Varde Partners

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Founded: 1993, Minneapolis, MN CEO: George G. Hicks General counsel: Dave Marple Subsidiaries: Värde Partners Europe Limited, Founders: George G. Hicks, Marcia Lynn Page Managing directors: Sandeep Chandak, Thomas Connelly,

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Varde Partners Employees

Employee
Years
Job
Industry
Bill Nielsen Bill Nielsen Fargo, North Dakota Details
Bill Nielsen's Varde Partners Experience February 2014 - May 2015
Job Tax Director at R.D. Offutt Company
Industry Food Production
Experience
Varde Partners   February 2014 - May 2015
Deloitte Tax LLP  June 1996 - February 2014

Skills
Tax Research, Tax Accounting, Corporate Tax, Income Tax, Big 4, Business Tax Planning, Personal Tax Planning, International Tax, Tax, Tax Law

Education
Carleton College   1992 — 1996
Bachelor of Arts (BA), Economics

Amanda T. Hawn Amanda T. Hawn Minneapolis, Minnesota Details
Amanda T. Hawn's Varde Partners Experience June 2011 - December 2012
Job Partner at Falcon Ridge Partners
Industry Real Estate
Experience
Falcon Ridge Partners   2013 - Present
Varde Partners   June 2011 - December 2012
Nolan Properties Group   July 2010 - June 2011
New Forests Advisory   January 2008 - May 2010
The Ecosystem Marketplace/Forest Trends   January 2003 - December 2007

Skills
Financial Modeling, Valuation, Private Equity, Investments, Financial Analysis, Asset Management, Due Diligence, Equities, Hedge Funds, Corporate Finance, Alternative Investments, Capital Markets, Business Strategy, Real Estate, Venture Capital, Strategy

Education
University of California, Berkeley   2007 — 2010
Master of Business Administration (MBA), Real Estate: Finance and Securitization, Investment Strategy & Financial Modeling

University of Cape Town   2002 — 2003
Master of Science (MS), Zoology

Princeton University   1996 — 2001
Bachelor of Science (BS), Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

DA

Hillary Cunningham Hillary Cunningham Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area Details
Hillary Cunningham's Varde Partners Experience May 2011 - May 2015
Job at
Industry Human Resources
Experience
Xcel Energy  May 2015 - Present
Varde Partners   May 2011 - May 2015
Braham Area Schools   February 2009 - May 2011
Encinitas Family Dentistry   2008 - 2008

Skills
Human Resources, Employee Relations, Recruiting, Time Management, Certified MBTI..., Public Speaking, Microsoft Office, PowerPoint, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Teamwork, Customer Service, Research

Education
Bethel University   2010 — 2012
BS, Human Resource Management

Winona State University   2003 — 2005
Elementary Education

Bandana Garg Bandana Garg San Francisco Bay Area Details
Bandana Garg's Varde Partners Experience October 2014 - June 2015
Job .NET Developer
Industry Information Technology and Services
Experience
Varde Partners   October 2014 - June 2015
Thomson Reuters  May 2009 - October 2014
North Dakota State University  August 2007 - April 2009
Professional Computer System P. Ltd.   2006 - 2007

Skills
C#, Agile Methodologies, JavaScript, SQL, Java, Microsoft SQL Server, XML, ASP.NET, ASP.NET MVC, Microsoft Office, .NET, Entity Framework, Web Services, jQuery, SharePoint, REST, Object Oriented Design, MVC3, MVP, Fundraising, KnockoutJS, Windows Services, Software Development, SSRS, WCF, MSMQ, SDLC

Education
North Dakota State University   2007 — 2013
Master of Science (M.S.), Computer Science

Kathmandu Engineering College   2001 — 2005
Bachelor's degree, Computer Engineering

Jill Kretschmar Jill Kretschmar Minneapolis, Minnesota Details
Jill Kretschmar's Varde Partners Experience May 2009 - August 2011
Job Assurance Senior Manager at Ernst & Young
Industry Accounting
Experience
Ernst & Young  September 2011 - Present
Varde Partners   May 2009 - August 2011
EY  September 2003 - May 2009

Skills
Big 4, Accounting, Financial Reporting, SEC filings, Auditing, Internal Controls, GAAP, Assurance, CPA, US GAAP, Sarbanes-Oxley Act, External Audit

Education
University of Northern Iowa   1998 — 2003
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Accounting

Austin Park Austin Park Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area Details
Austin Park's Varde Partners Experience May 2009 - November 2012
Job IT Infrastructure Manager/.NET Practice Lead
Industry Financial Services
Experience
Persolvent   November 2012 - Present
Varde Partners   May 2009 - November 2012
Marketing Architects  April 2008 - April 2009
RSM McGladrey  July 2005 - April 2008
GMAC-RFC  June 2004 - June 2005
General Mills  May 1998 - May 2004

Education
University of St. Thomas - Opus College of Business   2001 — 2003
MBA, Finance

University of Minnesota - Carlson School of Management   1993 — 1998
BS, MIS

Josh Ryan, CFA Josh Ryan, CFA Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area Details
Josh Ryan, CFA's Varde Partners Experience 2005 - 2008
Job High Yield/Credit Arb Investment Professional
Industry Investment Management
Experience
Whitebox Advisors  February 2008 - Present
Varde Partners   2005 - 2008
Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc.   August 2002 - June 2005

Education
University of Minnesota - Carlson School of Management   1998 — 2002
Finance

Jahn Kvalseth Jahn Kvalseth Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area Details
Jahn Kvalseth's Varde Partners Experience January 2009 - June 2011
Job Partner at KPMG
Industry Accounting
Experience
KPMG LLP  July 2011 - Present
Varde Partners   January 2009 - June 2011
KPMG LLP - Minneapolis   October 2006 - January 2009
KPMG LLP - Minneapolis   February 2001 - September 2006
KPMG PLC - London   February 1998 - February 2001
Deloitte - NY   October 1995 - February 1998

Skills
International Tax..., Mergers, Investments, Due Diligence, Private Equity, Mergers & Acquisitions, International Tax, Tax, Mutual Funds, Corporate Tax, Tax Law, Restructuring, Income Tax, SEC filings, Tax Accounting

Education
Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration
Sivilokonom, Master of Business Administration

University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
BA, Economics

University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
MBT, Taxation

Nicole (Nettleton) Willenbring Nicole (Nettleton) Willenbring Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area Details
Nicole (Nettleton) Willenbring's Varde Partners Experience January 2010 - May 2010
Job Business Analyst at Andersen Corporation
Industry Accounting
Experience
Andersen Corporation  June 2014 - Present
Target  February 2014 - June 2014
Target  June 2012 - January 2014
Bethel University Clarion  June 2011 - September 2012
Target  June 2011 - August 2011
Bethel University  May 2010 - May 2011
Bethel University Admissions Office   October 2008 - May 2011
Press Publications  September 2010 - December 2010
Bethel University Admissions Office   May 2009 - September 2010
Varde Partners   January 2010 - May 2010

Skills
Photography, InDesign, Copy Editing, Photoshop, Microsoft Office, Leadership, Event Planning, Fundraising, Marketing, Public Speaking, Sales

Education
Bethel University   2008 — 2012
Bachelor; Bachelor of Arts, Business Finance, Journalism

Xiang-Yu Chen Xiang-Yu Chen New York, New York Details
Xiang-Yu Chen's Varde Partners Experience August 2013 - August 2015
Job Senior Associate at Peak Rock Capital
Industry Banking
Experience
Peak Rock Capital  September 2015 - Present
Varde Partners   August 2013 - August 2015
Evercore Partners  June 2011 - July 2013
The Wharton School  2009 - 2011
Lazard  June 2010 - August 2010
Morgen, Evan & Company   June 2009 - August 2009
The Wharton School  2008 - 2009

Skills
Investment Banking, Restructuring, Mergers & Acquisitions, Valuation, Financial Modeling, Private Equity, Due Diligence

Education
University of Pennsylvania - The Wharton School   2007 — 2011
Bachelor of Science, Finance and Accounting

Lincoln High School

Daniel (D. J.) Lemmage Daniel (D. J.) Lemmage Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area Details
Daniel (D. J.) Lemmage's Varde Partners Experience May 2015 - Present
Job Investment Analyst at Värde Partners
Industry Investment Banking
Experience
Varde Partners   May 2015 - Present
General Mills  June 2014 - May 2015
Piper Jaffray  July 2011 - June 2014
Piper Jaffray  June 2010 - August 2010
Northland Securities  November 2009 - May 2010

Skills
Investment Banking, Financial Modeling, Finance, Due Diligence, Microsoft Excel, M&A experience, Bloomberg, Mergers & Acquisitions

Education
University of Minnesota - Carlson School of Management   2007 — 2011
BSB, Finance

Malcolm Moody Malcolm Moody Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area Details
Malcolm Moody's Varde Partners Experience January 2011 - October 2011
Job IT Networking Engineer
Industry Computer Networking
Experience
York Solutions Onsite at 3M   December 2013 - Present
Unbounded Solutions, Inc.   September 2012 - June 2013
Rite Tech Solutions   October 2011 - January 2013
Varde Partners   January 2011 - October 2011
Entegris Inc  April 2006 - December 2009
ExpressPoint Technology Services  March 2005 - March 2006

Skills
Configuring Cisco..., Operating Systems:..., Software: SAP,..., Computer Hardware, Management, Training, Sales, SAP, Warehousing, Business Strategy, Inventory Control, Marketing, Data Entry, Shipping, Lotus Notes, Operating Systems, Computer Network..., Microsoft Exchange, Windows Server, Windows 7, Mac OS, Server Administration, Troubleshooting, Remote Desktop, Servers, VPN, Technical Support, Active Directory, Microsoft Office, Customer Service, Hardware

Education
Hennepin Technical College   2010 — 2012
A.A.S. Computer Network Administration, Information Technolgy

McNally-Smith College of Music   2000 — 2002
A.A.S. Recording Technologies, Electronic Music Production

Scott Specken Scott Specken Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area Details
Scott Specken's Varde Partners Experience July 2007 - December 2007
Job Fund Analyst/Trade Assistant at Whitebox Advisors LLC
Industry Investment Management
Experience
Whitebox Advisors LLC  September 2013 - Present
Värde Partners  December 2012 - September 2013
Värde Partners  December 2007 - December 2012
Varde Partners   July 2007 - December 2007

Skills
Trading, Investments, Financial Analysis, Analysis, Due Diligence, Hedge Funds, Corporate Finance, Financial Modeling, Valuation, Portfolio Management, Asset Management, Settlement, Microsoft Excel

Education
Saint John's University   2003 — 2007
B.A., Management; Economics

Zhanjiang Normal University   2006 — 2006
N/A, Chinese Studies

Hopkins High School

Brent Wilson Brent Wilson Minneapolis, Minnesota Details
Brent Wilson's Varde Partners Experience August 2014 - Present
Job Investment Analyst at Varde Partners
Industry Investment Management
Experience
Varde Partners   August 2014 - Present
J.P. Morgan   July 2013 - July 2014
J.P. Morgan   June 2010 - June 2013
Houlihan Smith & Company, Inc.   September 2009 - January 2010
JPMorgan Chase  June 2009 - August 2009
KPMG  January 2009 - April 2009
Shepard Schwartz & Harris LLP  November 2007 - November 2008

Education
DePaul University   2006 — 2010
Bachelors, Finance & Accounting

Becky (Grassfield) Lawton Becky (Grassfield) Lawton Des Moines, Iowa Area Details
Becky (Grassfield) Lawton's Varde Partners Experience November 2013 - September 2014
Job Senior Financial Analyst at Athene USA
Industry Insurance
Experience
AEGON  Senior Financial AnalystAthene USAOctober 2014 - Present
Varde Partners   November 2013 - September 2014
CBRE  August 2013 - October 2013
AEGON  February 2008 - August 2013
Clifton Gunderson LLP  June 2007 - February 2008

Skills
Financial Analysis, Financial Reporting, Financial Audits, Analysis, Insurance, Statutory Accounting, Finance, Sarbanes-Oxley Act, Tax Credits, Accounting, Internal Controls, Customer Service, Auditing, Microsoft Office

Education
Coe College
Bachelor of Science, Public Accounting, Business Administration

Eric Perry Eric Perry Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area Details
Eric Perry's Varde Partners Experience June 2012 - Present
Job Director, Business Development
Industry Investment Management
Experience
Varde Partners   June 2012 - Present
Mesirow Financial  March 2009 - June 2012
UBS  October 2004 - March 2009
Progressive Insurance  August 1996 - October 2004

Education
St. Cloud State University   1993 — 1996

Nick Swenson Nick Swenson Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area Details
Nick Swenson's Varde Partners Experience January 1999 - September 2001
Job Board Member at Insignia Systems, Inc.
Industry Investment Management
Experience
Air T, Inc.   October 2013 - Present
AO Partners, LP   February 2011 - Present
Groveland Capital LLC   February 2009 - Present
Pro-Dex  February 2013 - Present
Insignia Systems, Inc.   November 2014 - Present
Whitebox Advisors  September 2001 - February 2009
Varde Partners   January 1999 - September 2001
Piper Jaffray Inc.  June 1996 - December 1998

Skills
Equity Trading, Hedge Funds, IPO, Hedging, Credit, Portfolio Optimization, Alternative Investments, Corporate Finance, Mergers & Acquisitions, Investments, Investment Strategies, Portfolio Management, Financial Structuring, Financial Modeling, Capital Markets, Fixed Income, Asset Management, Equities, Valuation, Private Equity

Education
University of Chicago Graduate School of Business   1994 — 1996
MBA, Finance & Accounting

Middlebury College   1987 — 1991
B.A., History

James E. Dunbar James E. Dunbar Minneapolis, Minnesota Details
James E. Dunbar's Varde Partners Experience March 2010 - Present
Job
Industry Investment Management
Experience
Varde Partners   March 2010 - Present
Macquarie Group  February 2004 - February 2010
Salomon Smith Barney (Citigroup)   July 2002 - July 2003
Salomon Smith Barney (Citigroup)   July 2000 - July 2002

Education
Boston College   1996 — 2000
Bachelor of Science

Benilde-St. Margaret's   1992 — 1996

J.J. Severson J.J. Severson Des Moines, Iowa Area Details
J.J. Severson's Varde Partners Experience September 2008 - September 2009
Job at Iowa Department of Revenue
Industry Law Practice
Experience
Iowa Department of Revenue  October 2013 - Present
Hubbard Law Firm P.C.   August 2012 - October 2013
Mansfield, Tanick & Cohen   May 2011 - October 2011
Varde Partners   September 2008 - September 2009
Deephaven Capital Management  May 2005 - May 2008

Education
University of Minnesota Law School   2009 — 2011
J.D., Law

University of Iowa - Henry B. Tippie College of Business   2001 — 2005

University of Iowa   2000 — 2005

Zach Taylor Zach Taylor Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area Details
Zach Taylor's Varde Partners Experience July 2008 - Present
Job Associate Director Strategy & Analytics
Industry Investment Management
Experience
Varde Partners   July 2008 - Present
The Hartford  December 2005 - July 2008
RBC Dain Rauscher  January 2005 - December 2005

Education
University of St. Thomas - Opus College of Business   2006 — 2010
MBA

Minnesota State University, Mankato   2000 — 2002
B.S.

North Dakota State University   1998 — 2000

Maria Alaman Maria Alaman Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area Details
Maria Alaman's Varde Partners Experience January 2008 - Present
Job Senior Analyst BP at Varde Partners
Industry Venture Capital & Private Equity
Experience
Varde Partners   January 2008 - Present
Great West Growth   July 2006 - January 2008
Cambric Consulting   2004 - 2005

Education

BA, Finance and Insurance

Liceul Economic Brasov
Accounting and Finance

Other

Matthew Bruening Matthew Bruening Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area Details
Matthew Bruening's Varde Partners Experience November 2003 - November 2009
Job Operations Clerk III at Wells Fargo Home Mortgage
Industry Investment Management
Experience
Wells Fargo Home Mortgage  September 2011 - Present
BREWTOWN Productions, LLC   2010 - 2013
Varde Partners   November 2003 - November 2009
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans  1997 - 2003

Education
The University of North Dakota   1991 — 1995
BBA, Economics

Andrea Schilling Andrea Schilling Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area Details
Andrea Schilling's Varde Partners Experience September 2007 - Present
Job Managing Director of Global Human Resources at Varde Partners
Industry Financial Services
Experience
Varde Partners   September 2007 - Present
LarsonAllen  December 1997 - August 2007

Skills
Human Resources, Deferred Compensation, Employee Benefits, Succession Planning, Executive Pay, Employee Engagement, Onboarding, Talent Management

Education
Bethel University   1988 — 1991
BA, Business and Finance

Shilpa Narayana Shilpa Narayana Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area Details
Shilpa Narayana's Varde Partners Experience August 2011 - March 2012
Job Senior Accountant at Miller Milling Company
Industry Accounting
Experience
Miller Milling Company  July 2014 - Present
Great Lakes Management Company  September 2012 - July 2014
Dominium  April 2012 - August 2012
Varde Partners   August 2011 - March 2012
Wells Fargo Bank  December 2010 - July 2011
Prudent Accountants Inc.   January 2011 - February 2011

Skills
Accounts Payable, Accounting, Account Reconciliation, Journal Entries, Financial Statements, Bank Reconciliation, Auditing, Analysis, Financial Reporting, General Ledger, Expenses, Financial Accounting, Accounts Receivable, Microsoft Excel, Balance Sheet, Payments

Education
Devry University/Keller Graduate School of Management
Masters, Accounting and Financial Management

St. Cloud State University
Bachelors of Science, Finance

Dave Marple Dave Marple Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area Details
Dave Marple's Varde Partners Experience April 2008 - Present
Job General Counsel at Varde Partners
Industry Financial Services
Experience
Varde Partners   April 2008 - Present
GMAC ResCap  2006 - 2008
GMAC-RFC  1998 - 2008
GMAC-Residential Funding Corporation  1998 - 2008
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP   1994 - 1998

Education
New York University School of Law   1991 — 1994
JD

Colgate University   1984 — 1988
BA, Political Science

Brent Bertsch Brent Bertsch Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area Details
Brent Bertsch's Varde Partners Experience June 2013 - October 2013
Job Director of Trading Operations at Whitebox Advisors LLC
Industry Investment Management
Experience
Whitebox Advisors LLC  October 2013 - Present
Varde Partners   June 2013 - October 2013
Allianz  November 2011 - June 2013
Concordance Capital Management   September 2010 - November 2011
Varde Partners   March 2009 - August 2010
Deephaven Capital Management  September 2000 - March 2009
Wells Fargo  July 1999 - August 2000

Skills
Hedge Funds, Alternative Investments, Bloomberg, Equities, Fixed Income, Derivatives, Trading, Securities, Asset Allocation, Portfolio Management, Capital Markets, Options, Equity Derivatives, Investments, Asset Management, Hedging, Private Equity, Swaps, Series 7, Investment Strategies, Trading Systems, Investment Management, Series 63, Valuation

Education
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities   1995 — 1999

Alyssa Shaughnessy Alyssa Shaughnessy Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area Details
Alyssa Shaughnessy's Varde Partners Experience September 2013 - Present
Job Compliance Analyst at Varde Partners
Industry Financial Services
Experience
Varde Partners   September 2013 - Present
FirstMerit Bank  October 2011 - July 2013
FirstMerit Bank  August 2010 - October 2011
FirstMerit Bank  May 2008 - August 2010
Geauga Lake  June 1999 - February 2007

Education
The University of Akron   2010 — 2014
Pursuing Masters of Professional Accounting, Accounting

Cedarville University   1998 — 2002
B.A., Multi-Age Physical Education

andrew feng andrew feng Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area Details
andrew feng's Varde Partners Experience September 2014 - Present
Job Director, US Performance Enhancement Group Lead at Varde Partners
Industry Venture Capital & Private Equity
Experience
Varde Partners   September 2014 - Present
KKR Capstone  August 2011 - June 2014
Summit Global Group   August 2010 - August 2011
UnitedHealth Group  May 2008 - July 2010
UnitedHealth Group  2006 - 2008
Ingenix- a UnitedHelath Group Company   2005 - 2006
UnitedHealthcare  2003 - 2005
Danaher Corporation  May 2002 - August 2002
General Electric  1998 - 2001
GE Aircraft Engines  1996 - 1998

Skills
Auditing, Portfolio Management, Cross-functional Team..., Private Equity, Finance, Process Improvement, Financial Analysis, Mergers & Acquisitions, Strategic Planning, Financial Modeling, Acquisition Integration, Management

Education
Harvard Business School   2001 — 2003
MBA

Beloit College   1993 — 1995
BA, Business administration

Shanghai International Studies University   1991 — 1993

Fudan University High School   1988 — 1991
High School

Diane Zamjahn Diane Zamjahn Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area Details
Diane Zamjahn's Varde Partners Experience August 2002 - July 2007
Job Administrative Assistant to the RBC Funds at RBC Global Assest Management US
Industry Capital Markets
Experience
RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc.   March 2010 - Present
Whitebox Advisors  July 2007 - February 2009
Varde Partners   August 2002 - July 2007

Skills
Executive..., Event Planning, Project Management, Board Governance, Compliance, Board of Trustees, Mutual Funds, Dealer Agreements, Executive Support, Business Travel, Sales Presentations, Office Management, Financial Analysis, Equities, Equity Trading, Hedge Funds, Fixed Income, Asset Management

Education
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

Andrew Phung Andrew Phung Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area Details
Andrew Phung's Varde Partners Experience December 2012 - Present
Job Analyst at Varde Partners
Industry Investment Management
Experience
Varde Partners   December 2012 - Present
Prologis  August 2011 - May 2012
Target  June 2008 - July 2010

Skills
Hedge Fund...

Education
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities   2005 — 2009
Bachelor of Arts, Economics

Diane Zamjahn Diane Zamjahn Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area Details
Diane Zamjahn's Varde Partners Experience June 2002 - June 2007
Job Administrative Assistant at RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc.
Industry Investment Management
Experience
RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc.   March 2010 - Present
Whitebox Advisors  July 2007 - February 2009
Varde Partners   June 2002 - June 2007

Skills
Executive..., Event Planning, Event Management, Board Relations, Board Governance, Board of Directors, Board Presentations, Travel Management, Mutual Funds, Global Regulatory..., Dealer Agreements, Compliance, Asset Managment, Client Services

Education
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Communication, General

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