Key Tronic (KTCC) 10-Q 2012 Q1 Quarterly report

Exhibit 32.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906

OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Key Tronic Corporation (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ended October 1, 2011 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Form 10-Q”), I Craig D. Gates, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350, as adopted pursuant to §906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

1. The Form 10-Q fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m or 78o(d)); and

2. The information contained in the Form 10-Q fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Dated: November 14, 2011

/s/ Craig D. Gates

Craig D. Gates

President and Chief Executive Officer