Toms
Platacis, CAMS
Toms Platacis holds the position of deputy head of the FIU Latvia since January 2021 and is currently its Acting Head. Toms has led the Strategic Analysis Division and Co-operation Co-ordination Division (the Latvian public-private partnership model), strengthening the implementation of the public-private partnership Institute in the FIU Latvia, as well as the cooperation between law enforcement authorities and obliged entities. Toms is an active evaluator of Moneyval/FATF peer evaluations and has been a part of 2 mutual evaluations.
Before joining the FIU Latvia, Toms gained professional experience in the field of anti-money laundering in law firm “Deloitte Legal” and other law firms where he specialized mainly in financial crime prevention and participated in several large-scale international projects.
Toms Platacis has obtained a Master's degree in law at the University of Latvia, as well as has gained international study experience studying in Ljubljana, Slovenia.