Gerald T. Proehl

GERALD T. PROEHL is President, CEO and a Director of Santarus, Inc. Mr.
Proehl has served as President and CEO and as a Director of Santarus
since January 2002. From March 2000 through December 2001, Mr. Proehl
was President and COO. From April 1999 to March 2000, Mr. Proehl was
Vice President, Marketing and Business Development. Prior to joining
Santarus, Mr. Proehl was with Hoechst Marion Roussel, Inc., for 14
years, where he served in various capacities in multiple therapeutic
areas including GI, cardiovascular, wound care and central nervous
system, and most recently served as Vice President, Global Marketing.
While at Hoechst Marion Roussel, Mr. Proehl oversaw the co-promotion of
Prilosec’ with Astra Merck, Inc., and was responsible for marketing
Carafate’ and Pentasa’. He is a graduate of the State University of New
York, College at Cortland, holds an MA in Exercise Physiology from Wake
Forest University and an MBA from Rockhurst College.