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TORONTO, Jan. 18 /CNW/ - Celestica Inc. (NYSE: CLS, TSX: CLS/SV), a world
leader in electronics manufacturing services (EMS), today announced that James
Rowan has been appointed to the position of executive vice president,
Worldwide Operations.
In his new role, Mr. Rowan will be responsible for managing Celestica's
global manufacturing network; ensuring the company continues to provide its
customers with world-class manufacturing execution; as well as implementing
site-to-site consistency in Lean, Six Sigma, organization capability and
customer care.
Mr. Rowan joined the company in January 2005 as president, Celestica
Europe, where he was responsible for ensuring Celestica's European operations
were strategically aligned to meet the evolving needs of its OEM customers. He
was also responsible for overseeing the implementation of Lean process
improvements across the company's European facilities; and ensuring compliance
with pending European Union environmental legislation. Mr. Rowan brings over
16 years of industry experience to the role, having worked in senior
management positions with such companies as Flextronics, Altratron and
International Components Corporation (ICC). He was also founder of
Electroconnect, a specialist contract electronics manufacturer, acquired by
Prestwick Holdings in 1992. Mr. Rowan holds advanced certifications from
Glasgow College of Technology and Glasgow Caledonian University in Mechanical
& Production Engineering and Electrical & Electronics Engineering.
In a related announcement, Marvin MaGee, Celestica's current executive
vice president, Worldwide Operations, has announced his intention to leave
Celestica to pursue other opportunities. Mr. MaGee has been a key member of
Celestica's executive team since he joined the company in 1997. Prior to
Celestica, he spent 18 years with IBM Canada where he held a number of senior
management positions in manufacturing and development.
"I would like to acknowledge Marv's significant contributions to
Celestica, and the EMS industry, over the course of his career. His commitment
to our customers and dedication to the company set an extremely high standard
within the organization." said Steve Delaney, CEO, Celestica. "We are grateful
for the substantial role Marv has played in the evolution of Celestica, from a
single site with 2,500 employees to the global multi-national Celestica is
today."
"I am pleased to have Jim Rowan take the Worldwide Operations leadership
role," said Steve Delaney. "Jim's extensive operations and industry experience
will ensure that we continue to deliver on our commitment to provide our
customers with industry-leading manufacturing execution that maximizes the
benefits of Lean and Six Sigma and enables them to better serve their
customers."

About Celestica
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Celestica is a world leader in the delivery of innovative electronics
manufacturing services (EMS). Celestica operates a highly sophisticated global
manufacturing network with operations in Asia, Europe and the Americas,
providing a broad range of integrated services and solutions to leading OEMs
(original equipment manufacturers). Celestica's expertise in quality,
technology and supply chain management, and leadership in the global
deployment of Lean principles, enables the company to provide competitive
advantage to its customers by improving time-to-market, scalability and
manufacturing efficiency.
For further information on Celestica, visit its website at
http://www.celestica.com. The company's security filings can also be accessed
at http://www.sedar.com and http://www.sec.gov.

Celestica Safe Harbour and Fair Disclosure Statement
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This news release contains forward-looking statements related to our
future growth, trends in our industry and our financial and operational
results and performance that are based on current expectations, forecasts and
assumptions involving risks and uncertainties that could cause actual outcomes
and results to differ materially. These risks and uncertainties include, but
are not limited to: the challenges of effectively managing our operations
during uncertain economic conditions; the challenge of responding to     
lower-than-expected customer demand; the effects of price competition and
other business and competitive factors generally affecting the EMS industry;
our dependence on the information technology and communications industries;
our dependence on a limited number of customers and on industries affected by
rapid technological change; component constraints; variability of operating
results among periods; and the ability to manage our restructuring and the
shift of production to lower cost geographies. These and other risks and
uncertainties and factors are discussed in the Company's various public
filings at www.sedar.com and http://www.sec.gov, including our Annual Report
on Form 20-F and subsequent reports on Form 6-K filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission.
We disclaim any intention or obligation to update or revise any   
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events or otherwise.
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