Solectron Executive to Serve on Transportation Security Administration's Senior Advisor Program

		SOLECTRON LOGO Solectron (www.solectron.com), the world's leading supply-chain facilitator, provides a full range of manufacturing and supply-chain management services to the world's premier high-tech electronics companies. Solectron's offerings include new-product design and introduction services, materials management, high-tech product manufacturing, and product warrantyand end-of-life support. Solectron, based in Milpitas, Calif., is the first two-time winner of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award for manufacturing. (PRNewsFoto)[AG JL] MILPITAS, CA USA

Dr. Tom Kennedy to Bring Solectron's Worldwide Quality and Workforce Management Expertise to Newly Formed Department of Transportation Agency MILPITAS, Calif., Jan. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Solectron Corporation (NYSE: SLR), the world's leading provider of electronics manufacturing and supply-chain management services, today announced that Dr. Tom Kennedy, Solectron special projects consultant and former vice president, quality, has been selected to advise the newly formed Transportation Security Administration (TSA). (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20001201/SLRLOGO ) The Department of Transportation (DOT) established the TSA to handle all functions of security throughout every mode of domestic transportation, including aviation-related security. The Senior Advisor Program is expected to bring private sector best practices to the TSA, focusing on procurement; metrics and quality; operations and process modeling; process design; workforce recruitment, training and management; system design; and organization design and effectiveness. In a previous announcement, Secretary of Transportation Norman Y. Mineta said, "It is essential that the security systems of TSA effectively deter terrorism, but with minimal disruption to transportation and complete service to travelers and other users of transportation, and we're turning to the private sector to join us in this effort." "We are honored to participate in this important government effort and offer our full support to those charged with protecting national security," said Dr. Koichi Nishimura, chairman, president and chief executive officer, Solectron. "Solectron has built its business on speed, flexibility and quality -- key ingredients in the formation of the Transportation Security Administration. We are happy to share our expertise in service quality and the training and management of a large global workforce with TSA leadership." "We are proud that Dr. Kennedy will represent Solectron and our country in the TSA's Senior Advisor Program. His experience and leadership in quality and operational consistency will undoubtedly contribute to the success of this effort," said Nishimura. As Solectron vice president, quality, Dr. Kennedy was responsible for all of Solectron's worldwide corporate quality initiatives. Under Dr. Kennedy's direction, Solectron's quality service programs earned accolades from customers, suppliers and government organizations, including the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award in 1991 and 1997. Dr. Kennedy retired from full-time service at Solectron in 1999, and now acts as a special projects consultant for the company. Dr. Kennedy earned master's and doctorate degrees in materials science from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He holds a bachelor's degree in physics from Siena College. Dr. Kennedy is a member of the American Society for Quality Control and the Institute of Electronic and Electrical Engineers, and serves on the board of MANEX, a partner of the U.S. Department of Commerce and California State Department of Trade and Commerce. He also serves on the advisory board for Kisco Senior Living. About Solectron Solectron (http://www.solectron.com) provides a full range of global manufacturing and supply-chain management services to the world's premier high-tech electronics companies. Solectron's offerings include new-product design and introduction services, materials management, high-tech product manufacturing, and product warranty and end-of-life support. Solectron, the first two-time winner of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, has a full range of industry-leading capabilities on five continents. Its headquarters are in Milpitas, Calif. CONTACT: Media, Robert (Bob) Kula of Solectron Corporation, +1-408-935-5405, or robertkula@ca.slr.com.