Peel Hunt’s head of electronic execution, Ian Cannacott, has left the firm to join Berenberg as an electronic sales trader.
London-based Cannacott joins the investment bank after spending more than a year at Peel Hunt, where he joined in September 2025 as revealed by The TRADE at the time.
During his time at Peel Hunt, he led the low touch coverage team and assumed oversight of electronic trading across the entirety of the firm’s franchise.
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Cannacott joined Peel Hunt after almost a decade at Redburn Atlantic – now Rothschild & Co.
He initially joined the firm in 2016 as an electronic sales trader, before later moving up the ranks to head up electronic execution, a position he held for more than two years.
Earlier in his career, Cannacott has also held various trader roles at firms spanning State Street, Instinet and Dresdner Kleinwort.
Peel Hunt declined to comment when contacted by The TRADE.
Berenberg had not responded to a request for comment at the time of publication.