Toms
Platacis, CAMS
Toms Platacis held the position of Acting Head of Financial Intelligence Unit of Latvia (FIU Latvia) since 1st June, 2022. He has been a Deputy Head of the FIU Latvia since January 2021.
Previously, he was leading Strategic analysis and Cooperation Coordination Division responsible for implementation of the Public-Private Partnership in the FIU Latvia. Toms Platacis contributes also as an evaluator to Moneyval/FATF peer reviews; he was one of the main evaluators of Bulgaria's technical compliance and effective implementation of international standards in the area of anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) that was discussed at the 63rd Plenary session of Moneyval in Strasbourg, France in May 2022. Since July, 2023 Regional Representative of the Egmont Group Europe I Regional Group.
His previous professional experience relates to several law firms, including Deloitte Legal, where he specialized in financial crime prevention and participated in several large-scale projects abroad.