Advisor to the Ministry of Finance
Born : 12 February 1943
Nationality : Estonian
Married, 2 children
Estonian (native language)
Fluent in English, Swedish and German
Good in French
- 1968-1975 Doctorate studies at the Uppsala University (theses not completed)
- 1964 Pol. Mag. Degree (similar to MBA) at the Stockholm University
- 2003- Alternate member of the Economic and Financial Committee (as an observer)
- 1994- Advisor to the Ministry of Finance of Estonia
- 1994-1996 Advisor to the Prime Minister of Estonia
- 1992-1994 Minister of Finance of Estonia
- 1981-1992 General Manager of BGB, one of the largest public companies in real estate in Sweden
- 1975-1980 Finance Director and Deputy General Manager of Olsson & Rosenlund - Conglomerate with main activities within the construction, real estate and finance sector
- 1966-1975 First assistant, Lecturer and Assistant Professor (accounting, Finance and taxation) at the Institute for Business Administration, Uppsala University
- 1964-1966 Swedish Board for Civic Registration and Taxation (taxation and computer programming)
- Present: Chairman of the Creditor Committee in the winding-up process in Maapank, EVEA Bank and ERA Bank; Board Member of Insurance Company Länsförsäkringar AB, Stockholm
- Previous: Board Member of the Central Bank of Estonia; Board Member of Tallinn Airport AS and Member of Project team for the total renovation of Tallinn Airport 1997-1999 financed by European Investment Bank and ERBD; Chairman of the Board of Estonian Investment Bank; Active in the banking restructuring process (corporate finance deals) in Sweden as CFO in Retriva AB and Securum AB; Chairman of the Board of Retriva Kredit Bank; Board Member of Gigab AB (Götabanken's subsidiary for long-term credits)