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title: "Denise Kermode | Black Powder Search"
description: "Chief Administrative Officer at Black Powder Search, with 25 years of finance experience at Canaccord Genuity, Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs."
url: https://blackpowdersearch.com/team/denise-kermode
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[About](https://blackpowdersearch.com/about) / Denise Kermode ![Denise Kermode, Chief Administrative Officer](#)

# Denise Kermode

Chief Administrative Officer

Denise Kermode joined Black Powder Search as Chief Administrative Officer in 2023, taking on all organizational, logistical and personnel resource functions for the firm.

Denise brings over 25 years of finance experience, most recently at Canaccord Genuity, where she worked directly with the Global Head of Securities and the securities desk heads for over 15 years. Prior to Canaccord Genuity she developed her skills as an executive assistant at Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs, where she was promoted to Vice President working with senior executives.

Denise is actively involved in charitable organizations, coordinating events and projects for Steer for Student Athletes and the Special Operators Transition Foundation.

Areas

- Operations administration
- Financial services operations

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The rest of the team

- [Mark Whaling — Co-Founder](https://blackpowdersearch.com/team/mark-whaling)
- [Robert Kirila — Co-Founder](https://blackpowdersearch.com/team/robert-kirila)
- [Erik Wisecup — Partner](https://blackpowdersearch.com/team/erik-wisecup)
- [Tal Bruno — Business Development](https://blackpowdersearch.com/team/tal-bruno)
- [Sean Locke — Senior Advisor](https://blackpowdersearch.com/team/sean-locke)
- [Colin Brune — Special Advisor](https://blackpowdersearch.com/team/colin-brune)

Next step

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An onboarding call with our COO and the lead recruiter, and you will know
within the week whether the person you need is already in our pool.

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