Canaccord Announces New Chief Executive of Canaccord Genuity Limited

Canaccord Announces New Chief Executive of Canaccord Genuity Limited PR Newswire TORONTO, September 4, 2012 TORONTO, September 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- - Alexis de Rosnay to be CEO of UK and European operations and added to the board of Canaccord Genuity Limited Canaccord Financial Inc. (TSX: CF, LSE:CF., 'the Company', 'Canaccord') is pleased to announce that Alexis de Rosnay will be joining the Company as Chief Executive Officer of Canaccord Genuity Limited, Canaccord's UK and European operations, effective 5 September. Mr. de Rosnay's appointment follows Mark Brown's departure. Mr. Brown will continue working with Canaccord Genuity Limited, as a consultant, until March 2013. Commenting on Mr. de Rosnay's appointment, Paul Reynolds, President and CEO of Canaccord Financial Inc. said: "Alexis' extensive, international investment banking experience and strong leadership capabilities are extremely well suited for this strategically important role. By combining Alexis' proven relationship-based business approach with our established capital markets platform, we expect Canaccord Genuity will remain firmly cemented as a market leader in the UK and the investment bank of choice for our growing corporate and institutional client base." Mr. Reynolds continued, "Our acquisition of Collins Stewart Hawkpoint has positioned Canaccord Genuity as a leading investment bank in the UK, and Mark Brown's dedication to the business combination was a key driver of its success.