Philippe Hynes joined VBA on February 9, 2004 as Assistant Research Analyst, U.S. Small-Cap Equities to be promoted Research Analyst, U.S. Small-Cap Equities on January 1, 2006. On January 1, 2007, he was appointed Analyst, U.S. Small-Cap Equities. He is responsible for conducting fundamental research on specific sectors of the U.S. equity market.