Aleksandr is an Attorney-at-Law and Counsel at Glimstedt, where he leads the firm’s financial sector and compliance practice. He has 20 years of experience in law, compliance and risk management, combining private practice with senior executive and board-level roles in financial institutions.
His experience includes serving as a Member of the Management Board and Head of Risk and Compliance at Tuleva Funds, an Estonian pension fund manager with more than EUR 1 billion in assets under management. He was previously Group Chief Compliance Officer and General Counsel at Olympic Entertainment Group, where he led the group’s legal, compliance, anti-money laundering and anti-fraud functions, with a team of 70 across a business operating in multiple countries. He has also served as UK Regional Director of an international payment institution and is an Independent Director of a frontier-market investment fund.
Earlier in his career, Aleksandr was one of the first legal and compliance professionals at TransferWise, now Wise.
Aleksandr advises international clients on complex AML and regulatory matters. His recent work includes advising MarTrust Corporation Limited, the world’s largest maritime payments provider, processing more than USD 17 billion annually, on its global AML and KYC strategy. He also advises on regulatory investigations and disputes and has experience in international investment arbitration, constitutional review proceedings and AML-related litigation.
As a Member of the Board of the Estonian Bar Association, Aleksandr has board-level responsibility for matters including AML supervision of law firms.
