A Denney Cancelmo
Managing Director, Sales Trading – Contract Role at Simmons & Company International® | Energy Specialists of Piper Jaffray®
Business Development Executive
Business builder driving sustainable strategy across team leadership, sales, and operational efficiency. Committed cause and brand advocate with proven experience negotiating profitable business relationships. Collaborative executive partnering across functions to align vision, enhance decision-making, and optimize strategy execution.
Simmons & Company International® | Energy Specialists of Piper Jaffray®
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Retained to a two-year contract following Simmons & Company’s 2016 acquisition by Piper Jaffray, I was charged to guide successful post-acquisition integration of the energy research product to the Piper sales trading platform.

Select Contributions:
•	Served as brand champion and proxy for Piper, liaising between company and clientele to ease and streamline transition. 
•	Onboarded, retained, and grew account base of legacy accounts while simultaneously converting decades-long trading relationships to New York, Boston, and Minneapolis trading desks.
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Managing Director, Sales Trading – Contract Role
Simmons & Company International® | Energy Specialists of Piper Jaffray®
https://www.linkedin.com/company/simmons-&-company-international
I built Simmons & Company’s international trading platform from the ground up, driving the growth of a high-performance team and vendor/technology partners to provide top-tier institutional clients with best-in-class execution and clearing services.

Serving on the management committee, I collaborated with executive leaders to guide operational decisions. I enabled compliance through team expansion and shaped corporate philanthropy, promoting charitable policies.

Select Contributions:
•	Targeted top financial institutions throughout U.S. and U.K., developing and growing client engagement.
•	Established relationships within NYSE, AMEX, & NASDAQ enabling trade with institutional clients. 
•	Delivered critical technology and communication framework while identifying and correcting process gaps.
•	Initiated and managed strategic partnerships with buyside, private equity, and corporate counterparties.
Houston, Texas Area
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Managing Director, Head of Trading – Simmons & Company International
Simmons & Company International® | Energy Specialists of Piper Jaffray®
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Vice President – Simmons & Company International
Simmons & Company International® | Energy Specialists of Piper Jaffray®
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Associate – Simmons & Company International
Paine Webber
https://www.linkedin.com/company/paine-webber
As a strategic success partner, I developed strong broker relationships, providing education that enhanced their understanding of option as an effective tool.
Greater New York City Area
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Vice President, Options Strategist
Rotan Mosle
Houston, Texas Area
Trader, Equity & Options
Bachelor of Arts - BA
Economics
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Washington and Lee University
https://www.linkedin.com/school/washington-and-lee-university/
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Friars Point, MS
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Lara Attayi
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Greater Houston
Bess Alford
Gallery Manager at Mont Art House
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Houston, TX
John Alford
Business Development at Six One Commodities
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Houston, TX
Santos Hinojosa
General Counsel at Texas Medical Center
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Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex
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Greater Chicago Area
Andy Gottschalk
https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-d-carroll-hr
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Mike Carroll
Human Resources Executive | Talent Management | Leadership Development | Mergers & Acquisitions | Executive Coach |
Health Care & Financial Services
https://www.linkedin.com/in/glenn-singleton-7b048624
Dallas, TX
Glenn Singleton
Partner at Foley & Lardner
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jim-skeen-jr-7a7064a
San Diego, CA
Jim Skeen, Jr.
Risk and Resiliency
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