the agreed preservation of such rights and
obligations.

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                  (j) REPRESENTATIONS. Each party represents and warrants to the
other that he or it is fully authorized and empowered to enter into this
Agreement and that the performance of his or its obligations under this
Agreement will not violate any agreement between him or it and any other person
or entity.

                  (k) ARBITRATION. The parties agree that all disputes arising
under or in connection with this Agreement, and any and all claims by Executive
relating to his employment with the Company, including any claims of
discrimination arising under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as
amended, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Americans with
Disabilities Act or any similar federal, state or local law will be submitted to
arbitration in the County of St. Louis of the State of Missouri to the American
Arbitration Association ("AAA") under its rules then prevailing for the type of
claim in issue. The parties each hereby specifically submit to the personal
jurisdiction of any federal or state court located in the County of St. Louis
and the State of Missouri for any such action and further agree that service of
process may be made within or without the State of Missouri by giving notice in
the manner provided herein.

                  In any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement, the
parties agree that no damages other than compensatory damages shall be sought or
claimed by either party and each party waives any claim, right or entitlement to
punitive, exemplary, statutory or consequential damages, or any other damages,
and each relevant arbitration panel is specifically divested of any power to
award any damages in the nature of punitive, exemplary, statutory or
consequential damages, or any other damages of any kind or nature in excess of
compensatory damages.

                  (l) FEES AND EXPENSES. In the event of a dispute by the
Company or Executive as to the validity or enforceability of, or liability
under, any provision of this Agreement and with respect to any claims arising in
connection with Executive's employment with the Company, each party shall pay
its own legal fees and expenses incurred in connection with such dispute or
claim; provided, however, and notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event of a
breach of this Agreement by the Company at any time after a Change of Control,
whether or not litigation is commenced, then the Company shall pay to Executive,
in addition to any damages incurred by Executive, the costs and expenses
incurred by Executive in connection with any such breach (including, without
limitation, all court costs and reasonable attorneys' fees and costs).

                  (m) COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be signed in
counterparts, each of which shall be an original, with the same effect as if the
signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument.

                  (n) HEADINGS. The headings of the sections contained in this
Agreement are for convenience only and shall not be deemed to control or affect
the meaning or construction of any provision of this Agreement. Any reference to
Executive in the masculine gender herein is for convenience and is not intended
to express any preference by the Company for executives of any gender.

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                  IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed this
Amended and Restated Employment Agreement as of the Effective Date.

                                       -----------------------------------------
                                                    [EXECUTIVE]

                                                    "Executive"

                                       [The Executive acknowledges that this
                                       agreement contains an arbitration
                                       provision which may be enforced by either
                                       party hereto]

                                       BRAND SERVICES, INC.

                                       By:
                                          --------------------------------------
                                       Title:
                                             -----------------------------------
                                                        the "Company"

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                    AMENDED AND RESTATED EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

         WHEREAS, BRAND SERVICES, INC., a Delaware corporation (the "Company")
and James "Marty" McGee ("Executive") previously entered into an employment
agreement dated as of April 1, 2001 (as subsequently amended or modified, the
"Agreement"); and

         WHEREAS, the parties desire to amend, restate and continue the
Agreement.

         NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and mutual covenants
contained herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the parties
hereto agree that the Agreement is hereby amended, restated and continued as
follows, all effective as of the Effective Date as described below:

         1. EFFECTIVE DATE. For purposes of this Agreement, the "Effective Date"
shall be the date on which the Effective Time occurs (as defined in that certain
Agreement and Plan of Merger among Brand Holdings, LLC, Brand Acquisition Corp.,
DLJ Brand Holdings, Inc. and various sellers dated as of August 9, 2002 (the
"Merger Agreement")). Notwithstanding the foregoing or any other provision of
this Agreement, this Agreement shall become effective only upon the occurrence
of the Effective Time, and if the Effective Time does not occur by December 31,
2002 this Agreement shall be of no force and effect and shall terminate
automatically without any further actions of the parties.

         2. AGREEMENT TERM. Executive's continued employment by the Company
shall commence on the Effective Date, and shall, unless extended as set forth
below, terminate on the second anniversary of the Effective Date (the
"Expiration Date"). Executive's employment shall be automatically extended on a
year to year basis following the Expiration Date, unless a written notice to
terminate is given by the Company to Executive not less than thirty (30), nor
more than sixty (60), days prior to the scheduled Expiration Date. The period
commencing on the Effective Date and ending on the Expiration Date, as the same
may be extended from time to time hereunder, is hereinafter referred to as the
"Employment Term". Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Employment Term shall
terminate in any and all events upon the termination of Executive's employment
hereunder as hereinafter provided.

         3. POSITIONS. During the Employment Term, executive shall serve as Vice
President, Operations-Southeast Region. Executive shall report directly to the
President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company (the "CEO") and shall have
such duties and authority commensurate with such position as shall be determined
from time to time by the CEO. Executive shall devote substantially all of his
business time and best efforts to the performance of his duties hereunder and
shall not engage in any other business, profession or occupation for
compensation or otherwise.

         4. BASE SALARY. During the Employment Term, the Company shall pay
Executive a base salary (the "Base Salary") at the annual rate of not less than
$155,825, payable bi-weekly in arrears, in accordance with the usual payment
practices of the Company. Executive's Base Salary shall be subject to periodic
review by the CEO and the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of
the Company (the "Compensation Committee"), not less frequently than annually,
beginning January 1, 2003.

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         5. BONUS.

                  (a) With respect to each fiscal year in the Employment Term,
Executive shall be eligible for a bonus of up to 120% of his Base Salary (the
"Annual Bonus") to be determined annually in accordance with the Company's
annual bonus plan, as earned through the achievement of certain profitability
and performance objectives which are annually developed by the CEO and as
reviewed and approved by the Compensation Committee (the "Bonus Plan"). The
Bonus Plan shall have terms (including the terms of calculating bonuses)
consistent with the terms of the Company's 2002 bonus plan, a copy of which is
annexed hereto as Annex I.

                  (b) Any bonus payable hereunder shall be paid at or about the
same time bonuses are paid to the Company's other senior executives and, in the
case of the Annual Bonus, in accordance with the terms of the Bonus Plan.

         6. EMPLOYEE BENEFITS.

                  (a) During the Employment Term, Executive shall be entitled to
participate on a basis no less favorable than other similarly-situated senior
executives of the Company in all retirement, welfare benefit, incentive
compensation, perquisite and other plans and arrangements of the Company
applicable to senior executives of the Company, as in effect from time to time.

                  (b) The Company shall establish a nonqualified deferred
compensation plan ("Deferred Compensation Plan") which shall have a term of five
(5) years and, for each year of the Employment Term or thereafter during which
the Executive is employed by the Company, the Company shall provide Executive
with an annual contribution to such plan in an amount equal to the 15 percent of
Executive's Base Salary for such year (pro rated to reflect any period of less
than 12 months). Executive's rights with respect to his benefits under the
Deferred Compensation Plan shall be exclusively as described in the Deferred
Compensation Plan. Amounts contributed by the Company to the Deferred
Compensation Plan shall not be taken into account for any purpose under any
other plan, program, policy or arrangement of the Company or its affiliates.

         7. BUSINESS EXPENSES. During the Employment Term, the Company shall
reimburse such of Executive's travel, entertainment and other business expenses
as are reasonably and necessarily incurred by Executive during the Employment
Term in the performance of his duties hereunder, in accordance with the
Company's policies as in effect from time to time.

         8. TERMINATION. The Employment Term may be terminated prior to its
scheduled expiration for any of the reasons set forth in this Section 8 or
Section 9. Upon a termination or expiration of the Employment Term, Executive
shall be entitled to the payments, if any, described in this Section 8 or
Section 9, whichever is applicable.

                  (a) FOR CAUSE BY THE COMPANY, OR TERMINATION BY EXECUTIVE FOR
ANY REASON. The Employment Term may be terminated prior to its scheduled
expiration by the Company for Cause (as defined below). In addition, the
Employment Term may be terminated prior to its scheduled expiration by Executive
for any reason. If, prior to the Expiration Date, the Employment Term is
terminated by the Company for Cause, or by Executive for any reason, then
Executive shall be entitled to receive his Base Salary through the date of
termination, any

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Bonus that has been earned in accordance with Section 5 for a prior fiscal year
but not yet paid and any unreimbursed business expenses, payable promptly
following the later of the date of such termination and the date on which the
appropriate documentation is provided. All other benefits following termination
of the Employment Term pursuant to this Section 8(a) shall be determined in
accordance with the plans, policies and practices of the Company.

                  (b) DEATH OR DISABILITY. The Employment Term shall terminate
prior to its scheduled expiration upon Executive's death or, at the Company's
election, if Executive incurs a Disability (as hereinafter defined). If the
Employment Term is terminated prior to the Expiration Date by reason of
Executive's death or, at the Company's election, if Executive incurs a
Disability, Executive's estate or, in the case of Executive's Disability,
Executive (or such other person duly appointed by a court of competent
jurisdiction to manage Executive's affairs) shall receive (i) the amounts
described under Section 8(a), and subject to Executive's continued compliance
with the covenants set forth in Section 10 in the event of Executive's
Disability, (ii) continued payment of Base Salary through the first anniversary
of the date of death or the date of the Executive's termination of employment
due to Disability.

                  All other benefits following termination of the Employment
Term pursuant to this Section 8(b) shall be determined in accordance with the
plans, policies and practices of the Company.

                  (c) BY THE COMPANY WITHOUT CAUSE. The Employment Term may be
terminated prior to the Expiration Date by the Company without Cause. If the
Employment Term is terminated prior to the Expiration Date by the Company
without Cause, then subject to Executive's continued compliance with the
covenants set forth in Section 10, Executive shall receive (i) the amounts
described under Section 8(a); (ii) continued payment of Base Salary through the
last day of the 24th month following the date of termination (the "Severance
Period"); provided that, upon the written request of Executive, the payments of
Base Salary for the 13th through 24th months of the Severance Period shall be
accelerated and paid to Executive in a lump-sum payment, to the extent not
previously paid to Executive; (iii) continued coverage under the Company's
welfare benefit arrangements as in effect from time to time through the earlier
of (A) the end of the Severance Period, and (B) such time as Executive is
eligible to receive comparable welfare benefits from a subsequent employer. All
other benefits following termination of the Employment Term pursuant to this
Section 8(c) shall be determined in accordance with the plans, policies and
practices of the Company.

                  (d) UPON SCHEDULED EXPIRATION. The Employment Term shall
expire on the Expiration Date (after giving effect to any extensions set forth
in Section 2 hereof). In the event the Employment Term expires, then Executive
shall only be entitled to receive the amounts described in Section 8(a) above.

                  (e) DEFINITIONS. For purposes of this Section 8, the following
terms shall have the following meanings:

                           (i) "Cause" shall mean:

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                                    (A) Executive's willful and continued
                           failure substantially to perform his duties under the
                           Agreement (other than as a result of total or partial
                           incapacity due to physical or mental illness);

                                    (B) An act or acts on Executive's part
                           constituting a felony under the laws of the United
                           States or any other state thereof or any other
                           jurisdiction in which the Company conducts business;

                                    (C) Executive's being under the influence of
                           illegal drugs or alcohol while performing his duties
                           hereunder;

                                    (D) Any other act or omission which is
                           materially injurious to the financial condition or
                           business reputation of the Company or any of its
                           affiliates; or

                                    (E) Executive's breach of the provisions of
                           Section 10.

                  For purposes of this definition, no act or failure to act
         shall be deemed "willful" unless effected by Executive not in good
         faith and without a reasonable belief that such action or failure to
         act was in or not opposed to the Company's best interests.

                           (ii) "Disability" shall mean Executive's inability,
         as a result of physical or mental illness, to perform the duties of the
         position(s) specified in Section 3 for a period of 90 consecutive days
         or for an aggregate of 90 days in any twelve consecutive month period.
         Any question as to the existence of the Disability of Executive as to
         which Executive and the Company cannot agree shall be determined in
         writing by a qualified independent physician selected by the Company
         and reasonably acceptable to Executive. The determination of Disability
         made in writing to the Company and Executive shall be final and
         conclusive for all purposes of the Agreement.

                  (f) NOTICE OF TERMINATION. Any purported termination of the
Employment Term prior to the Expiration Date by the Company or by Executive
shall be communicated by written notice of termination to the other party
hereto, which notice shall indicate the specific termination provision in this
Agreement relied upon and shall set forth in reasonable detail the facts and
circumstances claimed to provide a basis for termination under the provision so
indicated.

                  (g) RELEASE. Any payments by the Company to Executive under
this Section 8 or Section 9 below or in connection with any dispute arising
under or in connection with this Agreement or relating to Executive's employment
with the Company (including payments pursuant to arbitration as provided for in
Section 12(k) hereof) will be contingent upon the execution by Executive of a
release of any claims Executive may have against the Company, its affiliates or
any successor to the Company, such release to be in a form satisfactory to the
Company in its sole discretion.

         9. CHANGE OF TITLE, JOB RESPONSIBILITIES, WORK LOCATION, BASE SALARY
AND/OR BONUS OPPORTUNITY. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 8(a) to the
contrary, if, within 24 months following a Change in Control (as defined below),
Executive's title, job

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responsibilities, and/or work location are changed from those described in
Section 3 of this Agreement, or if Executive's Base Salary is reduced or if
Executive's opportunity to earn an annual bonus up to 120% of Base Salary as set
forth in Section 5 is eliminated, Executive shall have the option for a period
equal to the earlier of (i) 24 months after the date of the Change in Control,
and (ii) the scheduled expiration of Employment Term, to terminate his
employment with the Company and, subject to Executive's continued compliance
with the covenants set forth in Section 10, to receive (i) the amounts described
under Section 8(a); (ii) continued payment of Base Salary through the last day
of the 24th month following the date of termination (the "Change Severance
Period"); (iii) continued coverage under the Company's welfare benefit
arrangements as in effect from time to time through the earlier of (A) the end
of the Change Severance Period, and (B) such time as Executive is eligible to
receive comparable welfare benefits from a subsequent employer. All other
benefits following termination of the Employment Term pursuant to this Section 9
shall be determined in accordance with the plans, policies and practices of the
Company. For purposes of this Agreement, the term "Change in Control" means a
change of control of more than fifty percent (50%) of the common stock of the
Company or the common equity units Brand Holdings, LLC (other than through a
sale into the public markets) occurring at any time after the Effective Date.

         10. NON-COMPETITION/CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.

                  (a) Executive acknowledges and recognizes the highly
competitive nature of the businesses of the Company and its affiliates and
accordingly agrees that during the Employment Term and through the later of the
Severance Period or twenty-four (24) months following the date of termination of
employment:

                           (i) Executive will not directly or indirectly engage
         in any business which is in competition with any line of business
         conducted by the Company or its affiliates (including without
         limitation by performing or soliciting the performance of services for
         any person who is a customer or client of the Company or any of its
         affiliates) whether such engagement is as an officer, director,
         proprietor, employee, partner, investor (other than as holder of less
         than 1% of the outstanding capital stock of a publicly traded
         corporation), consultant, advisor, agent, sales representative or other
         participant, in any geographic area in which the Company or any of its
         affiliates conducted any such competing line of business.

                           (ii) Executive will not directly or indirectly assist
         others in engaging in any of the activities in which Executive is
         prohibited from engaging in by clause (i) above.

                  (b) Executive will not directly or indirectly induce any
employee of the Company or any of its affiliates to engage in any activity in
which Executive is prohibited to engage by paragraph (a) above or to terminate
his employment with the Company or any of its affiliates, and will not directly
or indirectly employ or offer employment to any person who was employed by the
Company or any of its affiliates unless such person shall have ceased to be
employed by the Company or any of its affiliates for a period of at least 12
months.

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                  (c) Executive will not at any time (whether during or after
his employment with the Company) disclose or use for his own benefit or purposes
or the benefit or purposes of any other person, firm, partnership, joint
venture, association, corporation or other business organization, entity or
enterprise other than the Company and any of its subsidiaries or affiliates, any
trade secrets, information, data, or other confidential information relating to
customers, development programs, costs, marketing, trading, investment, sales
activities, promotion, credit and financial data, manufacturing processes,
financing methods, plans, or the business and affairs of the Company generally
or of any subsidiary or affiliate of the Company, provided that the foregoing
shall not apply to information which is not unique to the Company or which is
generally known to the industry or the public other than as a result of
Executive's breach of this covenant. Executive agrees that upon termination of
his employment with the Company for any reason, he will return to the Company
immediately all memoranda, books, papers, plans, information, letters and other
data, and all copies thereof or therefrom, in any way relating to the business
of the Company and its affiliates, except that he may retain personal notes,
notebooks and diaries. Executive further agrees that he will not retain or use
for his account at any time any trade names, trademark or other proprietary
business designation used or owned in connection with the business of the
Company or its affiliates.

         11. SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE AND OTHER REMEDIES. Executive acknowledges and
agrees that the Company has no adequate remedy at law for a breach or threatened
breach of any of the provisions of Section 10 and, in recognition of this fact,
Executive agrees that, in the event of such a breach or threatened breach, in
addition to any remedies at law, the Company, without posting any bond and
without notice to Executive, shall be entitled to obtain equitable relief in the
form of specific performance, temporary restraining order, temporary or
permanent injunction or any other equitable remedy which may then be available.
Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as prohibiting the Company from
pursuing any other remedies at law or in equity that it may have or any other
rights that it may have under any other agreement.

         12. MISCELLANEOUS.

                  (a) GOVERNING LAW. This Agreement shall be governed by and
construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Missouri without reference
to principles of conflict of laws.

                  (b) ENTIRE AGREEMENT/AMENDMENTS. This Agreement contains the
entire understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof
and supersedes any prior agreements between the Company and Executive. There are
no restrictions, agreements, promises, warranties, covenants or undertakings
between the parties with respect to the subject matter herein other than those
expressly set forth herein and therein. No provision in this Agreement may be
amended unless such amendment is agreed to in writing.

                  (c) NO WAIVER. The failure of a party to insist upon strict
adherence to any term of this Agreement on any occasion shall not be considered
a waiver of such party's rights or deprive such party of the right thereafter to
insist upon strict adherence to that term or any other term of this Agreement.
No waiver by either party of any breach by the other party of any condition or
provision contained in this Agreement to be performed by such other party shall
be deemed a waiver of a similar or dissimilar condition or provision at the same
or any prior or

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subsequent time. Any waiver must be in writing and signed by Executive or the
Company, as the case may be.

                  (d) SEVERABILITY. It is expressly understood and agreed that
although Executive and the Company consider the restrictions contained in
Section 10 to be reasonable, if a final judicial determination is made by a
court of competent jurisdiction that the time or territory restriction in
Section 10 or any other restriction contained in Section 10 is an unenforceable
restriction against Executive, such provision shall not be rendered void but
shall be deemed amended to apply to such maximum time and territory, if
applicable, or otherwise to such maximum extent as such court may judicially
determine or indicate to be enforceable. Alternatively, if any court of
competent jurisdiction finds that any restriction contained in Section 10 is
unenforceable, and such restriction cannot be amended so as to make it
enforceable, such finding shall not affect the enforceability of any of the
other restrictions contained herein. In the event that any one or more of the
other provisions of this Agreement shall be or become invalid, illegal or
unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality and enforceability of the
remaining provisions of this Agreement shall not be affected thereby.

                  (e) ASSIGNMENT. This Agreement shall not be assignable by
either party without the consent of the other party.

                  (f) SUCCESSORS. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of
and be binding upon the personal or legal representatives, executors,
administrators, successors, heirs, distributees, devisees and legatees of the
parties hereto. Executive shall be entitled to select (and change, to the extent
permitted under any applicable law) a beneficiary or beneficiaries to receive
any compensation or benefit payable hereunder following Executive's death by
giving the Company written notice thereof. In the event of Executive's death or
a judicial determination of his incompetence, reference in this Agreement to
Executive shall be deemed, where appropriate, to refer to his beneficiary,
estate or other legal representative.

                  (g) COMMUNICATIONS. For the purpose of this Agreement, notices
and all other communications provided for in this Agreement shall be in writing
and shall be deemed to have been duly given when faxed or delivered or two
business days after being mailed by United States registered or certified mail,
return receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed (i) to Executive at his
address then appearing in the personnel records of the Company and; (ii) to the
Company at the Company's then current headquarters, with a copy to Brand
Holdings, LLC, c/o J.P. Morgan Partners, LLC, 1221 Avenue of the Americas, 39th
Floor, New York, NY 10020, Attention: Christopher Behrens; or (iii) to such
other address as either party may have furnished to the other in writing in
accordance herewith, with such notice of change of address being effective only
upon receipt.

                  (h) WITHHOLDING TAXES. The Company may withhold from any and
all amounts payable under this Agreement such Federal, state, local and any
other applicable taxes as may be required to be withheld pursuant to any
applicable law or regulation.

                  (i) SURVIVORSHIP. The respective rights and obligations of the
parties hereunder shall survive any termination of Executive's employment to the
extent necessary to assure the agreed preservation of such rights and
obligations.

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                  (j) REPRESENTATIONS. Each party represents and warrants to the
other that he or it is fully authorized and empowered to enter into this
Agreement and that the performance of his or its obligations under this
Agreement will not violate any agreement between him or it and any other person
or entity.

                  (k) ARBITRATION. The parties agree that all disputes arising
under or in connection with this Agreement, and any and all claims by Executive
relating to his employment with the Company, including any claims of
discrimination arising under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as
amended, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Americans with
Disabilities Act or any similar federal, state or local law will be submitted to
arbitration in the County of St. Louis of the State of Missouri to the American
Arbitration Association ("AAA") under its rules then prevailing for the type of
claim in issue. The parties each hereby specifically submit to the personal
jurisdiction of any federal or state court located in the County of St. Louis
and the State of Missouri for any such action and further agree that service of
process may be made within or without the State of Missouri by giving notice in
the manner provided herein.

                  In any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement, the
parties agree that no damages other than compensatory damages shall be sought or
claimed by either party and each party waives any claim, right or entitlement to
punitive, exemplary, statutory or consequential damages, or any other damages,
and each relevant arbitration panel is specifically divested of any power to
award any damages in the nature of punitive, exemplary, statutory or
consequential damages, or any other damages of any kind or nature in excess of
compensatory damages.

                  (l) FEES AND EXPENSES. In the event of a dispute by the
Company or Executive as to the validity or enforceability of, or liability
under, any provision of this Agreement and with respect to any claims arising in
connection with Executive's employment with the Company, each party shall pay
its own legal fees and expenses incurred in connection with such dispute or
claim; provided, however, and notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event of a
breach of this Agreement by the Company at any time after a Change of Control,
whether or not litigation is commenced, then the Company shall pay to Executive,
in addition to any damages incurred by Executive, the costs and expenses
incurred by Executive in connection with any such breach (including, without
limitation, all court costs and reasonable attorneys' fees and costs).

                  (m) COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be signed in
counterparts, each of which shall be an original, with the same effect as if the
signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument.

                  (n) HEADINGS. The headings of the sections contained in this
Agreement are for convenience only and shall not be deemed to control or affect
the meaning or construction of any provision of this Agreement. Any reference to
Executive in the masculine gender herein is for convenience and is not intended
to express any preference by the Company for executives of any gender.

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                  IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed this
Amended and Restated Employment Agreement as of the Effective Date.

                                       -----------------------------------------
                                                    [EXECUTIVE]

                                                    "Executive"

                                       [The Executive acknowledges that this
                                       agreement contains an arbitration
                                       provision which may be enforced by either
                                       party hereto]

                                       BRAND SERVICES, INC.

                                       By:
                                          --------------------------------------
                                       Title:
                                             -----------------------------------
                                                        the "Company"

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                    AMENDED AND RESTATED EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

         WHEREAS, BRAND SERVICES, INC., a Delaware corporation (the "Company")
and Jeffrey W. Peterson ("Executive") previously entered into an employment
agreement dated as of April 1, 2001 (as subsequently amended or modified, the
"Agreement"); and

         WHEREAS, the parties desire to amend, restate and continue the
Agreement.

         NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and mutual covenants
contained herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the parties
hereto agree that the Agreement is hereby amended, restated and continued as
follows, all effective as of the Effective Date as described below:

         1. EFFECTIVE DATE. For purposes of this Agreement, the "Effective Date"
shall be the date on which the Effective Time occurs (as defined in that certain
Agreement and Plan of Merger among Brand Holdings, LLC, Brand Acquisition Corp.,
DLJ Brand Holdings, Inc. and various sellers dated as of August 9, 2002 (the
"Merger Agreement")). Notwithstanding the foregoing or any other provision of
this Agreement, this Agreement shall become effective only upon the occurrence
of the Effective Time, and if the Effective Time does not occur by December 31,
2002 this Agreement shall be of no force and effect and shall terminate
automatically without any further actions of the parties.

         2. AGREEMENT TERM. Executive's continued employment by the Company
shall commence on the Effective Date, and shall, unless extended as set forth
below, terminate on the second anniversary of the Effective Date (the
"Expiration Date"). Executive's employment shall be automatically extended on a
year to year basis following the Expiration Date, unless a written notice to
terminate is given by the Company to Executive not less than thirty (30), nor
more than sixty (60), days prior to the scheduled Expiration Date. The period
commencing on the Effective Date and ending on the Expiration Date, as the same
may be extended from time to time hereunder, is hereinafter referred to as the
"Employment Term". Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Employment Term shall
terminate in any and all events upon the termination of Executive's employment
hereunder as hereinafter provided.

         3. POSITIONS. During the Employment Term, executive shall serve as
Chief Financial Officer and Vice President, Finance. Executive shall report
directly to the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company (the "CEO")
and shall have such duties and authority commensurate with such position as
shall be determined from time to time by the CEO. Executive shall devote
substantially all of his business time and best efforts to the performance of
his duties hereunder and shall not engage in any other business, profession or
occupation for compensation or otherwise.

         4. BASE SALARY. During the Employment Term, the Company shall pay
Executive a base salary (the "Base Salary") at the annual rate of not less than
$175,000, payable bi-weekly in arrears, in accordance with the usual payment
practices of the Company. Executive's Base Salary shall be subject to periodic
review by the CEO and the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of
the Company (the "Compensation Committee"), not less frequently than annually,
beginning January 1, 2003.

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         5. BONUS.

                  (a) With respect to each fiscal year in the Employment Term,
Executive shall be eligible for a bonus of up to 120% of his Base Salary (the
"Annual Bonus") to be determined annually in accordance with the Company's
annual bonus plan, as earned through the achievement of certain profitability
and performance objectives which are annually developed by the CEO and as
reviewed and approved by the Compensation Committee (the "Bonus Plan"). The
Bonus Plan shall have terms (including the terms of calculating bonuses)
consistent with the terms of the Company's 2002 bonus plan, a copy of which is
annexed hereto as Annex I.

                  (b) Any bonus payable hereunder shall be paid at or about the
same time bonuses are paid to the Company's other senior executives and, in the
case of the Annual Bonus, in accordance with the terms of the Bonus Plan.

         6. EMPLOYEE BENEFITS.

                  (a) During the Employment Term, Executive shall be entitled to
participate on a basis no less favorable than other similarly-situated senior
executives of the Company in all retirement, welfare benefit, incentive
compensation, perquisite and other plans and arrangements of the Company
applicable to senior executives of the Company, as in effect from time to time.

                  (b) The Company shall establish a nonqualified deferred
compensation plan ("Deferred Compensation Plan") which shall have a term of five
(5) years and, for each year of the Employment Term or thereafter during which
the Executive is employed by the Company, the Company shall provide Executive
with an annual contribution to such plan in an amount equal to the 15 percent of
Executive's Base Salary for such year (pro rated to reflect any period of less
than 12 months). Executive's rights with respect to his benefits under the
Deferred Compensation Plan shall be exclusively as described in the Deferred
Compensation Plan. Amounts contributed by the Company to the Deferred
Compensation Plan shall not be taken into account for any purpose under any
other plan, program, policy or arrangement of the Company or its affiliates.

         7. BUSINESS EXPENSES. During the Employment Term, the Company shall
reimburse such of Executive's travel, entertainment and other business expenses
as are reasonably and necessarily incurred by Executive during the Employment
Term in the performance of his duties hereunder, in accordance with the
Company's policies as in effect from time to time.

         8. TERMINATION. The Employment Term may be terminated prior to its
scheduled expiration for any of the reasons set forth in this Section 8 or
Section 9. Upon a termination or expiration of the Employment Term, Executive
shall be entitled to the payments, if any, described in this Section 8 or
Section 9, whichever is applicable.

                  (a) FOR CAUSE BY THE COMPANY, OR TERMINATION BY EXECUTIVE FOR
ANY REASON. The Employment Term may be terminated prior to its scheduled
expiration by the Company for Cause (as defined below). In addition, the
Employment Term may be terminated prior to its scheduled expiration by Executive
for any reason. If, prior to the Expiration Date, the Employment Term is
terminated by the Company for Cause, or by Executive for any reason, then
Executive shall be entitled to receive his Base Salary through the date of
termination, any

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Bonus that has been earned in accordance with Section 5 for a prior fiscal year
but not yet paid and any unreimbursed business expenses, payable promptly
following the later of the date of such termination and the date on which the
appropriate documentation is provided. All other benefits following termination
of the Employment Term pursuant to this Section 8(a) shall be determined in
accordance with the plans, policies and practices of the Company.

                  (b) DEATH OR DISABILITY. The Employment Term shall terminate
prior to its scheduled expiration upon Executive's death or, at the Company's
election, if Executive incurs a Disability (as hereinafter defined). If the
Employment Term is terminated prior to the Expiration Date by reason of
Executive's death or, at the Company's election, if Executive incurs a
Disability, Executive's estate or, in the case of Executive's Disability,
Executive (or such other person duly appointed by a court of competent
jurisdiction to manage Executive's affairs) shall receive (i) the amounts
described under Section 8(a), and subject to Executive's continued compliance
with the covenants set forth in Section 10 in the event of Executive's
Disability, (ii) continued payment of Base Salary through the first anniversary
of the date of death or the date of the Executive's termination of employment
due to Disability.

                  All other benefits following termination of the Employment
Term pursuant to this Section 8(b) shall be determined in accordance with the
plans, policies and practices of the Company.

                  (c) BY THE COMPANY WITHOUT CAUSE. The Employment Term may be
terminated prior to the Expiration Date by the Company without Cause. If the
Employment Term is terminated prior to the Expiration Date by the Company
without Cause, then subject to Executive's continued compliance with the
covenants set forth in Section 10, Executive shall receive (i) the amounts
described under Section 8(a); (ii) continued payment of Base Salary through the
last day of the 24th month following the date of termination (the "Severance
Period"); provided that, upon the written request of Executive, the payments of
Base Salary for the 13th through 24th months of the Severance Period shall be
accelerated and paid to Executive in a lump-sum payment, to the extent not
previously paid to Executive; (iii) continued coverage under the Company's
welfare benefit arrangements as in effect from time to time through the earlier
of (A) the end of the Severance Period, and (B) such time as Executive is
eligible to receive comparable welfare benefits from a subsequent employer. All
other benefits following termination of the Employment Term pursuant to this
Section 8(c) shall be determined in accordance with the plans, policies and
practices of the Company.

                  (d) UPON SCHEDULED EXPIRATION. The Employment Term shall
expire on the Expiration Date (after giving effect to any extensions set forth
in Section 2 hereof). In the event the Employment Term expires, then Executive
shall only be entitled to receive the amounts described in Section 8(a) above.

                  (e) DEFINITIONS. For purposes of this Section 8, the following
terms shall have the following meanings:

                           (i) "Cause" shall mean:

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                                    (A) Executive's willful and continued
                           failure substantially to perform his duties under the
                           Agreement (other than as a result of total or partial
                           incapacity due to physical or mental illness);

                                    (B) An act or acts on Executive's part
                           constituting a felony under the laws of the United
                           States or any other state thereof or any other
                           jurisdiction in which the Company conducts business;

                                    (C) Executive's being under the influence of
                           illegal drugs or alcohol while performing his duties
                           hereunder;

                                    (D) Any other act or omission which is
                           materially injurious to the financial condition or
                           business reputation of the Company or any of its
                           affiliates; or

                                    (E) Executive's breach of the provisions of
                           Section 10.

                  For purposes of this definition, no act or failure to act
         shall be deemed "willful" unless effected by Executive not in good
         faith and without a reasonable belief that such action or failure to
         act was in or not opposed to the Company's best interests.

                           (ii) "Disability" shall mean Executive's inability,
         as a result of physical or mental illness, to perform the duties of the
         position(s) specified in Section 3 for a period of 90 consecutive days
         or for an aggregate of 90 days in any twelve consecutive month period.
         Any question as to the existence of the Disability of Executive as to
         which Executive and the Company cannot agree shall be determined in
         writing by a qualified independent physician selected by the Company
         and reasonably acceptable to Executive. The determination of Disability
         made in writing to the Company and Executive shall be final and
         conclusive for all purposes of the Agreement.

                  (f) NOTICE OF TERMINATION. Any purported termination of the
Employment Term prior to the Expiration Date by the Company or by Executive
shall be communicated by written notice of termination to the other party
hereto, which notice shall indicate the specific termination provision in this
Agreement relied upon and shall set forth in reasonable detail the facts and
circumstances claimed to provide a basis for termination under the provision so
indicated.

                  (g) RELEASE. Any payments by the Company to Executive under
this Section 8 or Section 9 below or in connection with any dispute arising
under or in connection with this Agreement or relating to Executive's employment
with the Company (including payments pursuant to arbitration as provided for in
Section 12(k) hereof) will be contingent upon the execution by Executive of a
release of any claims Executive may have against the Company, its affiliates or
any successor to the Company, such release to be in a form satisfactory to the
Company in its sole discretion.

         9. CHANGE OF TITLE, JOB RESPONSIBILITIES, WORK LOCATION, BASE SALARY
AND/OR BONUS OPPORTUNITY. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 8(a) to the
contrary, if, within 24 months following a Change in Control (as defined below),
Executive's title, job

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responsibilities, and/or work location are changed from those described in
Section 3 of this Agreement, or if Executive's Base Salary is reduced or if
Executive's opportunity to earn an annual bonus up to 120% of Base Salary as set
forth in Section 5 is eliminated, Executive shall have the option for a period
equal to the earlier of (i) 24 months after the date of the Change in Control,
and (ii) the scheduled expiration of Employment Term, to terminate his
employment with the Company and, subject to Executive's continued compliance
with the covenants set forth in Section 10, to receive (i) the amounts described
under Section 8(a); (ii) continued payment of Base Salary through the last day
of the 24th month following the date of termination (the "Change Severance
Period"); (iii) continued coverage under the Company's welfare benefit
arrangements as in effect from time to time through the earlier of (A) the end
of the Change Severance Period, and (B) such time as Executive is eligible to
receive comparable welfare benefits from a subsequent employer. All other
benefits following termination of the Employment Term pursuant to this Section 9
shall be determined in accordance with the plans, policies and practices of the
Company. For purposes of this Agreement, the term "Change in Control" means a
change of control of more than fifty percent (50%) of the common stock of the
Company or the common equity units Brand Holdings, LLC (other than through a
sale into the public markets) occurring at any time after the Effective Date.

         10. NON-COMPETITION/CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.

                  (a) Executive acknowledges and recognizes the highly
competitive nature of the businesses of the Company and its affiliates and
accordingly agrees that during the Employment Term and through the later of the
Severance Period or twenty-four (24) months following the date of termination of
employment:

                           (i) Executive will not directly or indirectly engage
         in any business which is in competition with any line of business
         conducted by the Company or its affiliates (including without
         limitation by performing or soliciting the performance of services for
         any person who is a customer or client of the Company or any of its
         affiliates) whether such engagement is as an officer, director,
         proprietor, employee, partner, investor (other than as holder of less
         than 1% of the outstanding capital stock of a publicly traded
         corporation), consultant, advisor, agent, sales representative or other
         participant, in any geographic area in which the Company or any of its
         affiliates conducted any such competing line of business.

                           (ii) Executive will not directly or indirectly assist
         others in engaging in any of the activities in which Executive is
         prohibited from engaging in by clause (i) above.

                  (b) Executive will not directly or indirectly induce any
employee of the Company or any of its affiliates to engage in any activity in
which Executive is prohibited to engage by paragraph (a) above or to terminate
his employment with the Company or any of its affiliates, and will not directly
or indirectly employ or offer employment to any person who was employed by the
Company or any of its affiliates unless such person shall have ceased to be
employed by the Company or any of its affiliates for a period of at least 12
months.

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                  (c) Executive will not at any time (whether during or after
his employment with the Company) disclose or use for his own benefit or purposes
or the benefit or purposes of any other person, firm, partnership, joint
venture, association, corporation or other business organization, entity or
enterprise other than the Company and any of its subsidiaries or affiliates, any
trade secrets, information, data, or other confidential information relating to
customers, development programs, costs, marketing, trading, investment, sales
activities, promotion, credit and financial data, manufacturing processes,
financing methods, plans, or the business and affairs of the Company generally
or of any subsidiary or affiliate of the Company, provided that the foregoing
shall not apply to information which is not unique to the Company or which is
generally known to the industry or the public other than as a result of
Executive's breach of this covenant. Executive agrees that upon termination of
his employment with the Company for any reason, he will return to the Company
immediately all memoranda, books, papers, plans, information, letters and other
data, and all copies thereof or therefrom, in any way relating to the business
of the Company and its affiliates, except that he may retain personal notes,
notebooks and diaries. Executive further agrees that he will not retain or use
for his account at any time any trade names, trademark or other proprietary
business designation used or owned in connection with the business of the
Company or its affiliates.

         11. SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE AND OTHER REMEDIES. Executive acknowledges and
agrees that the Company has no adequate remedy at law for a breach or threatened
breach of any of the provisions of Section 10 and, in recognition of this fact,
Executive agrees that, in the event of such a breach or threatened breach, in
addition to any remedies at law, the Company, without posting any bond and
without notice to Executive, shall be entitled to obtain equitable relief in the
form of specific performance, temporary restraining order, temporary or
permanent injunction or any other equitable remedy which may then be available.
Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as prohibiting the Company from
pursuing any other remedies at law or in equity that it may have or any other
rights that it may have under any other agreement.

         12. MISCELLANEOUS.

                  (a) GOVERNING LAW. This Agreement shall be governed by and
construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Missouri without reference
to principles of conflict of laws.

                  (b) ENTIRE AGREEMENT/AMENDMENTS. This Agreement contains the
entire understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof
and supersedes any prior agreements between the Company and Executive. There are
no restrictions, agreements, promises, warranties, covenants or undertakings
between the parties with respect to the subject matter herein other than those
expressly set forth herein and therein. No provision in this Agreement may be
amended unless such amendment is agreed to in writing.

                  (c) NO WAIVER. The failure of a party to insist upon strict
adherence to any term of this Agreement on any occasion shall not be considered
a waiver of such party's rights or deprive such party of the right thereafter to
insist upon strict adherence to that term or any other term of this Agreement.
No waiver by either party of any breach by the other party of any condition or
provision contained in this Agreement to be performed by such other party shall
be deemed a waiver of a similar or dissimilar condition or provision at the same
or any prior or

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subsequent time. Any waiver must be in writing and signed by Executive or the
Company, as the case may be.

                  (d) SEVERABILITY. It is expressly understood and agreed that
although Executive and the Company consider the restrictions contained in
Section 10 to be reasonable, if a final judicial determination is made by a
court of competent jurisdiction that the time or territory restriction in
Section 10 or any other restriction contained in Section 10 is an unenforceable
restriction against Executive, such provision shall not be rendered void but
shall be deemed amended to apply to such maximum time and territory, if
applicable, or otherwise to such maximum extent as such court may judicially
determine or indicate to be enforceable. Alternatively, if any court of
competent jurisdiction finds that any restriction contained in Section 10 is
unenforceable, and such restriction cannot be amended so as to make it
enforceable, such finding shall not affect the enforceability of any of the
other restrictions contained herein. In the event that any one or more of the
other provisions of this Agreement shall be or become invalid, illegal or
unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality and enforceability of the
remaining provisions of this Agreement shall not be affected thereby.

                  (e) ASSIGNMENT. This Agreement shall not be assignable by
either party without the consent of the other party.

                  (f) SUCCESSORS. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of
and be binding upon the personal or legal representatives, executors,
administrators, successors, heirs, distributees, devisees and legatees of the
parties hereto. Executive shall be entitled to select (and change, to the extent
permitted under any applicable law) a beneficiary or beneficiaries to receive
any compensation or benefit payable hereunder following Executive's death by
giving the Company written notice thereof. In the event of Executive's death or
a judicial determination of his incompetence, reference in this Agreement to
Executive shall be deemed, where appropriate, to refer to his beneficiary,
estate or other legal representative.

                  (g) COMMUNICATIONS. For the purpose of this Agreement, notices
and all other communications provided for in this Agreement shall be in writing
and shall be deemed to have been duly given when faxed or delivered or two
business days after being mailed by United States registered or certified mail,
return receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed (i) to Executive at his
address then appearing in the personnel records of the Company and; (ii) to the
Company at the Company's then current headquarters, with a copy to Brand
Holdings, LLC, c/o J.P. Morgan Partners, LLC, 1221 Avenue of the Americas, 39th
Floor, New York, NY 10020, Attention: Christopher Behrens; or (iii) to such
other address as either party may have furnished to the other in writing in
accordance herewith, with such notice of change of address being effective only
upon receipt.

                  (h) WITHHOLDING TAXES. The Company may withhold from any and
all amounts payable under this Agreement such Federal, state, local and any
other applicable taxes as may be required to be withheld pursuant to any
applicable law or regulation.

                  (i) SURVIVORSHIP. The respective rights and obligations of the
parties hereunder shall survive any termination of Executive's employment to the
extent necessary to assure the agreed preservation of such rights and
obligations.

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<PAGE>

                  (j) REPRESENTATIONS. Each party represents and warrants to the
other that he or it is fully authorized and empowered to enter into this
Agreement and that the performance of his or its obligations under this
Agreement will not violate any agreement between him or it and any other person
or entity.

                  (k) ARBITRATION. The parties agree that all disputes arising
under or in connection with this Agreement, and any and all claims by Executive
relating to his employment with the Company, including any claims of
discrimination arising under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as
amended, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Americans with
Disabilities Act or any similar federal, state or local law will be submitted to
arbitration in the County of St. Louis of the State of Missouri to the American
Arbitration Association ("AAA") under its rules then prevailing for the type of
claim in issue. The parties each hereby specifically submit to the personal
jurisdiction of any federal or state court located in the County of St. Louis
and the State of Missouri for any such action and further agree that service of
process may be made within or without the State of Missouri by giving notice in
the manner provided herein.

                  In any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement, the
parties agree that no damages other than compensatory damages shall be sought or
claimed by either party and each party waives any claim, right or entitlement to
punitive, exemplary, statutory or consequential damages, or any other damages,
and each relevant arbitration panel is specifically divested of any power to
award any damages in the nature of punitive, exemplary, statutory or
consequential damages, or any other damages of any kind or nature in excess of
compensatory damages.

                  (l) FEES AND EXPENSES. In the event of a dispute by the
Company or Executive as to the validity or enforceability of, or liability
under, any provision of this Agreement and with respect to any claims arising in
connection with Executive's employment with the Company, each party shall pay
its own legal fees and expenses incurred in connection with such dispute or
claim; provided, however, and notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event of a
breach of this Agreement by the Company at any time after a Change of Control,
whether or not litigation is commenced, then the Company shall pay to Executive,
in addition to any damages incurred by Executive, the costs and expenses
incurred by Executive in connection with any such breach (including, without
limitation, all court costs and reasonable attorneys' fees and costs).

                  (m) COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be signed in
counterparts, each of which shall be an original, with the same effect as if the
signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument.

                  (n) HEADINGS. The headings of the sections contained in this
Agreement are for convenience only and shall not be deemed to control or affect
the meaning or construction of any provision of this Agreement. Any reference to
Executive in the masculine gender herein is for convenience and is not intended
to express any preference by the Company for executives of any gender.

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                  IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed this
Amended and Restated Employment Agreement as of the Effective Date.

                                       -----------------------------------------
                                                    [EXECUTIVE]

                                                    "Executive"

                                       [The Executive acknowledges that this
                                       agreement contains an arbitration
                                       provision which may be enforced by either
                                       party hereto]

                                       BRAND SERVICES, INC.

                                       By:
                                          --------------------------------------
                                       Title:
                                             -----------------------------------
                                                        the "Company"

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                    AMENDED AND RESTATED EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

         WHEREAS, BRAND SERVICES, INC., a Delaware corporation (the "Company")
and Scott M. Robinson ("Executive") previously entered into an employment
agreement dated as of April 1, 2001 (as subsequently amended or modified, the
"Agreement"); and

         WHEREAS, the parties desire to amend, restate and continue the
Agreement.

         NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and mutual covenants
contained herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the parties
hereto agree that the Agreement is hereby amended, restated and continued as
follows, all effective as of the Effective Date as described below:

         1. EFFECTIVE DATE. For purposes of this Agreement, the "Effective Date"
shall be the date on which the Effective Time occurs (as defined in that certain
Agreement and Plan of Merger among Brand Holdings, LLC, Brand Acquisition Corp.,
DLJ Brand Holdings, Inc. and various sellers dated as of August 9, 2002 (the
"Merger Agreement")). Notwithstanding the foregoing or any other provision of
this Agreement, this Agreement shall become effective only upon the occurrence
of the Effective Time, and if the Effective Time does not occur by December 31,
2002 this Agreement shall be of no force and effect and shall terminate
automatically without any further actions of the parties.

         2. AGREEMENT TERM. Executive's continued employment by the Company
shall commence on the Effective Date, and shall, unless extended as set forth
below, terminate on the second anniversary of the Effective Date (the
"Expiration Date"). Executive's employment shall be automatically extended on a
year to year basis following the Expiration Date, unless a written notice to
terminate is given by the Company to Executive not less than thirty (30), nor
more than sixty (60), days prior to the scheduled Expiration Date. The period
commencing on the Effective Date and ending on the Expiration Date, as the same
may be extended from time to time hereunder, is hereinafter referred to as the
"Employment Term". Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Employment Term shall
terminate in any and all events upon the termination of Executive's employment
hereunder as hereinafter provided.

         3. POSITIONS. During the Employment Term, executive shall serve as Vice
President, Operations-Southwest Region. Executive shall report directly to the
President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company (the "CEO") and shall have
such duties and authority commensurate with such position as shall be determined
from time to time by the CEO. Executive shall devote substantially all of his
business time and best efforts to the performance of his duties hereunder and
shall not engage in any other business, profession or occupation for
compensation or otherwise.

         4. BASE SALARY. During the Employment Term, the Company shall pay
Executive a base salary (the "Base Salary") at the annual rate of not less than
$161,288, payable bi-weekly in arrears, in accordance with the usual payment
practices of the Company. Executive's Base Salary shall be subject to periodic
review by the CEO and the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of
the Company (the "Compensation Committee"), not less frequently than annually,
beginning January 1, 2003.

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         5. BONUS.

                  (a) With respect to each fiscal year in the Employment Term,
Executive shall be eligible for a bonus of up to 120% of his Base Salary (the
"Annual Bonus") to be determined annually in accordance with the Company's
annual bonus plan, as earned through the achievement of certain profitability
and performance objectives which are annually developed by the CEO and as
reviewed and approved by the Compensation Committee (the "Bonus Plan"). The
Bonus Plan shall have terms (including the terms of calculating bonuses)
consistent with the terms of the Company's 2002 bonus plan, a copy of which is
annexed hereto as Annex I.

                  (b) Any bonus payable hereunder shall be paid at or about the
same time bonuses are paid to the Company's other senior executives and, in the
case of the Annual Bonus, in accordance with the terms of the Bonus Plan.

         6. EMPLOYEE BENEFITS.

                  (a) During the Employment Term, Executive shall be entitled to
participate on a basis no less favorable than other similarly-situated senior
executives of the Company in all retirement, welfare benefit, incentive
compensation, perquisite and other plans and arrangements of the Company
applicable to senior executives of the Company, as in effect from time to time.

                  (b) The Company shall establish a nonqualified deferred
compensation plan ("Deferred Compensation Plan") which shall have a term of five
(5) years and, for each year of the Employment Term or thereafter during which
the Executive is employed by the Company, the Company shall provide Executive
with an annual contribution to such plan in an amount equal to the 15 percent of
Executive's Base Salary for such year (pro rated to reflect any period of less
than 12 months). Executive's rights with respect to his benefits under the
Deferred Compensation Plan shall be exclusively as described in the Deferred
Compensation Plan. Amounts contributed by the Company to the Deferred
Compensation Plan shall not be taken into account for any purpose under any
other plan, program, policy or arrangement of the Company or its affiliates.

         7. BUSINESS EXPENSES. During the Employment Term, the Company shall
reimburse such of Executive's travel, entertainment and other business expenses
as are reasonably and necessarily incurred by Executive during the Employment
Term in the performance of his duties hereunder, in accordance with the
Company's policies as in effect from time to time.

         8. TERMINATION. The Employment Term may be terminated prior to its
scheduled expiration for any of the reasons set forth in this Section 8 or
Section 9. Upon a termination or expiration of the Employment Term, Executive
shall be entitled to the payments, if any, described in this Section 8 or
Section 9, whichever is applicable.

                  (a) FOR CAUSE BY THE COMPANY, OR TERMINATION BY EXECUTIVE FOR
ANY REASON. The Employment Term may be terminated prior to its scheduled
expiration by the Company for Cause (as defined below). In addition, the
Employment Term may be terminated prior to its scheduled expiration by Executive
for any reason. If, prior to the Expiration Date, the Employment Term is
terminated by the Company for Cause, or by Executive for any reason, then
Executive shall be entitled to receive his Base Salary through the date of
termination, any

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Bonus that has been earned in accordance with Section 5 for a prior fiscal year
but not yet paid and any unreimbursed business expenses, payable promptly
following the later of the date of such termination and the date on which the
appropriate documentation is provided. All other benefits following termination
of the Employment Term pursuant to this Section 8(a) shall be determined in
accordance with the plans, policies and practices of the Company.

                  (b) DEATH OR DISABILITY. The Employment Term shall terminate
prior to its scheduled expiration upon Executive's death or, at the Company's
election, if Executive incurs a Disability (as hereinafter defined). If the
Employment Term is terminated prior to the Expiration Date by reason of
Executive's death or, at the Company's election, if Executive incurs a
Disability, Executive's estate or, in the case of Executive's Disability,
Executive (or such other person duly appointed by a court of competent
jurisdiction to manage Executive's affairs) shall receive (i) the amounts
described under Section 8(a), and subject to Executive's continued compliance
with the covenants set forth in Section 10 in the event of Executive's
Disability, (ii) continued payment of Base Salary through the first anniversary
of the date of death or the date of the Executive's termination of employment
due to Disability.

                  All other benefits following termination of the Employment
Term pursuant to this Section 8(b) shall be determined in accordance with the
plans, policies and practices of the Company.

                  (c) BY THE COMPANY WITHOUT CAUSE. The Employment Term may be
terminated prior to the Expiration Date by the Company without Cause. If the
Employment Term is terminated prior to the Expiration Date by the Company
without Cause, then subject to Executive's continued compliance with the
covenants set forth in Section 10, Executive shall receive (i) the amounts
described under Section 8(a); (ii) continued payment of Base Salary through the
last day of the 24th month following the date of termination (the "Severance
Period"); provided that, upon the written request of Executive, the payments of
Base Salary for the 13th through 24th months of the Severance Period shall be
accelerated and paid to Executive in a lump-sum payment, to the extent not
previously paid to Executive; (iii) continued coverage under the Company's
welfare benefit arrangements as in effect from time to time through the earlier
of (A) the end of the Severance Period, and (B) such time as Executive is
eligible to receive comparable welfare benefits from a subsequent employer. All
other benefits following termination of the Employment Term pursuant to this
Section 8(c) shall be determined in accordance with the plans, policies and
practices of the Company.

                  (d) UPON SCHEDULED EXPIRATION. The Employment Term shall
expire on the Expiration Date (after giving effect to any extensions set forth
in Section 2 hereof). In the event the Employment Term expires, then Executive
shall only be entitled to receive the amounts described in Section 8(a) above.

                  (e) DEFINITIONS. For purposes of this Section 8, the following
terms shall have the following meanings:

                           (i) "Cause" shall mean:

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                                    (A) Executive's willful and continued
                           failure substantially to perform his duties under the
                           Agreement (other than as a result of total or partial
                           incapacity due to physical or mental illness);

                                    (B) An act or acts on Executive's part
                           constituting a felony under the laws of the United
                           States or any other state thereof or any other
                           jurisdiction in which the Company conducts business;

                                    (C) Executive's being under the influence of
                           illegal drugs or alcohol while performing his duties
                           hereunder;

                                    (D) Any other act or omission which is
                           materially injurious to the financial condition or
                           business reputation of the Company or any of its
                           affiliates; or

                                    (E) Executive's breach of the provisions of
                           Section 10.

                  For purposes of this definition, no act or failure to act
         shall be deemed "willful" unless effected by Executive not in good
         faith and without a reasonable belief that such action or failure to
         act was in or not opposed to the Company's best interests.

                           (ii) "Disability" shall mean Executive's inability,
         as a result of physical or mental illness, to perform the duties of the
         position(s) specified in Section 3 for a period of 90 consecutive days
         or for an aggregate of 90 days in any twelve consecutive month period.
         Any question as to the existence of the Disability of Executive as to
         which Executive and the Company cannot agree shall be determined in
         writing by a qualified independent physician selected by the Company
         and reasonably acceptable to Executive. The determination of Disability
         made in writing to the Company and Executive shall be final and
         conclusive for all purposes of the Agreement.

                  (f) NOTICE OF TERMINATION. Any purported termination of the
Employment Term prior to the Expiration Date by the Company or by Executive
shall be communicated by written notice of termination to the other party
hereto, which notice shall indicate the specific termination provision in this
Agreement relied upon and shall set forth in reasonable detail the facts and
circumstances claimed to provide a basis for termination under the provision so
indicated.

                  (g) RELEASE. Any payments by the Company to Executive under
this Section 8 or Section 9 below or in connection with any dispute arising
under or in connection with this Agreement or relating to Executive's employment
with the Company (including payments pursuant to arbitration as provided for in
Section 12(k) hereof) will be contingent upon the execution by Executive of a
release of any claims Executive may have against the Company, its affiliates or
any successor to the Company, such release to be in a form satisfactory to the
Company in its sole discretion.

         9. CHANGE OF TITLE, JOB RESPONSIBILITIES, WORK LOCATION, BASE SALARY
AND/OR BONUS OPPORTUNITY. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 8(a) to the
contrary, if, within 24 months following a Change in Control (as defined below),
Executive's title, job

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responsibilities, and/or work location are changed from those described in
Section 3 of this Agreement, or if Executive's Base Salary is reduced or if
Executive's opportunity to earn an annual bonus up to 120% of Base Salary as set
forth in Section 5 is eliminated, Executive shall have the option for a period
equal to the earlier of (i) 24 months after the date of the Change in Control,
and (ii) the scheduled expiration of Employment Term, to terminate his
employment with the Company and, subject to Executive's continued compliance
with the covenants set forth in Section 10, to receive (i) the amounts described
under Section 8(a); (ii) continued payment of Base Salary through the last day
of the 24th month following the date of termination (the "Change Severance
Period"); (iii) continued coverage under the Company's welfare benefit
arrangements as in effect from time to time through the earlier of (A) the end
of the Change Severance Period, and (B) such time as Executive is eligible to
receive comparable welfare benefits from a subsequent employer. All other
benefits following termination of the Employment Term pursuant to this Section 9
shall be determined in accordance with the plans, policies and practices of the
Company. For purposes of this Agreement, the term "Change in Control" means a
change of control of more than fifty percent (50%) of the common stock of the
Company or the common equity units Brand Holdings, LLC (other than through a
sale into the public markets) occurring at any time after the Effective Date.

         10. NON-COMPETITION/CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.

                  (a) Executive acknowledges and recognizes the highly
competitive nature of the businesses of the Company and its affiliates and
accordingly agrees that during the Employment Term and through the later of the
Severance Period or twenty-four (24) months following the date of termination of
employment:

                           (i) Executive will not directly or indirectly engage
         in any business which is in competition with any line of business
         conducted by the Company or its affiliates (including without
         limitation by performing or soliciting the performance of services for
         any person who is a customer or client of the Company or any of its
         affiliates) whether such engagement is as an officer, director,
         proprietor, employee, partner, investor (other than as holder of less
         than 1% of the outstanding capital stock of a publicly traded
         corporation), consultant, advisor, agent, sales representative or other
         participant, in any geographic area in which the Company or any of its
         affiliates conducted any such competing line of business.

                           (ii) Executive will not directly or indirectly assist
         others in engaging in any of the activities in which Executive is
         prohibited from engaging in by clause (i) above.

                  (b) Executive will not directly or indirectly induce any
employee of the Company or any of its affiliates to engage in any activity in
which Executive is prohibited to engage by paragraph (a) above or to terminate
his employment with the Company or any of its affiliates, and will not directly
or indirectly employ or offer employment to any person who was employed by the
Company or any of its affiliates unless such person shall have ceased to be
employed by the Company or any of its affiliates for a period of at least 12
months.

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                  (c) Executive will not at any time (whether during or after
his employment with the Company) disclose or use for his own benefit or purposes
or the benefit or purposes of any other person, firm, partnership, joint
venture, association, corporation or other business organization, entity or
enterprise other than the Company and any of its subsidiaries or affiliates, any
trade secrets, information, data, or other confidential information relating to
customers, development programs, costs, marketing, trading, investment, sales
activities, promotion, credit and financial data, manufacturing processes,
financing methods, plans, or the business and affairs of the Company generally
or of any subsidiary or affiliate of the Company, provided that the foregoing
shall not apply to information which is not unique to the Company or which is
generally known to the industry or the public other than as a result of
Executive's breach of this covenant. Executive agrees that upon termination of
his employment with the Company for any reason, he will return to the Company
immediately all memoranda, books, papers, plans, information, letters and other
data, and all copies thereof or therefrom, in any way relating to the business
of the Company and its affiliates, except that he may retain personal notes,
notebooks and diaries. Executive further agrees that he will not retain or use
for his account at any time any trade names, trademark or other proprietary
business designation used or owned in connection with the business of the
Company or its affiliates.

         11. SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE AND OTHER REMEDIES. Executive acknowledges and
agrees that the Company has no adequate remedy at law for a breach or threatened
breach of any of the provisions of Section 10 and, in recognition of this fact,
Executive agrees that, in the event of such a breach or threatened breach, in
addition to any remedies at law, the Company, without posting any bond and
without notice to Executive, shall be entitled to obtain equitable relief in the
form of specific performance, temporary restraining order, temporary or
permanent injunction or any other equitable remedy which may then be available.
Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as prohibiting the Company from
pursuing any other remedies at law or in equity that it may have or any other
rights that it may have under any other agreement.

         12. MISCELLANEOUS.

                  (a) GOVERNING LAW. This Agreement shall be governed by and
construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Missouri without reference
to principles of conflict of laws.

                  (b) ENTIRE AGREEMENT/AMENDMENTS. This Agreement contains the
entire understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof
and supersedes any prior agreements between the Company and Executive. There are
no restrictions, agreements, promises, warranties, covenants or undertakings
between the parties with respect to the subject matter herein other than those
expressly set forth herein and therein. No provision in this Agreement may be
amended unless such amendment is agreed to in writing.

                  (c) NO WAIVER. The failure of a party to insist upon strict
adherence to any term of this Agreement on any occasion shall not be considered
a waiver of such party's rights or deprive such party of the right thereafter to
insist upon strict adherence to that term or any other term of this Agreement.
No waiver by either party of any breach by the other party of any condition or
provision contained in this Agreement to be performed by such other party shall
be deemed a waiver of a similar or dissimilar condition or provision at the same
or any prior or

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subsequent time. Any waiver must be in writing and signed by Executive or the
Company, as the case may be.

                  (d) SEVERABILITY. It is expressly understood and agreed that
although Executive and the Company consider the restrictions contained in
Section 10 to be reasonable, if a final judicial determination is made by a
court of competent jurisdiction that the time or territory restriction in
Section 10 or any other restriction contained in Section 10 is an unenforceable
restriction against Executive, such provision shall not be rendered void but
shall be deemed amended to apply to such maximum time and territory, if
applicable, or otherwise to such maximum extent as such court may judicially
determine or indicate to be enforceable. Alternatively, if any court of
competent jurisdiction finds that any restriction contained in Section 10 is
unenforceable, and such restriction cannot be amended so as to make it
enforceable, such finding shall not affect the enforceability of any of the
other restrictions contained herein. In the event that any one or more of the
other provisions of this Agreement shall be or become invalid, illegal or
unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality and enforceability of the
remaining provisions of this Agreement shall not be affected thereby.

                  (e) ASSIGNMENT. This Agreement shall not be assignable by
either party without the consent of the other party.

                  (f) SUCCESSORS. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of
and be binding upon the personal or legal representatives, executors,
administrators, successors, heirs, distributees, devisees and legatees of the
parties hereto. Executive shall be entitled to select (and change, to the extent
permitted under any applicable law) a beneficiary or beneficiaries to receive
any compensation or benefit payable hereunder following Executive's death by
giving the Company written notice thereof. In the event of Executive's death or
a judicial determination of his incompetence, reference in this Agreement to
Executive shall be deemed, where appropriate, to refer to his beneficiary,
estate or other legal representative.

                  (g) COMMUNICATIONS. For the purpose of this Agreement, notices
and all other communications provided for in this Agreement shall be in writing
and shall be deemed to have been duly given when faxed or delivered or two
business days after being mailed by United States registered or certified mail,
return receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed (i) to Executive at his
address then appearing in the personnel records of the Company and; (ii) to the
Company at the Company's then current headquarters, with a copy to Brand
Holdings, LLC, c/o J.P. Morgan Partners, LLC, 1221 Avenue of the Americas, 39th
Floor, New York, NY 10020, Attention: Christopher Behrens; or (iii) to such
other address as either party may have furnished to the other in writing in
accordance herewith, with such notice of change of address being effective only
upon receipt.

                  (h) WITHHOLDING TAXES. The Company may withhold from any and
all amounts payable under this Agreement such Federal, state, local and any
other applicable taxes as may be required to be withheld pursuant to any
applicable law or regulation.

                  (i) SURVIVORSHIP. The respective rights and obligations of the
parties hereunder shall survive any termination of Executive's employment to the
extent necessary to assure the agreed preservation of such rights and
obligations.

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                  (j) REPRESENTATIONS. Each party represents and warrants to the
other that he or it is fully authorized and empowered to enter into this
Agreement and that the performance of his or its obligations under this
Agreement will not violate any agreement between him or it and any other person
or entity.

                  (k) ARBITRATION. The parties agree that all disputes arising
under or in connection with this Agreement, and any and all claims by Executive
relating to his employment with the Company, including any claims of
discrimination arising under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as
amended, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Americans with
Disabilities Act or any similar federal, state or local law will be submitted to
arbitration in the County of St. Louis of the State of Missouri to the American
Arbitration Association ("AAA") under its rules then prevailing for the type of
claim in issue. The parties each hereby specifically submit to the personal
jurisdiction of any federal or state court located in the County of St. Louis
and the State of Missouri for any such action and further agree that service of
process may be made within or without the State of Missouri by giving notice in
the manner provided herein.

                  In any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement, the
parties agree that no damages other than compensatory damages shall be sought or
claimed by either party and each party waives any claim, right or entitlement to
punitive, exemplary, statutory or consequential damages, or any other damages,
and each relevant arbitration panel is specifically divested of any power to
award any damages in the nature of punitive, exemplary, statutory or
consequential damages, or any other damages of any kind or nature in excess of
compensatory damages.

                  (l) FEES AND EXPENSES. In the event of a dispute by the
Company or Executive as to the validity or enforceability of, or liability
under, any provision of this Agreement and with respect to any claims arising in
connection with Executive's employment with the Company, each party shall pay
its own legal fees and expenses incurred in connection with such dispute or
claim; provided, however, and notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event of a
breach of this Agreement by the Company at any time after a Change of Control,
whether or not litigation is commenced, then the Company shall pay to Executive,
in addition to any damages incurred by Executive, the costs and expenses
incurred by Executive in connection with any such breach (including, without
limitation, all court costs and reasonable attorneys' fees and costs).

                  (m) COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be signed in
counterparts, each of which shall be an original, with the same effect as if the
signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument.

                  (n) HEADINGS. The headings of the sections contained in this
Agreement are for convenience only and shall not be deemed to control or affect
the meaning or construction of any provision of this Agreement. Any reference to
Executive in the masculine gender herein is for convenience and is not intended
to express any preference by the Company for executives of any gender.

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                  IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed this
Amended and Restated Employment Agreement as of the Effective Date.

                                       -----------------------------------------
                                                    [EXECUTIVE]

                                                    "Executive"

                                       [The Executive acknowledges that this
                                       agreement contains an arbitration
                                       provision which may be enforced by either
                                       party hereto]

                                       BRAND SERVICES, INC.

                                       By:
                                          --------------------------------------
                                       Title:
                                             -----------------------------------
                                                        the "Company"

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                  EMPLOYMENT, RETENTION AND SEVERANCE AGREEMENT

      Agreement made this 13th day of November, 2002, by and between Robotic
Vision Systems, Inc., a Delaware corporation with a principal place of business
at 5 Shawmut Road, Canton, MA 02021 (the "Company") and Earl Rideout, an
individual residing at 5 Christina Dr. Wayland, MA 01778 (the "Employee").

      WHEREAS, the Employee is employed in a senior management or technical
capacity in the Company's Semiconductor Equipment Group ("SEG") business; and

      WHEREAS, the Company is in the process of marketing the SEG business for
sale to an acquirer; and

      WHEREAS, the Company desires the Employee to remain in the employ of the
Company and to use his/her best efforts to effect a sale of the SEG business on
the best terms available; and

      WHEREAS, both parties desire to set forth the terms and conditions
relative to the Employee's continued employment by the Company during the
pendency of marketing activities relative to the SEG business.

      NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and for other good and
valuable consideration the receipt and legal sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

      1. Employment. The Company agrees to employ the Employee on a full-time
basis, subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, and the Employee
agrees to accept such full-time employment upon said terms and conditions. The
Employee's employment shall be subject to the standard terms and conditions and
policies applicable to all employees of the Company, as such terms and policies
may exist from time to time.

      2. Term. The term of employment under this Agreement (the "Term") shall
commence on the date hereof and shall continue as to Sections 7, 8 and 9 hereof
for a period of one year or such earlier date as is 1 month after consummation
of the sale of the SEG business, and as to the other Sections of this Agreement,
the term shall be indefinite, subject to mutual agreement between the Employee
and the Company. For purposes of this Agreement, the Company's Board of
Directors shall determine when the sale of the SEG business has been
consummated.

      3. Duties. The Employee shall serve the Company in such management or
technical capacity or capacities, and with such duties as shall be designated by
the Company from time to time, subject to and under the supervision of the
Company's Chief Executive Officer.

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      4. Compensation. The Company shall pay the Employee a Base Salary at the
same rate as currently paid such Employee, provided that such rate may be
adjusted from time to time by the Company in its discretion. The Employee shall
be accorded such benefits as are customarily enjoyed by similarly situated
employees of the Company. The Company may, from time to time, in its discretion,
grant stock options or other equity compensation to the Employee.

      5. Non-Competition; Non-Solicitation.

      (a) Non-Compete. The Employee acknowledges that he/she has gained or will
gain extensive and valuable experience and knowledge in the business conducted
by the Company and has had or will have extensive contacts with the customers,
suppliers, investors, and/or consultants of the Company. The Employee recognizes
that it is critical to the ongoing success of the Company that it preserve its
goodwill and protect its proprietary rights and its other important business
interests.

Accordingly, the Employee agrees that he/she will not, while employed by the
Company during the Term hereof and for a period of one year thereafter directly
or indirectly, engage in (whether as an officer, employee, consultant, director,
proprietor, agent, partner or otherwise) or have an ownership interest in, or
participate in the financing, operation, management or control of, any person,
firm, corporation or business engaged in competition with the Company, any of
its affiliates, its parent or subsidiaries in the business of design,
manufacture or sale of machine vision hardware or software (including without
limitation hardware and software used in inspection equipment and specialty
lighting and high-performance optics used in machine vision applications),
automatic identification hardware or software (including without limitation
direct part marking and biometric identification products), or in the
development of technology for such businesses. It is agreed that ownership of no
more than 1.0% of the outstanding voting stock of a publicly traded corporation
shall not constitute a violation of this provision. In recognition of the fact
that the Company's business is global, the territory to which the restrictions
contained in this Section 5(a) apply shall be worldwide.

The Company may waive the foregoing restrictions or their application in any
particular circumstance and may condition any such waiver upon receipt of
assurances satisfactory to the Company, from the Employee and/or others, that
the Employee's proposed activity will not adversely affect the Company's
goodwill, proprietary rights or other important business interests.

      (b) Non-Solicitation. While actively employed by the Company during the
Term hereof and for a period of one year thereafter, the Employee agrees that
he/she shall not solicit any persons or companies who were customers, suppliers
or business patronage of the Company or its affiliates, parent, or subsidiaries
during the Term or prior thereto, if such solicitation is for the purpose of, or
results in, competition with the Company, any of its affiliates, its parent or
subsidiaries; nor will he/she solicit for any purpose the employment of any
employees of the Company, any of its affiliates, its parent or

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subsidiaries while actively employed by the Company during the Term hereof and
for a period of one year thereafter.

      (c) Confidential Information. The Employee acknowledges that he/she may
receive, or contribute to the production of, Confidential Information. For
purposes of this Agreement, the Employee agrees that "Confidential Information"
shall mean information or material proprietary to the Company, its affiliates,
its parent, or any of its direct or indirect subsidiaries, or designated as
Confidential Information by such entities and not generally known by personnel
not employed by or affiliated with one or more of such entities, which the
Employee develops or of or to which the Employee may obtain knowledge or access
through or as a result of his/her relationship with the Company, its affiliates,
its parent or any of its direct or indirect subsidiaries (including information
conceived, originated, discovered or developed in whole or in part by the
Employee). Confidential Information also includes but is not limited to, the
following types of information and other information of a similar nature
(whether or not reduced to writing) related to the Company's business, or that
of its affiliates, its parent or any of its direct or indirect subsidiaries:
discoveries, inventions, ideas, concepts, research, development, processes,
procedures, know-how, formulae, techniques, technical data, strategies, plans,
business methods of operation, financial information, employee compensation, and
computer programs and systems. Confidential Information also includes any
information described above which the Company, its affiliates, its parent, or
any of its direct or indirect subsidiaries treats as proprietary or
confidential, or designates as Confidential Information, whether or not owned by
or developed by the Company, its affiliates, its parent or any of its direct or
indirect subsidiaries. The Employee acknowledges that the Confidential
Information derives independent economic value, actual or potential, from not
being generally known to, and not being readily accessible by proper means by,
other persons who can obtain economic value from its disclosure or use.
Information publicly known without breach of this Agreement that is generally
employed by the trade at or after the time the Employee first learns of such
information, or generic information or knowledge which the Employee would have
learned in the course of similar employment or work elsewhere in the trade,
shall not be deemed part of the Confidential Information. The Employee further
agrees:

      That all notes, memoranda, electronic storage, documentation and records
in any way incorporating or reflecting any Confidential Information shall belong
exclusively to the Company, and the Employee agrees to turn over all copies of
such materials in the Employee's control to the Company upon request and upon
termination of the Employee's employment with the Company.

      That while employed by the Company and indefinitely after termination of
employment for any reason, the Employee will hold in confidence and not directly
or indirectly reveal, report, publish, disclose or transfer any of the
Confidential Information to any person or entity, or utilize any of the
Confidential Information for any purpose, except in the course of Employee's
work for the Company.

      That any idea in whole or in part conceived of or made by the Employee
during the Term of his/her employment with the Company which relates directly or
indirectly to the Company's current or planned line of business and is made
through the use of any of the Confidential Information or any of the Company's
equipment, facilities, trade secrets

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or time, or which results from any work performed by the Employee for the
Company, shall belong exclusively to the Company and shall be deemed a part of
the Confidential Information for purposes of this Agreement. The Employee hereby
assigns and agrees to assign to the Company all rights in and to such
Confidential Information whether for purposes of obtaining patent or copyright
protection or otherwise. The Employee shall acknowledge and deliver to the
Company, without charge to the Company (but at its expense) such written
instruments and shall perform such other acts, including giving testimony in
support of the Employee's authorship or inventorship, as the case may be,
necessary in the opinion of the Company to obtain patents or copyrights or to
otherwise protect or vest in the Company the entire rights and title in and to
the Confidential Information. If disclosure of any Confidential Information is
requested or required by judicial or governmental order, the Employee shall
promptly notify the Company of receipt of the judicial or governmental order and
shall take reasonable steps to assist the Company in contesting such order
and/or in protecting the Company's rights prior to disclosure.

      (e) Injunctions. It is agreed that the restrictions contained in this
Section 5 are reasonable, but it is recognized that damages in the event of the
breach of any of the restrictions will be difficult or impossible to ascertain;
and, therefore, the Employee agrees, that, in addition to, and without limiting
any other right or remedy the Company may have, the Company shall have the right
to an injunction against the Employee issued by a court of competent
jurisdiction enjoining any such breach.

      (f) Part of Consideration. The Employee also agrees, acknowledges,
covenants, represents and warrants that he/she is fully and completely aware
that, and further understands that, the foregoing restrictive covenants are an
essential part of the consideration for the Company entering into this Agreement
and that the Company is entering into this Agreement in full reliance on these
acknowledgements, covenants, representations and warranties.

      (g) Time and Territory Reduction. If the period of time or territory
described above are held to be in any respect an unreasonable restriction, it is
agreed that the court so holding may reduce the territory to which the
restriction pertains or the period to time during which it applies or may reduce
both such territory and such period, to the minimum extent necessary to render
such provision enforceable.

      (h) Survival. The obligations described in this Section 5 shall survive
any termination of this Agreement, or any termination of the employment
relationship created hereunder.

      6. Termination. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the
Company shall have the right to terminate the Employee's employment, with or
without cause, at any time. For purposes of this Agreement, the Company shall
have "cause" to terminate the Employee in the event of: (a) the willful and
continued failure by the Employee to substantially perform his/her duties; (b)
the permanent physical or mental incapacity of the Employee; (c) the commission
by the Employee of any act of fraud or

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misrepresentation, or embezzlement relating to the property of the Company
and/or the services to be provided by the Employee; or (d) the Employee's
unauthorized disclosure or use of proprietary or confidential information of the
Company or the Employee's engaging in competition with the Company.

      7. Retention Bonus. The Company agrees that, so long as the Employee
remains employed by the Company through the consummation of a sale of the SEG
business, the Company will pay to the Employee, within 30 days after
consummation of the sale of the SEG business, as additional compensation, the
sum of $137,500.00, minus applicable withholdings for federal, state, local,
FICA and Medicare taxes. In addition, within thirty days after consummation of
the sale of the SEG business, the Company will pay the Employee the deferred
amount of his base salary, minus applicable withholdings. The deferred amount to
date consists of $50,000 per annum from June 1, 2000 forward.

      8. Employment with Acquirer. The Company agrees that it will endeavor, as
part of its negotiations with a prospective acquirer, to have the acquirer agree
to employ the Employee for a minimum of twelve months following consummation of
the sale of the SEG business at a rate of compensation and benefits that, in the
aggregate, has an annualized value of at least ninety (90%) percent of the
aggregate annualized value of the compensation and benefits of the Employee
immediately prior to the sale of the SEG business (excluding any retention or
other extraordinary bonus). In the event (a) the acquirer offers to employ the
Employee for a minimum of twelve months after consummation of the sale of the
SEG business at a rate of compensation and benefits that, in the aggregate, has
an annualized value of at least ninety (90%) percent of the aggregate annualized
value of the compensation and benefits of the Employee immediately prior to the
sale of the SEG business (excluding any retention or other extraordinary bonus)
or (b) the Employee accepts employment or a consulting position with the
acquirer to perform work on behalf of the acquirer after the date of
consummation of the sale of the SEG business, the Employee's formal termination
of employment with the Company in connection with the sale of the SEG business
shall not be deemed to be a termination by the Company without cause under this
Agreement.

      9. Assumption of Agreement by Acquirer. The Company agrees that it will
endeavor, as part of its negotiations with a prospective acquirer, to have the
acquirer agree to assume all of the obligations of the Company hereunder. To the
extent that the acquirer does so assume the obligations of the Company under
this Agreement, the Company shall have no further obligation to the Employee
under this Agreement. If the Employee accepts employment with the acquirer and
the acquirer does not agree to a minimum of twelve months of employment for the
Employee after consummation of the sale of the SEG business, the Company agrees
that it will continue its severance commitment to the Employee for a period of
one year after consummation of the sale of the SEG business. Therefore, in the
event that the Employee's employment is terminated by the acquirer within said
year, the Company will pay, on the same schedule described in Section 10 hereof,
the difference between the benefits set forth in Section 10 and the severance
benefits provided by the acquirer, if any. In such event, the Company may

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substitute payment of the costs of the Employee for continuing coverage (through
COBRA, for example) for actually providing the benefits in paragraph (b) of
Section 10.

      10. Employee's Rights upon Termination of Employment. In the event of the
Company's termination of the Employee's employment without cause, and so long as
the Employee has not breached any obligation of the Employee under Section 5
hereof, the Company shall continue to pay to the Employee and provide for the
benefit of the Employee certain items of compensation, as set forth below, for a
maximum period equal to 12 months or until such earlier time as the Employee
commences a new employment position, as described below.

      Items of compensation: (a) Base Salary at the rate in effect as of the
date of termination (minus applicable withholdings); (b) health insurance, life
insurance, and disability insurance as in effect as of the date of termination
(including the Employee contributing the same share of the cost thereof); and
(c) outplacement services.

In addition, the Employee shall be entitled to receive benefits due him/her
under or contributed by the Company on his/her behalf pursuant to any
retirement, incentive, profit sharing, bonus or other employee benefit plan
maintained by the Company on the Employee's behalf, to the extent such benefits
are due and payable under the applicable plan. The payments to be made by the
Company to the Employee pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (a) of this
Section 10 shall be made on whatever the then customary payment schedule is for
compensation of management employees of the Company (e.g. monthly, bi-weekly, or
the like). In the event the Employee secures a new employment position during
the period of the Company's continuing payment of compensation to him/her, the
Employee shall promptly notify the Company of the commencement of the new
employment position and upon commencement of such new employment position, the
Company's obligations to continue payments hereunder shall cease. A new
employment position shall include, without limitation, enaging in business
activity on a full-time equivalent basis as an employee, consultant, director,
proprietor, agent, partner or otherwise.

      No benefits shall be payable under this Section 10 in the event the
Employee's employment is terminated by the Employee or as a result of the death
of the Employee.

      11. Governing Law and Venue. This Agreement shall be construed and
enforced in accordance with the substantive law of the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts, without giving effect to its conflicts of law principles. The
parties agree that any litigation pertaining to this Agreement shall be
maintained exclusively in the courts of general jurisdiction located in
Massachusetts, and each party agrees to submit to the jurisdiction and venue of
any such court. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled to
file litigation against the Employee in any jurisdiction where the Company deems
it necessary or advisable to do so in order to enforce the provisions of Section
5 hereof.

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      12. Construction. The language in all parts of the Agreement shall in all
cases be construed as a whole according to its fair meaning and not strictly for
or against either party. The section headings contained in this Agreement are
for reference purposes only and will not affect in any way the meaning or
interpretation of this Agreement. All terms used in one number or gender shall
be construed to include any other number or gender as the context may require.
The parties agree that each party has reviewed this Agreement and has had the
opportunity to have counsel review the same and that any rule of construction to
the effect that ambiguities are to be resolved against the drafting party shall
not apply to the interpretation of this Agreement or any amendment thereof.

      13. Nondelegability of the Employee's Right and Assignment Rights of the
Company. The obligations, rights and benefits of the Employee hereunder are
personal and may not be delegated, assigned or transferred in any manner
whatsoever, nor are such obligations, rights or benefits subject to involuntary
alienation, assignment or transfer. This Agreement may be assigned by the
Company to any affiliate of the Company and/or to any acquirer of the SEG
business. Any successor to the Company, whether by assignment of this Agreement
or by acquisition of all the outstanding capital stock of the Company, shall be
considered the Company for purposes of this Agreement.

      14. Severability. If any term or provision of this Agreement is declared
by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or unenforceable for any
reason, this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect, and the parties
will request the court to (a) modify the invalid of unenforceable provision to
the minimum extent necessary to make it valid and enforceable, or (b) if the
court determines that such a modification is not possible, interpret this
agreement as if such invalid or unenforceable provisions were not a part hereof.

      15. Notices. All notices required or permitted hereunder shall be in
writing and shall be deemed duly given, upon receipt, if either personally
delivered, sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, or sent by a
nationally recognized overnight courier service, addressed to the parties as
follows:

If to the Company:         Robotic Vision Systems, Inc.
                           5 Shawmut Road
                           Canton, MA 02021
                           Attn.: CFO

With a copy to:            Ira I. Roxland, Esquire
                           Sonnenschein Nath  & Rosenthal
                           1221 Avenue of the Americas, 24th Floor
                           New York, NY 10020-1089

If to the Employee:        Earl Rideout
                           5 Christina Dr.
                           Wayland, MA  01778

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or to such other addresses either party may provide to the other in accordance
with this Section.

      16. Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement
between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof (i.e. the
Employee's employment by and rights upon termination of employment from the
Company) and supercedes all prior or contemporaneous employment agreements and
understandings or agreements in regard to the Employee's employment or
termination of employment, except that all stock option agreements and
restricted stock agreements executed separately survive independently and are
not considered for purposes of this Agreement to be an agreement or
understanding in regard to the Employee's employment. No modification or
addition to this Agreement shall be valid unless in writing, specifically
referring to this Agreement and signed by both parties hereto. No waiver of any
rights under this Agreement shall be valid unless in writing and signed by the
party to be charged with such waiver. A waiver of any term or condition
contained in this Agreement shall not be deemed or construed as a further or
continuing waiver of such term or condition, unless the waiver specifically
provides otherwise.

      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have set their hands as of the day and
year first above written.

                                         Robotic Vision Systems, Inc.

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Witness                                  Its
                                         Duly Authorized

                                         Employee

                                          /s/ Earl Rideout
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Witness                                  Earl Rideout

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