Michael Manford was chair of Canaccord Genuity Financial, the wealth management arm of Canaccord Genuity Australia, from 2019 until his appointment as executive chair of Canaccord Genuity Australia in June 2021.
Prior to its acquisition by Canaccord, Mr Manford was executive chair & chief executive of Patersons Securities and chair of Patersons Asset Management. He joined Patersons in 1979 and had been executive chair since 1994.