Rock Creek Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced that the company has made two key independent appointments to the company's Board of Directors with the recent election of Ms. Lee M. Canaan, CFA and Mr. Edward J. McDonnell, MPH. as new directors. Both Ms. Canaan and Mr. McDonnell have substantial expertise, experience and knowledge relevant to the Company's mission and anticipated needs.

Currently Ms. Canaan is the portfolio manager of a private money management firm she founded in 2003. Most recently, Mr. McDonnell serves as President at Compliance Management Consulting, an independent consulting service, that provides expert advice, regulatory vulnerability assessments and compliance management know how to FDA regulated industries since 2000.