Exhibit 99.1

                       Press Release dated April 10, 2003



   IEC Electronics Announces the Appointment of a New Chief Financial Officer


     Newark,  NY - April 10, 2003 - IEC  Electronics  Corp.  announced today the
appointment of Brian Davis as Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Controller.

     W.  Barry  Gilbert,  Chairman  and  Acting  CEO  stated  "I  have  had  the
opportunity  to work with  Brian at a  previous  company.  He is an  outstanding
"out-of-the-box"  thinker and I look forward to the contribution he can bring to
IEC."

     Mr. Davis joins IEC from Thermo Spectronic,  where he was Vice President of
Finance for the past seven years.  Prior to that,  Davis  functioned  in various
Controller  positions  with Milton Roy  Company  for many years.  Davis holds an
M.B.A. from the Rochester Institute of Technology with a minor in finance.

     Davis succeeds Kevin Monacelli, Corporate Controller, who has announced his
intent to leave IEC for  personal  reasons.  He has agreed to
stay with the company as long as necessary to support the transition.

     Mr.  Gilbert  stated,  "IEC was  fortunate to have someone as dedicated and
committed as Kevin during a time when the company was in financial distress.  We
wish him great success in his future endeavors."

     IEC is an  ISO-9001  registered  EMS  provider,  offering  a wide  range of
services including design,  prototype and volume printed circuit board assembly,
material  procurement and control,  manufacturing and test engineering  support,
systems build,  final packaging and  distribution.  For more information  visit:
www.iec-electronics.com.

     The  foregoing,  including any  discussion  regarding the Company's  future
prospects,  contains certain  forward-looking  statements that involve risks and
uncertainties,  including  uncertainties  associated with economic conditions in
the electronics industry,  particularly in the principal industry sectors served
by the Company,  changes in customer  requirements and in the volume of sales to
principal  customers,   the  ability  of  the  Company  to  assimilate  acquired
businesses  and to  achieve  the  anticipated  benefits  of  such  acquisitions,
competition  and  technological  change,  the  ability of the Company to control
manufacturing and operating costs, satisfactory  relationships with vendors. The
Company's  actual  results of  operations  may differ  significantly  from those
contemplated  by any  forward-looking  statements as a result of these and other
factors, including factors set forth in the Company's 2002 Annual Report on Form
10-K and in other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.


Heather Keenan
Marketing Communications Specialist

(315) 332-4262
hkeenan@iec-electronics.com


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