Kent Snyder

President and Chief Executive Officer, Senomyx, Inc.

Mr. Snyder joined Senomyx in June 2003 and has served as a member of the Board of Directors since that time. Prior to joining Senomyx, from October 2001 to June 2003, Mr. Snyder was retired. From July 1991 to October 2001, Mr. Snyder held various marketing and sales management positions with Agouron Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a Pfizer company. Mr. Snyder was President of Global Commercial Operations at Agouron. Prior to holding the position of President of Global Commercial operations, Mr. Snyder served as Senior Vice President of Commercial Affairs and Vice President of Business Development. Mr. Snyder is a director of Santarus, Inc., a publicly-held biopharmaceutical company, and VentiRx Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a privately-held biopharmaceutical company. Mr. Snyder received his B.S. from the University of Kansas and his M.B.A. from Rockhurst College.