Ayo Salami

Partner & Head, Energy and Natural Resources Group

KPMG in Nigeria

Ayo Salami is a Partner in the Tax, Regulatory & People Services practice of KPMG in Nigeria and has garnered over 29 years of advising various clients in the energy and natural resources industry on tax and regulatory issues, proffering solution with industry leading practices. Ayo has had varied opportunities of managing tax affairs, regulatory advisory and tax due diligence exercises in the upstream and downstream sectors of the Nigerian oil and gas market, power and utilities industry, consumer/industrial markets, manufacturing as well as financial services Industry.

Ayo’s areas of expertise include tax opinion and structuring, regulatory advisory and compliance, corporate tax planning, advisory and compliance projects for local and multinational companies in diverse industries and for high networth individuals; personal income/withholding tax planning and management; mergers and acquisitions; due diligence; and advisory services in planning and administration of pension and provident funds.

  • B.Sc, Accounting (First Class Honours), University of Lagos, Nigeria

  • Fellow, Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria

  • Fellow, Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria

  • Alumnus, Lagos Business School and Harvard Business School