Late last month Canaccord Genuity hiredindustry veteran Henry Williams to serve as the managing director of its maritime,energy services and infrastructure unit.

A few weeks later the firm poachedresearch analyst Noah Parquette from Maxim Group, which marked the end of atour that lasted only seven months.

Market sources tell TradeWinds the forecasterwill continue to follow maritime shipping stocks in his new role and say hewill likely add the offshore sector to his repertoire down the road.

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