About
Kristjan-Erik Suurväli is a financial markets compliance lawyer with more than 17 years of experience in securities market regulation and financial supervision. He currently serves as Global Head of Compliance at Funderbeam, with expertise spanning regulated market trading, market abuse regulation, central securities depositories, and investment services compliance. He holds the ICA International Diploma in Governance, Risk and Compliance and has experience leading teams and coordinating cross-border regulatory cooperation, particularly in Estonian and European securities markets.
Experience
- FunderbeamGlobal Head of Compliancecurrent2021 — presentTallinn Metropolitan Area
- GSX Group LimitedCEO Estonia2020 — 2021Tallinn, Harjumaa, Estonia
- Finantsinspektsioon / Financial Supervision and Resolution AuthorityHead of Market Supervision and Enforcement Division2003 — 2020Tallinn, Harjumaa, Estonia
- Finantsinspektsioon / Financial Supervision and Resolution AuthorityMember of the Management Board2002Tallinn
- Securities Inspectorate of EstoniaDirector General2001 — 2002Tallinn
- Eesti PankLawyer1996 — 2001Tallinn
- Saue Municipal GovermentClerk (Lawyer)1995 — 1996Saue, Estonia
- Secondary SchoolTeacher of Economics (Junior Achievement)1993 — 1996
Skills & more
Regulatory AffairsPolicy DevelopmentCorporate LawGlobal Regulatory ComplianceRegulationsCompliance ManagementEuropean Law1Regulatory Compliance2Securities Market2Corporate FinanceSecurities Market LawBanking and investment banking regulations1
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Capital Market Infrastructure- ICA International Diploma in Governance, Risk & Compliance — International Compliance Association
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Colleagues at Venturebeam
Alan Foy
Chairman and Managing Partner at VentureWave Capital Ltd.
Brian Martin
Executive Director at Venturebeam
Diana Kam
CEO, Singapore Markets & APAC Region | Head of Exchange at Venturebeam at VentureWave Capital Ltd.
Kevin Holliday
CEO - EMEA at Venturebeam
Linda Liu
Chief of Staff at Venturebeam
Mark Lawless
Head of Engineering and Platform Development at Venturebeam
Monica Karu
COO, Venturebeam at VentureWave Capital Ltd.
Thomas Davies
Chief Financial Officer at Venturebeam
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Kristjan-Erik Suurväli?
- Kristjan-Erik Suurväli is a financial markets compliance lawyer with more than 17 years of experience in securities market regulation and financial supervision. He currently serves as Global Head of Compliance at Funderbeam, with expertise spanning regulated market trading, market abuse regulation, central securities depositories, and investment services compliance. He holds the ICA International Diploma in Governance, Risk and Compliance and has experience leading teams and coordinating cross-border regulatory cooperation, particularly in Estonian and European securities markets.
- Where does Kristjan-Erik Suurväli work?
- Kristjan-Erik Suurväli is Chief Compliance and Risk Officer at Venturebeam.
- Where did Kristjan-Erik Suurväli go to school?
- Kristjan-Erik Suurväli studied at Maastricht University (Master of Comparative and European Law, (LL.M)); US SEC International Institute For Securities Market Development (Legal Framework of Capital Markets).
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