REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Nov. 19, 2008 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Threshold Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq:THLD) today announced that the Company has appointed Dr. Jeffrey W. Bird to its board of directors. Dr. Bird will fill the seat held by Dr. Powell, a board member since 2001. Dr. Bird will serve as a member of both the Audit Committee and the Nominating and Governance Committee. Dr. Bird was a co-founder of Threshold, led the Company's Series A financing in 2001, and was formerly a Threshold Board member from 2001 to 2004.
