February 26, 2010 — Sucampo Pharmaceuticals, Inc. has appointed Thomas J. Knapp to senior vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary. Knapp previously served as vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary at NorthWestern Corp., in Washington, D.C. Prior to that Knapp held senior in-house attorney positions at The Boeing Co. and The Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Railway Co., and was of counsel at Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP. Sucampo Pharmaceuticals, Inc.is an international biopharmaceutical company based in Bethesda.