Watson Resigns from Novelis Board of Directors

ATLANTA, Nov. 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Novelis Inc. (NYSE: NVL) (TSX: NVL) today announced that its Board of Directors has accepted the resignation of director John D. Watson, who informed the Board of his need to step down as a director for personal reasons.

The Company stated that it expects to announce the appointment of a replacement director in the near future.

Novelis is the global leader in aluminum rolled products and aluminum can recycling. The Company operates in 11 countries and has approximately 12,500 employees. Novelis has the unrivaled capability to provide its customers with a regional supply of technologically sophisticated rolled aluminum products throughout Asia, Europe, North America, and South America. Through its advanced production capabilities, the Company supplies aluminum sheet and foil to the automotive and transportation, beverage and food packaging, construction and industrial, and printing markets. For more information, visit www.novelis.com.

SOURCE Novelis Inc.

CONTACT: Media, Charles Belbin, +1-404-814-4260, or
charles.belbin@novelis.com, or
Investors, Eric Harris, +1-404-814-4304, or
eric.harris@novelis.com,
both of Novelis

Released November 29, 2006