Exhibit 99.1



     Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 906 of the
               Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. Section 1350


     In  connection  with the Quarterly  Report of IEC  Electronics  Corp.  (the
"Company") on Form 10-Q for the period ended December 27, 2002 as filed with the
Securities  and Exchange  Commission  on the date hereof (the  "Report"),  I, W.
Barry Gilbert, Chief Executive Officer of the Company,  certify,  pursuant to 18
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.




  Dated:  February 10, 2003                     /s/W. Barry Gilbert
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                                                W. Barry Gilbert
                                                Chairman,
                                                Acting Chief Executive Officer