About Us

 

 

Management

Brian Tang, BBA, CFA
President

Prior to Fundamental Research Corp., Brian was an analyst in the corporate banking group of one of the world's largest international banks where he performed fundamental analysis on Financial Post 500 companies (the Canadian equivalent of the Fortune 500). Prior to this, he worked at a financial advisory firm where he analyzed and published research on Canadian equity mutual funds. 

Brian holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration (Finance with a minor in Economics) from Simon Fraser University. He also holds the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation. Brian is a member of the CFA Institute (formerly the Association for Investment Management and Research) and CFA Vancouver (formerly the Vancouver Society of Financial Analysts).

Brian's article in CFA Magazine's "Point/Counterpoint"

Michelle J. Tang
Manager - Treasury

Prior to joining Fundamental Research, Michelle held positions in office management and customer support. At Fundamental Research she is responsible for accounting, finance, and office administration.

Michelle has a certificate in Business Administration from Capilano College.

Vanessa Collette - Head of Business Development
Senior Vice President
 

Before joining Fundamental Research in 2006, Vanessa was a program leader and account executive for Geoffrey X Lane, one of Canada's leading experts in communications and corporate training. Her primary role was managing corporate sales as well as leading a motivational workshop entitled Become A Powerful Speaker. Vanessa has spent the majority of her life living overseas as an expatriate in China and the Philippines. She moved to Vancouver in 2001 to pursue a major in political science and mandarin at the University of British Columbia and graduated May 2006.  
 
Her main interests are self-development, motivational speaking, neuroscience and microfinance. Her father Robert Collette currently serves as a Canadian Ambassador to Switzerland; her mother Marilyn Collette is the Director of International Programs at the National Judicial Institute and her brother Mathieu Collette works for Edelman's Public Relations Firm in Hong Kong.
 
Siddharth Rajeev, B.Tech (Electronics Engineering), MBA (Finance)
Vice-President - Head of Research
 

Sid joined Fundamental Research Corp. in April 2006. At FRC, he oversees the research department, and also covers a broad array of companies, primarily in the Energy, Mining, and Technology sectors. Prior to FRC, he has had a mix of engineering and finance experience including corporate finance experience at a leading Investment Bank in Kuwait.  Sid is ranked a 4 star analyst in the energy sector by Deutsche Asset Management, a division of Deutsche Bank.  His picks in the energy and mining sector in 2009, were determined to outperform their respective benchmarks after transaction costs.

Sid holds a Bachelor of Technology degree in Electronics Engineering from Cochin University of Science & Technology, and an MBA (Finance) from The University of British Columbia. He is also a Level 3 candidate in the CFA program, and has completed studies in exploration and prospecting at the British Columbia Institute of Technology.  Sid is sought by the media for commentary on the valuation of small cap stocks and industries he covers, and is a speaker at various investment conferences.