Johnny Attwater, Consultant

Meet Johnny

Johnny joined Avyse Partners as Consultant, bringing more than 15 years’ experience in financial crime compliance. He combines senior in-house leadership with advisory work at international consultancies, and is known for helping firms fix the underlying causes of control failures in a proportionate way.

Johnny leads Skilled Person reviews, remediation assurance and framework design work. He supports firms through regulatory scrutiny and helps them build financial crime controls that work in practice.

Illustrative Experience

Led FSMA section 166 Skilled Person reviews, FCA-mandated remediation assurance and engagements supporting firms through regulatory reviews.
Designed, implemented and embedded financial crime risk management frameworks from scratch.
Directed UK compliance and group independent oversight at a global payments business. He led teams of around 30 across the UK, EEA and US, deputised for the UK Chief Compliance Officer and MLRO, and piloted an AI-assisted approach to control design testing estimated to halve the resource required.
Began his career in operational financial crime at Lloyds Banking Group, covering application fraud, PEP and enhanced due diligence, and conduct risk. Holds the ICA International Diploma in Anti Money Laundering.

In his spare time, Johnny is most often found enjoying a good film, with horror being a particular favourite. He also enjoys reading and listening to a wide range of podcasts, always on the lookout for his next recommendation. Much of his free time is happily devoted to his golden retriever puppy, Poppy, whose ever-growing list of wants, needs, and demands keeps life entertaining.

Weekends are often spent cooking for his partner, hiking in the Surrey Hills or further afield in the Scottish countryside and unwinding with a puzzle or a complicated LEGO set. He's currently working his way through The Endurance, though progress is regularly interrupted by Poppy.