Ms. Malknecht is a managing director for CarVal Investors. She is responsible for managing investments in commercial real estate in North America, including underwriting, acquisitions and dispositions. Ms. Malknecht focuses primarily on real estate opportunities in Canada. Prior to managing real estate investments for CVI, Ms. Malknecht was an administrator for a money management fund in the Financial Markets Division of Cargill. Prior to joining Cargill in 1990, Ms. Malknecht was a manager in Trade Finance with U.S. Bank in Minneapolis, Minnesota handling specifically trade letters of credit. Prior to that she worked for Target, Inc. in the corporate buying offices and treasury department. Ms. Malknecht received a B.A. in Russian Studies and History from Macalester College in St. Paul, Minnesota.