EXHIBIT 99.1

               CERTIFICATION BY THE PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF
                          SIGMATRON INTERNATIONAL, INC.
                           PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF
                 THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002 (18 U.S.C. 1350)

         I, Gary R. Fairhead, am President and Chief Executive Officer of
SigmaTron International, Inc. (the "Company").

         This certification is being furnished pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as
adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, in connection
with the filing of the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter
ended January 31, 2003 (the "Report").

         I hereby certify that to the best of my knowledge:

         (a) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or
         15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78 m(a) or
         78o(d); and

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


Date:  March 13, 2003


                                       /s/ Gary R. Fairhead
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                                       Gary R. Fairhead
                                       President and Chief Executive Officer of
                                       SigmaTron International, Inc.