Tim is an experienced financial services professional with more than 23 years of experience in global investment banking, corporate lending, agribusiness finance, and advisory.

After growing up on a farm in Cowra in the NSW Central West, Tim attended Charles Sturt University in Bathurst before embarking on a career in Sydney, Dublin, and London with the likes of the Commonwealth Bank, Deutsche Bank, Merrill Lynch, and Lloyds Banking Group. 

Tim’s roots and a deep-seated connection to rural Australia led him to Westpac Agribusiness in 2013. There, he not only fostered relationships with a diverse clientele, ranging from family farm enterprises to ASX-listed corporate agribusinesses and investment funds but also grew his passion for supporting rural communities.

In 2022, fuelled by a vision to enhance the synergy between accounting firms and financiers, Tim founded Cato Advisory. His mission is to provide rural and regional businesses with supportive, dynamic, and proactive strategic business finance and advisory services.

Tim is a Certified Practicing Accountant (CPA) and holds a Diploma in Finance and Mortgage Broking Management, a Bachelor of Business from Charles Sturt University, and a Master of Applied Finance from Macquarie University.