Exhibit 32.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
As adopted pursuant to
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of General Binding Corporation (the "Company") on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2003 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 13, 2003, (the "Report"), I, Dennis J. Martin, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, hereby certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

By:	/s/ Dennis J. Martin
	Dennis J. Martin
	Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
	November 13, 2003