NORTHVALE, N.J., Nov. 3, 2008 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Elite Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ("Elite" or the "Company") (AMEX:ELI) today announced that on October 28th , 2008, the Company increased the size of its board of directors (the "Board") from five (5) members to six (6) members and elected Jerry I. Treppel as the additional director.