Vancouver-based Canaccord Genuity Corp. will welcome a new analyst to its metals and mining team next week.

Kevin MacKenzie will join the firm on Oct. 24 and cover junior mining companies in his research.

MacKenzie joins the firm from PI Financial Corp., also of Vancouver, at which he was an analyst covering exploration and development-stage mining companies. Prior to his time at PI Financial, he worked in a similar capacity at the now-defunct Salman Partners Inc.

Before entering the investment business, he spent five years as a geologist, mine manager and technical advisor with Vancouver-based Imperial Metals Corp.

MacKenzie will be based in Vancouver but will work alongside Eric Zaunscherb, who is in Toronto.