Genspera, Inc. announced the appointment of Peter E. Grebow, Ph.D. to its Board of Directors. Dr. Grebow will be the company's third independent director and will serve on the company's (i) Audit Committee, (ii) Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, and (iii) Leadership Development and Compensation Committee, of which he will chair the Nomination and Corporate Governance Committee. With the appointment of Dr. Grebow to the board and committees, GenSpera now meets NASDAQ's corporate governance requirements regarding director independence and committee composition. Dr. Grebow, age 65, has had a 37-year career in the pharmaceutical industry. From 1991 to 2011, he held several key positions with Cephalon, Inc. (now Teva Pharmaceuticals), most significantly, Senior Vice President Drug Development, Senior Vice president Business Development and Executive Vice President of Technical Operations.