Gerald T. Proehl

Director, President and Chief Executive Officer

Gerald T. Proehl serves as our President and Chief Executive Officer and as a director. Mr. Proehl has served in these capacities since January 2002. From March 2000 through December 2001, Mr. Proehl was our President and Chief Operating Officer. From April 1999 to March 2000, Mr. Proehl was our Vice President, Marketing and Business Development. Prior to joining Santarus, Mr. Proehl was with Hoechst Marion Roussel, Inc., a global pharmaceutical company, for 14 years, where he served in various capacities in multiple therapeutic areas including gastrointestinal, cardiovascular, wound care and central nervous system, and from March 1997 to April 1999 served as Vice President of Global Marketing. While at Hoechst Marion Roussel, Mr. Proehl oversaw the co-promotion of the proton pump inhibitor Prilosec® by Hoechst Marion Roussel and Astra Merck Inc. and was responsible for the marketing of gastrointestinal products Carafate® and Pentasa®, among products in several other therapeutic areas. Mr. Proehl holds a B.S. in education from the State University of New York at Cortland, an M.A. in exercise physiology from Wake Forest University and an M.B.A. from Rockhurst College.