Kilvar Kessler

Career

Chairman of the Board, Financial Supervision Authority since 2014

Member of the Board, Financial Supervision Authority (2008-2013)

Partner and barrister, Advokaadibüroo Tark & Co (2006-2007)

Lecturer in insurance law, Tallinn College of Tallinn University of Technology (2007)

Work placement, Boston office, US Securities and Exchange Commission, USA (2006)

Member of the Board, Financial Supervision Authority (2002-2005)

Lawyer, Advokaadibüroo Tark & Co (1995-2002)

Lecturer in securities law, Law Institute, University of Tartu (2002)

Chairman of the Supervision Committee, AS Tallinna Börs (1999-2002)

Member of the Takeover Committee, AS Tallinna Börs (2000-2002)

Education & qualifications

Banking and Financial Law, Hubert H. Humphrey Fellow, Boston University, USA (2005-2006)

LL.M., Law, Edmund S. Muskie Fellow, Law Center, Georgetown University, USA (1996-1997)

B.A. Law, University of Tartu

Tallinn Secondary School no. 47 (1991)

Training

International Monetary Fund Joint Vienna Institute, Financial Transactions for Lawyers (2004)

United States Securities and Exchange Commission, International Institute for Securities Market Development (2003)

United States Securities and Exchange Commission, United States Agency for International Development; East-West Management Institute, Inc., Issuer Disclosure and Corporate Governance Training Program (2002)

European Institute of Public Administration (2002)

ESKO Koolitus: Consultation, Committees and Comitology in the Political Process of the European Community (2002)

Involvement in other organisations

Member of Institute of Internal Auditors of Estonia since 2006

Member of Estonian department of the International Law Association since 2000

Member of the bar, barrister (activity suspended) since 1995

Korp! Vironia member and alumnus since 1992