Magnetek 10-Q 2004 Q1 Quarterly report

EXHIBIT 99.1

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 third quarterly report of Magnetek, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2003 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Andrew G. Galef, certify, pursuant to U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1) the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2) the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

/s/ ANDREW G. GALEF

Andrew G. Galef

Chairman of the Board, President and
Chief Executive Officer

Dated May 14, 2003