On March 25, 2013, the Board of Directors of Anthera Pharmaceuticals, Inc., on the recommendation of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board, appointed Sanford Zweifach to serve on the Board as a Class I director. Sanford Zweifach is a senior executive with over 20 years in the life sciences industry. partnering, business development, operational and financial experience, private and public investing and capital raising.  From 2005 until 2010, Mr. Zweifach was a Managing Director at Reedland Capital Partners.