MANAGING PARTNER
Ajibade Fashina
FCA, FCTI
Ajibade Fashina is the Managing Partner of the firm; a Fellow of both the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) and the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN), with over 29 years of professional experience in Audit and Management Consulting. He is also an alumnus of Lagos Business School.
He has worked in the financial services sector as head of finance and administration. He was also a senior auditor in one of the top professional practice firms. He commenced his work career with Ernst & Young, Lagos where he gained extensive experience with responsibilities for clients in Oil and Gas, Construction, Manufacturing and Service industries.
He co-founded Pedabo in 1998 and has managed various consulting projects; these include due diligence, preparation of business plans and facilitating raising of capital for specialized projects and venture capital finance. He has also been involved in establishing profit improvement strategies for trading companies; diagnostic review and restructuring of companies as well as facilitating the transformation of medium-sized enterprises.
MANAGING CONSULTANT
Albert Folorunsho
FCA, FCTI, ACIB, ADIT, MSc, LLB(Hons.)
Albert is the Managing Consultant of the firm which he co-founded in 1998. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN), with over 29 years of professional experience in Taxation, Insolvency Practice and Management Consulting. He is also a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN), an Associate Member of the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria and a member of the Business Recovery and Insolvency Practitioners Association of Nigeria (BRIPAN). He is a member of both the working group on VAIDS Implementation in Nigeria and Tax Advisory Committee to the Tax Appeal Tribunal. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma and a Master of Science degree in Banking and Finance from the University of Ibadan. He also holds a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Essex, England.
He has been a lecturer in Tax Management for the past seventeen years at Wyse Associates Limited, a leading Accountancy tuition house. He also lectures Business and Advance Taxation in the same school for students preparing for the ACCA examinations. Having passed and been awarded the prestigious Advanced Diploma in International Taxation by the Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT) of UK, with specialization in UK taxation and European Taxation, he is an international affiliate of the CIOT, with wide ranging experience in international taxation and advisory involving cross-border structuring and transfer pricing.
He has been involved in all aspects of taxation practice varying from International Tax Advisory, Transfer Pricing Planning and Implementation, Oil and Gas Taxation Management to name a few. He has also handled several Insolvency assignments for financial institutions ranging from Debt Recovery, Liquidation and Receivership Management.
Mr. Folorunsho started his professional career as an Accountant with the National Commission for Museums & Monuments in 1988 before joining the firm of Babington Ashaye & Co. in 1992 where he gained experience spanning over 7 years as both the Head of Tax unit and the Insolvency department.
PARTNER
Killian Khanoba
FCA, FCTI, MBA
Killian is a Partner with the firm. He is a Fellow of both the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria and Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN). He holds an MBA degree from Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma.
He has over 26 years of professional experience in Taxation, Audit and Financial Management Consulting. He commenced his work career with the firm of Ijewere & Co, (Chartered Accountants and Chartered Tax Consultants) where he rose to become manager in charge of the firm’s up-country operations with bases in Abuja and Kaduna in 2001. He was later moved to Lagos in February 2007 as Lead Consultant in charge of a group of clients operating in varied sectors of the economy. His over-a-decade sojourn at Ijewere & Co., afforded him the opportunity to provide services at strategic levels to companies with diverse business interests and structures.
PARTNER
Kehinde Folorunsho
FCA, FCTI
Kehinde is a Partner with the firm, a Fellow of both the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) and the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN). He is a graduate of Accounting from Babcock University, Ilishan-Remo, Ogun State.
He commenced his career at the firm with his work experience spanning over 17 years covering areas of taxation, accounting, administration and consulting. He has been involved in many aspects of tax and accounting projects including statutory audit functions, investigation, financial due diligence, financial advisory services, corporation tax issues, acceptance certification processing, tax advisory services etc.
His accounting proficiency covers all sectors of the economy, including Banks, Securities, Oil Service, Manufacturing, Power (Energy) and Information technology.
PARTNER
Olubunmi Kuteyi
FCA, FCTI
Olubunmi is a Partner with the firm; a Fellow of both the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) and the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN). She is a graduate of Accounting & Finance from Lagos State University.
She commenced her career with Look Consultants International, Lagos where she gained extensive experience with responsibilities for clients in Service Industries, Construction, Manufacturing, Hospitality and Financial Services sectors. Bunmi also had a stint with O. A. Adefeso & Co (Chartered Accountants) as Audit Senior before moving to Pedabo in February 2007.
Bunmi easily demonstrates her extensive experience in the provision of varied advisory services to a diverse clientele in the areas of financial advisory, corporate tax issues, acceptance certification processing and general tax compliance advisory services, cutting across the various sectors of the economy.
PARTNER
Peter Asemah
FCCA, ACA, ACTI
Peter is a Partner with the firm, a Fellow of the Association of Chartered & Certified Accountants (ACCA) and an Associate of both the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) and the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN). He is a graduate of Agriculture from Ambrose Alli University, Edo State.
He commenced his work career with Multiverse Resources Plc. where he worked as an Accounts Officer till 2009. Peter’s audit and consulting experience covers key sectors of the economy, including Financial Services, Oil and Gas, Information Technology, Power, Real Estate, Manufacturing and Professional Services Industry.
He joined Pedabo in 2010 and has been involved in many aspects of audit and accounting including statutory and private audits, investigation, financial due diligence, financial advisory services, corporate tax issues, etc.
PARTNER
Onyinyechi Oyeoka
FCCA, ACA
Onyinyechi is a Partner with the firm. She is a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) and an Associate of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN). She is a graduate of Biochemistry from the Abia State University, Uturu Abia State.
She started her professional career in Pedabo in 2006. Onyinyechi has since proven her understanding of taxation and financial management consulting, including tax advisory, personal income and corporate tax, tax audit and investigation management and capital expenditure acceptance certificates.
She has been engaged in providing services for clients in various sectors of the economy such as, banks, non-bank financial institutions, IT and telecommunications, oil and gas servicing, human resources management and manufacturing companies.
PARTNER
Olufemi Idowu
FCA, ACTI, MBA
Olufemi is a Partner in the Firm. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) and an Associate of the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN). He is a member of the Beta Gamma Sigma Society, an international honor society for collegiate schools of business, and holds an MBA from the Lagos Business School (LBS).
He has over 14 years of experience as an accountant and tax consultant. He commenced his accounting career in 2007 at Olabisi Onabanjo University before he joined TAC Professional Services (Chartered Accountants) in 2009. At TAC, he led different teams on various statutory audits, process reviews, fraud audits, and accounting engagements.
Olufemi joined Pedabo in 2012. Since then, he has rendered tax services that cut across regulatory compliance, advisory, and audit management to clients in the Power & Natural Resources as well as Information Technology & Telecommunications industries, among others.
PARTNER
Nosa P. Ogbebor
ACA, MBA
Peter is a Partner with the firm where he leads the Assurance Advisory team. He is an Associate Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN). He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from Ambrose Ali University, Edo State and Master of Business Administration (MBA) with a Finance option from the University of Lagos.
He has over 11 years’ experience n audit, accounting, systems process review and financial advisory.
He commenced his professional career with Abax-OOSA Professionals (Chartered Accountants) in 2008. His extensive experience includes responsibilities for clients in manufacturing, service, investment and financial sectors of the economy.
PARTNER
Fidelis Chukwu
ACA, ACTI, MNIM, MBA
Fidelis is a Partner with the firm. He is an associate member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria, Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN) and Nigerian Institute of Management (NIM). He is a graduate of Management and Accounting from the prestigious Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife. He also holds a Master of Business Administration in Finance from the same institution.
He started his career at Ijewere & Co. in 2008 and joined the firm in 2013. He has experience in tax practice including routine tax compliance services for corporate entities, tax planning services, tax audit and advisory services.
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR
Oluyinka Akanbi
ACA, ACTI, MNIM, MBA
Yinka is an Associate Director with the firm, an Associate member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN), the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN), and the Nigerian Institute of Management (NIM). He is a graduate of Accountancy from the Federal Polytechnic, Ede, Osun State and holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA), Finance from the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomosho, Oyo State, Nigeria.
He started his professional career in Pedabo in 2006. Yinka has since acquired hands-on experience in taxation and financial management consulting, including tax advisory, personal income and corporation tax, tax audit and investigation management, tax due diligence and other specialized services such as pioneer status incentive, capital expenditure acceptance certificate, PENCOM, NSITF and ITF compliance audits, and certification engagements.
Yinka has been engaged in providing services for clients in various sectors of the economy such as, banks and non-bank financial institutions, Information Technology and Telecommunications, Power and Natural resources, Real Estate & Infrastructure, as well as Industrial & Consumer & Markets.
MANAGER
James Oni
AAT, ACA, ACTI
James is a Manager with the firm. He is an Associate member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN), the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN), as well as the Association of Accounting Technicians of West Africa (AATWA).
He has a cumulative work experience of over 13 years in tax and advisory services cutting across oil & gas, financial services, and manufacturing sectors, amongst others.
MANAGER
Tyna Adediran
FIMC, CMC, MBA
Tyna is a Manager with the firm where she heads the business development unit as well as the management consulting practice. She is a Certified Management Consultant and a Fellow with the Institute of Management Consultants (IMC). She holds a BSc in Geology from the University of Benin and an MBA (Finance) from the University of Wales.
Tyna has over 11 years’ multisectoral experience spanning financial services, real estate & hospitality, consumer markets, oil & gas, and professional services, some of which she has driven PPP projects with the Public Sector.
Her areas of expertise include management consulting – business analysis, process design, strategy planning & execution, project feasibility, impact assessment and HR consulting – as well as project management delivery and implementation support. She is a resourceful business analyst, project manager, and strategy consultant.
SENIOR MANAGER
Olabisi Asatebo
ACA, DipIFR
Olabisi is a Senior Manager at the firm where she serves in the audit practice. She is an Associate of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN). She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting from Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State and Master’s degree in Finance from the University of Lagos.
She has over 9 years experience as an Accountant, Auditor and Financial Consultant.
She started her professional career with O.J. Ajanaku & Co (Chartered Accountants) in 2010 and later moved to Abax-OOSA Professionals (Chartered Accountants) in 2012. She has over the years gained extensive experience in accounting and audit.
MANAGER
Obiageli Arisa
ACA
Obiageli is a manager in the firm. She is an associate member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria and a graduate of Applied Accounting from the Oxford Brookes University, United Kingdom (UK).
She is a tax consultant with about a decade of experience in tax management, tax advisory, tax computation, tax planning, tax audit & investigation, and financial management. She has been able to add value to the client’s bottom line in tax management and advisory in several industries/sectors spanning across the financial services industry, power, oil and gas, technology, telecommunication, real estate, industrial & consumer market, and education.
She started her career in Pedabo in 2011 and has grown over the years to become a specialized tax consultant in the Financial Services Industry offering best-in-class tax services to clients in the Commercial banking, Insurance, Investment banking, Stockbroking, Capital Markets, and Asset Management.
MANAGER
Adeyemi Afolabi-Smith
ACA, ACTI, ACFE
Adeyemi is a Manager with the Tax Practice of the firm. He is an Associate of various bodies such as Association of Accounting Technicians West Africa, Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN), Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN), Institute of Debt Recovery Practitioners of Nigeria (IDRPN), Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE). He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting from Lagos State University.
He is a seasoned tax expert with over 9 years’ experience in tax, compliance, and advisory services. Prior to joining Pedabo, Adeyemi worked in the Global Compliance and Reporting Unit at Ernst and Young (EY). He has also trained and worked extensively with the Nigerian tax authorities to develop their capabilities to align with current global practices.
His experience and in-depth knowledge in tax planning, defining, and developing tax strategies and solutions, regulatory compliance, and advisory services cuts across different sectors including Real Estate & Infrastructure, Consumer & Industrial Markets, Financial Services Industry and Telecommunication & Technology Industry.
MANAGER
Ifoghale Gbodume
ACA, ACTI
Ifoghale is a Manager with the firm. He is an associate member of both the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) and the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN). He holds a bachelor’s degree in Accounting from University of Nigeria, Nsukka.
He has a cumulative work experience of over 10 years in tax and advisory services. Prior to joining Pedabo, Ifoghale worked in Union Bank Nigeria and Keystone Bank Limited.
His areas of expertise are in tax planning, defining and developing tax strategies and solutions, regulatory compliance, and advisory services. He has sound experience and in-depth knowledge in these areas cutting across different sectors. He has also been involved in tax due diligence for companies facilitating the engagement through planning to finalization.
MANAGER
Itoro James
ACA, ACTI, MNIM
Itoro is a Manager with the tax advisory and regulatory services unit of the firm. He is an Associate of both the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN), and Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN), and a Graduate Member of the Nigerian Institute of Management (NIM). He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting from the University of Uyo.
He is a proficient tax professional with over 10 years’ experience in tax planning, tax compliance, tax audits and tax advisory services. Prior to joining Pedabo, Itoro has worked with PKF Professional Services and Sola Oyetayo & Co. (a firm of chartered accountants) in their tax departments.
He has experience in dealing with tax and regulatory issues for companies across a wide range of industries including oil and gas, power, real estate, consumer & industrial markets, financial services, and information, communication & technology, to mention a few.
MANAGER
Olabisi Afolabi
ACA
Olabisi is a Manager with the Tax Practice of the firm. She is a graduate member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) and holds a Bachelor’s degree in Statistics from the University of Ado-Ekiti.
She is a tax and transfer pricing specialist with over 7 years’ experience in transfer pricing compliance and advisory services, transfer pricing risk review and assessment, tax due diligence, international and general tax advisory services. Prior to rejoining Pedabo, Olabisi worked in the Transfer Pricing unit at Deloitte and Touche Nigeria.
Her specialization and knowledge in transfer pricing and tax advisory services cuts across various sectors including Manufacturing, Financial Services, Power and Energy, Consumer and Industrial Markets amongst others.
MANAGER
Ohiorenuwa Imosemi
ACA
Ohiorenuwa is a Manager with the Tax Practice of the firm and an Associate of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN). He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Lagos.
He has over 6 years’ experience in tax, compliance, and advisory services. Prior to joining Pedabo, Ohiorenuwa worked in the Financial Services Industry of KPMG, as well as Stanbic IBTC where he worked within the Asset Management and Capital divisions of the Group.
His experience includes tax planning, regulatory compliance, and advisory services specifically as they relate to the Financial Services Industry.
HEAD, HUMAN RESOURCES & ADMINISTRATION
Emmanuel Abegunde
PHRi, MBA
Emmanuel is the Head of Human Resources and Administration and serves in the HR Consulting domain of the management consulting practice at Pedabo. He holds an Inbound Marketing Certification from Hubspot Academy and PHRi certification with the Globally recognized HR Certification Institute. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in German Studies from Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria and an MBA degree from Nexford University, with specialization in E-Commerce.
He has a total of 9 years’ experience, spanning the Consulting, Fintech and EPCI industries where he has been pivotal to the success of several projects including Change Management, Digital Transformation, People Transformation, Performance Engineering and Talent Management.
Emmanuel has adept skills in HR Strategy, talent acquisition & development, budget and planning, compensations and benefits, research and data analytics.
MANAGER
Adeboye Sanyaolu
ACA, MBA, DipIFR
Adeboye is a Manager with the Tax Practice of the firm. He is an Associate member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) and holds an MBA from the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State – Nigeria.
He has over 10 years of experience in accounting and tax consultation, further to commencing his professional career with AAC Professionals as an Auditor.
He joined Pedabo in 2014 and has over time, developed expertise in audit, accounting, and tax compliance, with which he provides services primarily to clients in the financial services sector.