ARCA biopharma, Inc. announced that Robert E. Conway has been elected Chairman of the company's Board of Directors. He serves on the Audit and Compensation Committees of the Board of Directors. Mr. Conway has over 30 years of executive leadership experience in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries.

Mr. Conway served as the Chief Executive Officer and member of the Board of Directors of Array BioPharma from 1999 to 2012. Prior to joining Array, Mr. Conway was the Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President of Hill Top Research, Inc., from 1996 to 1999.