GLEN ALLEN, Va., April 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Star Scientific,
Inc. (NASDAQ: CIGX) today announced the appointment of Ms.
Talhia T. Tuck as the company's new
Vice President for Communications and Investor Relations as of
April 18, 2012. Ms. Tuck will
assume the position previously held by Ms. Sara T. Machir since 2003. Ms. Tuck has a
broad range of media and public relations skills as a result of her
prior experiences in TV and print journalism, which started in 2001
when she was a researcher for the Nightly News with Tom Brokaw in New York City.
Subsequently, she returned to Washington,
D.C. as an Assistant Producer for The Chris Matthew
Show where she was part of the original team that launched that
nationally syndicated political talk show in 2002-2003. From
that experience, Ms. Tuck was hired by a CBS affiliate in
South Florida to be an on-air TV
News Reporter for Station WINK, which provides news coverage for
major stories in the southwest Florida area. Thereafter, she returned
to New York City to assume the
position as a story editor for ABC News 20/20 and
Primetime Live shows.
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Her multiple work experiences in TV journalism were preceded by
her position at Goldman-Sachs as a financial analyst to senior
management. Another broadening communications experience was
her position as an Admissions Officer and Co-Director of the
Undergraduate Admissions Council (UAC) at Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass after she graduated Cum Laude,
from Harvard College, in June,
2000. During college she was a member of the editorial staff
of the Harvard Crimson.
Ms. Tuck entered Harvard Law
School (HLS) in 2007 from which she subsequently graduated
in June, 2010. While at HLS she was a member of the Editorial
Staff of the Harvard Law and Policy Review.
Thereafter, she became an Admissions Fellow at HLS. Upon
graduation, she participated in the Ropes & Gray New
Alternatives Program (NAP) as a Fellow in the Montgomery County State's Attorney's Office in
Rockville, MD and, at the
conclusion of the fellowship, she joined the Ropes & Gray firm
as an Associate in the Corporate Department.
Paul L. Perito, Chairman,
President and COO of Star Scientific said that "Ms. Tuck's unique
TV and print journalistic background, coupled with her financial
analyst and corporate experiences at Goldman-Sachs and subsequently
Ropes & Gray cause her to be ideally qualified to develop
enhanced communications strategies for our informed and growing
shareholder base. She also has the essential skills to build
out the company's communications programs working in conjunction
with our sales and marketing group, which will balance the
challenging issues of regulatory compliance with the sharing of
appropriate public information in response to the expanding market
for our Anatabloc® dietary supplement."
Mr. Perito further commented that "there will be a seamless
succession in light of the fact that Sara
Machir, who has served our company well, will consult with
Ms. Tuck during the transition period. We have valued Ms. Machir's
contributions to the company over the past twelve years." Ms.
Machir, who joined Star in 2000, has formed Cebra Consulting,
LLC., which offers strategic consulting and advice to a range
of clients that includes Star Scientific. Ms. Machir resigned
her position with the company effective March 30, 2012.
Certain statements contained in this release constitute
forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements include,
but are not limited to statements identified by words such as
"believes," "expects," "anticipates," "estimates," "intends,"
"plans," "targets," "projects" and similar expressions. The
statements in this release are based upon the current beliefs and
expectations of our company's management and are subject to
significant risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ from
those set forth in the forward-looking statements. Numerous factors
could cause or contribute to such differences, including, but not
limited to, the challenges inherent in new product development
initiatives, including the continued development and market
acceptance of our nutraceutical and low-TSNA tobacco products, our
ability to license and protect our intellectual property, our
ability to raise additional capital in the future that is necessary
to maintain our business, changes in government policy and/or
regulation, including with respect to our nutraceutical and
low-TSNA tobacco products, as well as other risks discussed from
time to time in our filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, including, without limitation, our annual report on
Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December
31, 2011. We undertake no duty to update any forward-looking
statement or any information contained in this press release or in
other public disclosures at any time.
About Star Scientific
Star Scientific is a technology-oriented company with a mission
to reduce the harm associated with tobacco at every level. It is
engaged in the development of dissolvable smokeless tobacco
products that deliver fewer carcinogenic toxins, principally
through the utilization of the innovative StarCured® tobacco curing
technology. Its subsidiary, Rock Creek Pharmaceuticals, Inc., is
involved in the development of nutraceuticals as well as products
to address neurological and mood disorders. Rock Creek
Pharmaceuticals has scientific and research offices in Gloucester, MA, and a regulatory office in
Washington, DC. Star
Scientific has a Corporate and Sales Office in Glen Allen, VA, an Executive, Scientific &
Regulatory Affairs office in Bethesda,
MD, and a manufacturing facility in Chase City, VA.
Contact:
Paul L. Perito
Chairman, President & COO
Star Scientific, Inc.
(301) 654-8300
SOURCE Star Scientific, Inc.