Directorate Change

Canaccord Genuity Group Inc - Directorate Change

PR Newswire

London, November 16

CANACCORD GENUITY WEALTH MANAGEMENT ADDS SENIOR INVESTMENT DIRECTOR TO LONDON INVESTMENT TEAM

LONDON- November 17, 2015- Canaccord Genuity Wealth Management (UK) is pleased to welcome Duncan Reid as a Senior Investment Director in its UK Wealth Management business. Based in London, Duncan will focus on delivering a tailored wealth management service to private clients while leveraging the firm’s suite of award-winning proprietary investment solutions, in addition to the broader resources and specialist expertise available across the global business.

“Duncan brings a strong skill set to complement our wealth management operations in London and we are pleased he has chosen to grow his client base with our firm,” said David Esfandi, CEO of Canaccord Genuity Wealth Management in the UK. “Our centralised investment process and robust network of global industry expertise provides an attractive platform for established professionals like Duncan, who are committed to delivering innovative investment solutions and world-class client service.”

Duncan brings more than two decades of wealth management experience to his role. Most recently, he was a Senior Investment Director at Investec Wealth & Investment Management, having originally joined Williams de Broë 13 years ago before it was purchased by Investec in 2012. Having started his career in the Channel Islands at Lloyd’s Private Banking, he moved to the bank’s trust division, Hill Samuel and then to SG Hambros, before returning to London in 2001 to work as an Investment Partner with Lloyd’s TSB Bank plc.

ABOUT CANACCORD GENUITY WEALTH MANAGEMENT

Canaccord Genuity Wealth Management provides comprehensive wealth management solutions and brokerage services to individual investors, private clients, charities and intermediaries through a full suite of services tailored to the needs of clients in each of its markets. Canaccord Genuity Wealth Management is a division of Canaccord Genuity group and operates in the UK as Canaccord Genuity Wealth Limited. Canaccord Genuity Wealth Management has Investment Advisors (IAs) and professionals in Canada, Australia, the UK, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man. For more information, visit http://www.canaccordgenuity.com/.

 ABOUT CANACCORD GENUITY GROUP INC.:

Through its principal subsidiaries, Canaccord Genuity Group Inc. (the “Company”) is a leading independent, full-service financial services firm, with operations in two principal segments of the securities industry: wealth management and capital markets. Since its establishment in 1950, the Company has been driven by an unwavering commitment to building lasting client relationships. We achieve this by generating value for our individual, institutional and corporate clients through comprehensive investment solutions, brokerage services and investment banking services. The Company has offices in 10 countries worldwide, including Wealth Management offices located in Canada, Australia, the UK, Guernsey, Jersey, and the Isle of Man. Canaccord Genuity, the international capital markets division, operates in Canada, the US, the UK, France, Ireland, Hong Kong, China, Singapore, Australia and Barbados. To us there are no foreign markets.TM

Canaccord Genuity Group Inc. is publicly traded under the symbol CF on the TSX and the symbol CF. on the London Stock Exchange.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

North America media:Scott DavidsonExecutive Vice President, Global Head of Corporate Development and StrategyPhone: 416-869-3875, email: [email protected]

For investor relations inquiries contact:Christina MarinoffVice President, Investor Relations & CommunicationsPhone: 416-687-5507, email: [email protected]

London media:Robert MorganStockwellPhone: +44 (0) 20 7240 2486, email: [email protected]

Brokers:Oliver HearseyRBC Europe LimitedPhone: +44 (0) 20 7653 4000, email: [email protected]

Simon Hardy or Alex CollinsJefferies International LimitedPhone: +44 (0) 20 7029 8000, email: [email protected];[email protected]

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