EXHIBIT 31.1
CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF
SIGMATRON INTERNATIONAL, INC.
PURSUANT TO RULE 13A-14(a) UNDER THE EXCHANGE ACT,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
I, Gary R. Fairhead, President and Chief Executive of SigmaTron
International, Inc., certify that:
1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of
SigmaTron International, Inc.;
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact
necessary to make the statements made, in light of the
circumstances under which such statements were made, not
misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other
financial information included in this report, fairly present
in all material respects the financial condition, results of
operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for,
the periods presented in this report;
4. The registrant's other certifying officer and I are
responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure
controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules
13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the registrant and have:
a. Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or
caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be
designed under our supervision, to ensure that
material information relating to the registrant,
including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made
known to us by others within those entities,
particularly during the period in which this report
is being prepared;
b. Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's
disclosure controls and procedures and presented in
this report our conclusions about the effectiveness
of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the
end of the period covered by this report based on
such evaluation; and
c. Disclosed in this report any change in registrant's
internal control over financial reporting that
occurred during the registrants most recent fiscal
quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in
the case of an annual report) that has materially
affected, or is reasonably likely to materially
affect, the registrant's internal control over
financial reporting; and
5. The registrant's other certifying officer and I have
disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal
control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors
and the audit committee of registrant's board of directors (or
persons performing the equivalent function):
a. All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses
in the design or operation of internal control which
are reasonably likely to adversely affect the
registrant's ability to record, process, summarize
and report financial data; and
b. Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves
management or other employees who have a significant
role in the registrant's internal control over
financial reporting.
Date: September 11, 2003
/s/ Gary R. Fairhead
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Gary R. Fairhead
President and Chief Executive Officer of
SigmaTron International, Inc.