EXHIBIT 99.1

     Certification Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002


     In connection with the filing of the Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the
fiscal year ended September 30, 2002 (the "Report") by IEC Electronics Corp.
("Registrant"), the undersigned hereby certifies that:

     1. The Report fully  complies  with the  requirements  of section  13(a) or
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act, as amended, and

     2. The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material
respects, the financial condition and results of operations of Registrant.





Dated:  January 23, 2003                        By:/s/ W. Barry Gilbert
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                                                W. Barry Gilbert
                                                Acting Chief Executive Officer


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