Adherex Technologies Inc. announced the appointment of Dr. Khalid Islam and Adrian Haigh to the company's Board of Directors, effective immediately. With these additions, the Adherex Board is now comprised of five directors, four of whom are independent. Dr. Islam and Mr. Haigh are the nominees of Manchester Management pursuant to the Board nomination rights granted to them in connection with November 2013 private placement.

Dr. Khalid Islam has been the Chairman and CEO of Gentium S.p.A. (a Nasdaq-listed company; 2009-2014) where he led the transition from a loss-making to a cash-flow positive and profitable company. Adrian Haigh is currently Senior Vice President, Commercial Operations and Chief Operating Officer of Gentium GmbH.