Generating Link References

How can I generate a link reference from an element in my XSL file?

Here's what my XML would be like:
<name position="manager">Joe blow</name>
<email>blow.joe</email>

Within my XSL, I am selecting all managers and want to provide an e-mail
link. I want to change the value of "blow.joe" to "<a
href="mailto:blow.joe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx";><img src="images/mail_icon.gif"
/></a>". 

Can this be done without adding plug-ins to MS IE 5.5, and if so, how?

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