Tim Howarth

CEO

Tim is an experienced consultant and regulatory compliance specialist and CEO of Fimatix, which he joined in February 2020. In 15 years at KPMG he led the Financial Services Consulting business as well as leading key banking clients. He advised clients on hugely challenging issues around governance, products, distribution channels, risk oversight and compliance. Comfortable operating in the Boardroom driving governance effectiveness, or at the distribution points for regulated products. He has established large remediation teams and led data insight innovation of tools for evidencing compliance. He was appointed as a Skilled Person by the UK Financial regulators to investigate material failings in firms and provide assurance on issues like the implementation of Open Banking.

Tim spent eight years at the Financial Services Authority after serving in the Royal Navy. In his spare time he enjoys sailing, restoring historic scooters and spending time with his family in Brighton.