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 Quarterly Report of Champion Enterprises, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ending March 29, 2003 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Periodic Report”), I, Walter R. Young, 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 Periodic Report 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 Periodic Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company. |
| /s/ WALTER R. YOUNG Walter R. Young Chief Executive Officer Champion Enterprises, Inc. May 12, 2003 |
A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.