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Jamie Mullane
Chief Operating Officer
Stackpole Electronics Inc.
919-850-9500
jmullane@seielect.com

Sales rep has extensive experience selling resistor solutions…

Westech Associates
HIRED TO REPRESENT STACKPOLE ELECTRONICS, INC. IN CALIFORNIA AND NEVADA

RALEIGH, N.C. (November 10, 2006) - Resistor manufacturer Stackpole Electronics, Inc. (www.seielect.com) has contracted Westech Associates. (www.westechassociates.com) to promote and sell its resistor, inductor and varistor products in the territory including northern California and Nevada (except Clark County).

Westech was started in 1974 and has been offering electromechanical and passive components to the electronic and electrical markets of northern California for 32 years. Westech focuses on industrial, instrumentation, medical, networking, semiconductor and telecommunication industries.

Stackpole’s Chief Operating Officer Jamie Mullane commented on the appointment of Westech by saying, “They have a great deal of experience selling resistors and other passive components, and have a well established reputation in the territory. We are very excited that they have joined our efforts in the promotion and sale of Stackpole products.” Westech President Bill Walsh commented by saying, “Westech is excited about working with Stackpole to offer a more complete product offering to its existing customers as well as developing relationships with new customers”

For more information about Stackpole products, contact Stackpole Electronics Inc. at 3261 Atlantic Avenue, Raleigh, N.C. 27604; phone 919-850-9500; fax 919-850-9504; email marketing@seielect.com; or visit the Web site at www.seielect.com.

For more information about ERI, contact Electronic Representatives, Inc at 11900 E. Washington St., Indianapolis, IN 46229; phone 317-894-1414; fax 319-894-1216; email sales@electronicreps.com .

Stackpole Electronics Inc. is a leading global manufacturer of resistors supplying to the world’s largest OEMs, contract manufacturers and distributors. Headquartered in Raleigh, N.C., the privately held company began manufacturing in 1928 as part of Stackpole Carbon Company in St. Mary’s, Pennsylvania. Now affiliated with Akahane Electronics, Stackpole has manufacturing facilities in Japan, Taiwan, China and Mexico; warehousing facilities in El Paso, Guadalajara, Hong Kong and Japan; and sales offices in Tokyo, Hong Kong and Taiwan.