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Mr. Colcord is a managing director for CarVal Investors, responsible for originating and executing investment opportunities in emerging markets and loan portfolios across Asia. Mr. Colcord first joined Cargill in 1993 in the Strategy and Business Development Group in Minneapolis. In 1997, Mr. Colcord moved to Shanghai to start Cargill’s Trade and Structured Finance Group’s office there. In 2004, he transferred to CarVal Investors where he led China investments until 2014. Mr. Colcord rejoined CarVal in 2017 after working as an independent consultant to funds investing in Greater China. Prior to joining Cargill, Mr. Colcord worked in investment banking for Kidder, Peabody & Co. in New York and Hong Kong. Mr. Colcord received his M.B.A. from the Harvard Business School and his B.A. in economics and psychology from Yale College, graduating magna cum laude.

Christine Tan is Portfolio Manager, Assistant Vice President Portfolio Management at Sun Life Global Investments. Christine joined SLGI in 2018. She started her career in the financial industry in 1997. Christine has travelled extensively in emerging market countries for on-site due diligence and meetings with corporate management teams. Prior to joining SLGI, Christine was Chief Investment Officer and Senior Portfolio Manager at Excel Investment Counsel Inc. She had sole responsibility for the Excel Emerging Markets Fund. Christine was previously Vice President and Portfolio Manager at Gluskin Sheff + Associates, a prominent wealth manager serving high-net-worth clients, where she co-managed a top-quartile, $1.5-billion Canadian equity portfolio. Prior to Gluskin Sheff, Christine was a Canadian equity manager at a boutique asset manager and an investment banker at a major Canadian bank focused on mergers and acquisitions. Christine received her MBA from the Schulich School of Business and her BSc (Honours) from the University of Alberta. She is a CFA charterholder.