Team
Paul Tepsich, CFA - President, CEO and Portfolio Manager
Prior to founding High Rock, Paul worked at Merrill Lynch Canada Inc. for over 17 years trading all sectors of the Canadian fixed income market but with a particular focus on high yield and distressed debt securities. Paul was Head of Canadian Credit Trading at Merrill Lynch Canada Inc. until his departure in 2008.
In 2009, and until most recently, Paul was a Portfolio Manager at Hesperian Capital Management Ltd., a leading Toronto and Calgary-based investment firm, where he was the lead manager for their two newly formed high yield funds focused on the Canadian high yield market. The firm’s flagship high yield fund, The Norrep Yield Fund, was a top-quartile performer on a quarterly basis while Paul was lead manager.
Paul is a frequent guest speaker on BNN.
Paul is actively involved in the cycling community in Toronto and is a former Board Member of the Morning Glory Cycling Club where he chaired the Club's philanthropy committee. He spent 7 years as a volunteer hockey coach.
Paul holds a BA Financial Studies/Economics (1985) from King's College (University of Western Ontario and is a CFA charterholder (1991).
Nancy Fox, Msc Ed - Business Administration
Nancy handles the business administration at High Rock.
Brian Chapman, CFA - Advisory Board Member
Brian has been a private investor since 1998 and provides daily dialogue with High Rock.
Prior to founding High Rock, Paul worked at Merrill Lynch Canada Inc. for over 17 years trading all sectors of the Canadian fixed income market but with a particular focus on high yield and distressed debt securities. Paul was Head of Canadian Credit Trading at Merrill Lynch Canada Inc. until his departure in 2008.
In 2009, and until most recently, Paul was a Portfolio Manager at Hesperian Capital Management Ltd., a leading Toronto and Calgary-based investment firm, where he was the lead manager for their two newly formed high yield funds focused on the Canadian high yield market. The firm’s flagship high yield fund, The Norrep Yield Fund, was a top-quartile performer on a quarterly basis while Paul was lead manager.
Paul is a frequent guest speaker on BNN.
Paul is actively involved in the cycling community in Toronto and is a former Board Member of the Morning Glory Cycling Club where he chaired the Club's philanthropy committee. He spent 7 years as a volunteer hockey coach.
Paul holds a BA Financial Studies/Economics (1985) from King's College (University of Western Ontario and is a CFA charterholder (1991).
Nancy Fox, Msc Ed - Business Administration
Nancy handles the business administration at High Rock.
Brian Chapman, CFA - Advisory Board Member
Brian has been a private investor since 1998 and provides daily dialogue with High Rock.