EXHIBIT 99.1







                                               Contact:  Neil Lefort
                                  Vice President, Investor Relations
                                                      (630) 527-4344


               MOLEX NAMES NEW CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER


Lisle, Ill., USA - March 24, 2005 -- Molex Incorporated (NASDAQ: MOLX
and  MOLXA), a global electronic components company, announced  today
that  David  D.  Johnson  has  been named  Chief  Financial  Officer,
effective May 16, 2005. He replaces Robert B. Mahoney, who  has  been
Acting  Chief Financial Officer since November 11, 2004 and who  will
remain  with  Molex  in  his roles as Executive  Vice  President  and
President of Molex's Far East South Region.

Johnson joins Molex from Sypris Solutions, Inc., Louisville,
Kentucky, where he was Chief Financial Officer, a position he had
held since March 1998. His previous experience includes 12 years with
Molex where he held positions as regional controller for Molex's Far
East North Region, as financial director for its New Venture and
Acquisitions Group and then as financial director for its Far East
South Region.  A graduate of Stanford University, Johnson received
his Certified Public Accountant certification in 1981 and has six
years of public accounting experience.

According  to  Fred Krehbiel, Molex Co-Chairman and  Chief  Executive
Officer,  "We  are pleased to have Dave Johnson join  our  management
team  as  Chief  Financial Officer. We are confident  that  with  his
experience, both inside and outside of Molex, he will quickly be able
to  make  a  significant contribution. His nine years  of  experience
working  in  overseas assignments in the Far East will be  especially
valuable  as  Molex's business continues to become more global  every
day."

Molex's   Annual  Report,  as  well  as  news  releases   and   other
supplementary  financial  data  is  available  by  accessing  Molex's
website  at  www.molex.com.   Molex  Incorporated  is  a  67-year-old
manufacturer of electronic components, including electrical and fiber
optic  interconnection products and systems, switches and  integrated
products in 55 plants in 19 countries throughout the world.