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Celestica Recognizes KOA Corporation as an Honoree in Its 2012 Total Cost of Ownership Supplier Awards Program

Bradford, PA - July 2, 2013 - KOA Corporation has been recognized as an honoree in the 2012 Total Cost of Ownership (TCOOTM) Supplier Award program from Celestica, a global leader in the delivery of end-to-end product lifecycle solutions. Celestica's awards program recognizes suppliers that support Celestica's TCOO strategy and demonstrate excellence in quality, delivery, technology, service, pricing and flexibility.

"KOA Corporation is proud to be recognized by Celestica," said Mr. Hideaki Matsushita, General Manager of Global Sales Center, KOA Corporation. "To support our customers, our employees are committed to our organization-wide Quality 1st initiative and continuous improvement on our operation."

TCOO Supplier Award 2012This marks the seventh year of Celestica's TCOO Supplier Awards program, which evaluates and recognizes the top performers in Celestica's global network of over 3,000 suppliers. Celestica's TCOO system is focused on evaluating supplier performance by measuring the total cost to produce, deliver and support products and services beyond the supplier invoice price.

"I am pleased to recognize KOA Corporation as an honouree for the 2012 eCollaboration award,” said Paul Blom, Chief Procurement Officer, Celestica. "The eCollaboration award acknowledges KOA for their ability to collaborate through our IT tools, supporting our strategy to drive speed and flexibility through the supply chain."

About KOA:
KOA Corporation, whose global presence includes corporate headquarters in Japan, and sales locations in the USA, Germany, China and Singapore, offers a wide range of products which include thick and thin film resistors, current sensing resistors and resistor arrays; thermal sensors, fuses and varistors; wire wound, multilayer, power and thin film inductors; LTCC's and modules.

For more information, contact:
KOA Speer Electronics, Inc.
199 Bolivar Drive
Bradford, PA 16701
(P) 814-362-5536 ext. 266
(F) 814-362-8883

www.koaspeer.com

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Tim Glass
Altman-Hall Associates
235 W. 7th Street
Erie, PA 16501
(P) 814-454-0158

www.altman-hall.com