Kilvar Kessler

 

Curriculum Vitae

Date of birth

03.07.1973

Language skills

Estonian, English, Finnish, Russian

Education & qualifications

1996-1997              Georgetown University Law Center (Washington D.C., U.S.A.).
                               LL.M. in Common Law Studies, as of May 21, 1997.
1991-1995              University of Tartu (Tartu, Estonia). 
                               Baccalaureus artium in law (under current framework, as master in law), as of                                June 20, 1995.

Work Experience

2014-today            Estonian financial supervision and resolution authority Finantsinspektsioon.
                               Chairman of the Management Board.
2014-today            Single Supervisory Mechanism.
                               Voting member of the Supervisory Board of the European Central Bank.
2015-today            Single Resolution Mechanism.
                               Alternate to the voting member of the Plenary Session and Executive Session
                               of the Single Resolution Board.
2014-today            European Systemic Risk Board.
                               Non-voting member of the General Board.
2014-today            European Banking Authority.
                               Alternate to the voting member of the Board of Supervisors.
2011-today             European Securities and Markets Authority.
                               Alternate to the voting member of the Board of Supervisors.
2014-today            Nordic-Baltic Macroprudential Forum (NBMF).
                               Member.
2014-today            Nordic-Baltic Stability Group (NBSG).
                               Member.
2019                       Nordic-Baltic Permanent Working Group on AML.
                               Establishing member.
2015-today            Estonian deposit and investment guarantee scheme Tagatisfond.
                               Chairman and member of the Supervisory Board.
2014-today            Joint Committee on Financial Sector Policy and Stability.
                               Chairman and member of the Committee.
2014-2020             European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority.
                                Voting member of the Board of Supervisors.
2019                        Task Force on Enforcement Powers for the Governmental interinstitu                                              tional committee of AML.
                                Chair.
2008-2013             Estonian financial supervision authority Finantsinspektsioon.
                                Member of the Management Board. Responsible for overall legal affairs and
                                enforcement.
2011-2013               Task Force on Supervision (for the High Level Group). ECB/SSM.
                                Member.
2010-2014              Nordic-Baltic Stability Group (NBSG). Resolution Tools Working Group.
                                Chair.
2010-2014              Audit Surveillance Committee of Estonia.
                               Member of the Committee. Audit Surveillance Committee is responsible for
public oversight of external auditors in Estonia.
2008-2011              Estonian working group on euro changeover.
2006-2007             Law firm Tark & Co.
                                Partner in one of the largest law firms in Estonia.
2002-2005             Estonian financial supervision authority Finantsinspektsioon.
                                 Member of the Board. Responsible for overall legal affairs, enforcement and
securities markets supervision.
2004-2005             Committee of European Securities Regulators (CESR).
2008-2010              Alternate to the member.
2004-2005              CESR Expert Group Transparency’s Task Force on notifications of major
holdings of voting rights.
2000-2002              Estonian Takeover Panel.
                                  Chairman of the Panel.
1995-2002               Law firm Tark & Co.
                                 Senior associate.

Academic Work, Fellowships, and Qualification
 

2001-today             University of Tartu School of Law.
                                Lecturer. Financial markets and supervision.
2019-today             Foundation Iuridicum of University of Tartu School of Law.
                                Member of the Supervisory Board.
2007-2013              Tallinn Technical University Tallinn College.
                                Lecturer. Insurance law.
2006-today            Member of the Institute of Internal Auditors – Estonia.
2006                       U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Boston District Office,
professional affiliation as Hubert H. Humphrey Fellow.
2005-2006            Boston University (Boston, U.S.A.), as Hubert H. Humphrey Fellow.
1996-1997              Georgetown University Law Center, as Edmund S. Muskie Fellow.
1995-today            Member of the Estonian Bar Association, a chamber of sworn attorneys.