Debra P. Crawford joined Santarus in November 2000 as Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary and was promoted to Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary in December 2003. Prior to joining Santarus, Ms. Crawford served as Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer from July 1998 to May 2000 for Women First HealthCare, Inc., a specialty healthcare company. Ms. Crawford was also Assistant Secretary of Women First from July 1998 to February 1999 and Secretary from March 1999 to May 2000. From May 2000 to October 2000 and from March 1997 to August 1998, Ms. Crawford was self-employed and provided financial consulting services in the area of corporate development and in the capacity of acting chief financial officer. Ms. Crawford also served as Chief Financial Officer, Vice President of Finance and Administration and Treasurer of IVAC Holdings, Inc. from January 1996 to December 1996 and of IVAC Medical Systems, Inc., a medical device company, from January 1995 to December 1996. From September 1981 to December 1994, Ms. Crawford served in various financial positions within companies of the medical device division of Eli Lilly & Company. Ms. Crawford is a certified public accountant and holds a B.S. in business administration from San Diego State University.
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