Celestica receives market leadership award for the Aerospace and Defense EMS Market

Celestica Inc. (NYSE, TSX: CLS), a provider of end-to-end product lifecycle solutions, announced it has received the 2009 North American Market Leadership Award in the Aerospace and Defense Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS) market from Frost and Sullivan.

Frost and Sullivan analyzed the top EMS providers in the North American EMS market in its report, World EMS Provider Market in the Aerospace and Defense Industry. Celestica emerged as the leader with the highest market share.

"This award recognizes Celestica's leadership position within the Aerospace and Defense industry," said Lavanya Rammohan, Research Analyst, Frost and Sullivan. "With continuous innovation and dedication, Celestica has been successful in targeting a diverse set of customers with varying requirements. Celestica truly deserves the mantle of a market leader."

Celestica's Aerospace and Defense Centers of Excellence in the Americas, Asia and Europe deliver a full range of high-quality technical solutions that enable its customers to improve time-to-market, quality and reliability, while reducing costs. In addition, Celestica helps its Aerospace and Defense customers to embrace COTS (commercial off the shelf) technology in their programs, and to develop or deploy international programs with offset commitments. Celestica is fully qualified to meet the rigorous standards of the Aerospace and Defense industry. Recently, its Toronto, Canada and Kulim, Malaysia Aerospace and Defense Centers of Excellence received the National Aerospace and Defense Contract Accreditation Program (Nadcap) accreditation.

"We have become the EMS leader in the Aerospace and Defense market by ensuring that our services and solutions are aligned to the Aerospace and Defense industry's needs," said Peter Lindgren, Senior Vice President, General Manager, Growth and Emerging Markets Segment, Celestica. "We are extremely proud of our success and will continue to invest in this business and deliver exceptional results for our customers."

For further information on Celestica, visit its website at www.celestica.com.