Star Scientific, Inc. announced that Theodore Jenkins has joined the Company as Vice President, Corporate Strategy and Development. Mr. Jenkins will be working directly with Dr. Michael Mullan, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, to enhance, broaden, and clarify the Company's institutional investment and corporate development efforts. Mr. Jenkins' experience encompasses an extensive 18-year Wall Street career as an institutional capital markets professional, working at top-tier, global and regional investment banks.

Mr. Jenkins' background includes nine years as a US Navy Officer serving as an aviator, flying F-14a tactical fighter aircraft and finishing his tour as a professional development instructor teaching midshipmen at the US Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland.