Charles E. Lannon Appointed as Vice-Chairman of the Board at Kinex Pharmaceuticals

Charles E. Lannon Appointed as Vice-Chairman of the Board at Kinex Pharmaceuticals

Charles E. Lannon was appointed as Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors at Kinex Pharmaceuticals on March 3, 2010.

Mr. Lannon is President of Strategic Advisory, Inc., a consulting firm specializing in the fields of health care, real estate, and start-up ventures. Since 1995, he has served on the Board of Directors for Sovran Self Storage, Inc., a publicly traded Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT), and currently holds the position of chairman of the company's governance committee. From 1982 to 1995, he was a founder and Senior Vice President of Marketing for Sovran Self Storage, Inc.

"Chuck has been very active in supporting Kinex since joining this Board. His business and corporate governance experience will be very helpful as Kinex escalates to the next level. We are very pleased that Chuck has accepted this position", said Johnson Y.N. Lau M.D., Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors.