The Durham University graduate tragically died on Monday after falling from a "considerable height" while on India's Triund Trek with his friend Robert Emerton, 27.
A spokesperson for the firm said: "We were deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Tom Howard, who was a talented and valued colleague at Quantexa.
Tom and Robert are thought to have met in 2015 as undergraduate students at the prestigious Durham University.
A BRITISH hiker who plunged to his death while trekking along a "banned route" in the Himalayas has been identified as 27-year-old Tom Howard.
Software engineer Tom, originally from Weybridge, Surrey, fell and suffered severe injuries during the 5.5-mile mountain trek.
