Taavi Klooren
A data protection leader with a decade in law and privacy — building trustworthy data and AI practices across European financial services.
Certifications
The IAPP is the global standard-setter for privacy and AI governance — one certification held, two certification courses completed.
CIPP/E
Pan-European and national data protection law, core privacy terminology, and the practical handling of personal data and cross-border data flows.
CIPM
Privacy programme management — establishing, running and maturing a privacy programme across its full life cycle.
AIGP
Building responsible AI practices and controls into every stage of AI system development.
Together, the CIPP/E certification and CIPM coursework cover the GDPR’s requirements for a Data Protection Officer — the CIPP/E the European legal framework, the CIPM the practice of leading an organisation’s data protection efforts.
CIPT
A deep understanding of privacy in technology, applied directly to day-to-day work as a technology and data professional.
FIP
A senior designation recognising comprehensive command of privacy law, programme management and data protection practice.
Experience
Privacy leadership across banking, insurance and fintech — with deep GDPR practice in the Baltics.
Leading privacy and data protection at group level.
GDPR compliance across the Baltic jurisdictions, with strong data protection experience at SEB group level.
Head of Compliance from 2018; appointed Data Protection Officer in 2019.
Education
A legal grounding sharpened at the intersection of law and technology.
Completed both the general law master’s programme and the specialised IT Law master’s programme.