Joanne Dempsey has joined Canaccord Genuity in London, as a managing director on the global electronic execution desk.
Dempsey brings more than 25 years of industry experience to her new role, and joins the firm from Stifel, where she spent more than 13 years as a director for the firm’s electronic trading offering, SELECT.
She confirmed her new role in an announcement on social media.
Her appointment follows news confirmed in December 2025 that Stifel was shuttering its UK-based equities trading business, to shift its focus towards becoming an advisory-led business in Europe, with capital raising capabilities for mid-market issuers.
The firm confirmed at the time that the exit was likely to coincide with potential job cuts.
The story was initially revealed by The TRADE in April 2025.
Prior to this, Dempsey headed up sales trading as Silverwind Securities for more than two years, and has also served in the same role at ODL Securities.
She also holds extensive sales trading experience from firms including Seymour Pierce and Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein, where she began her industry career in 2000.
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Canaccord Genuity had not responded to a request for comment by the time of publication.