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.