EY appoints three new partners

In a bid to better meet its client expectations, Ernst & Young (EY) West Africa has announced the admission of three new partners into its team effective July 1, 2022.

The new partners include Omolola Esan (People Advisory Services), Temitope Oni, and Audrey Obidike, both in Tax Service Lines.

“The admission is on the back of continued efforts to meet and surpass client expectations as they continue to build a better working world for the community, their people and all business stakeholders,” EY said in a statement sent to BusinessDay.

Anthony Oputa, EY Regional Managing Partner for West Africa said, “their admission into EY Partnership is significant and speaks to professionalism, commitment, dedication, competence and resilience to keep growing and enhancing the EY brand in the marketplace.”

“As we continue to build a better working world for our clients, community, and all our business stakeholders across the board,” he added.

Esan is an organisation design specialist, who joined EY from a Big 4 firm in March 2018 as Associate Director and was promoted to Associate Partner in July 2021.

Her wealth of professional experience spans strategic Human Resources management and Consulting, marketing, media and advocacy and journalism from different sectors in Nigeria, Switzerland and Mexico.

While Oni is an experienced tax professional with about 12 years’ work experience. He joined EY Nigeria as a transfer pricing senior in February 2014 and rose through the ranks, focused on providing transfer pricing compliance, controversy and planning services to various multinational & indigenous clients.

Obidike, on the other hand, is a tax and accounting professional with over 15 years’ professional work experience. She joined EY Nigeria in February 2007 for her National Youth Service, subsequently got employed as an Associate in 2008 and joined the Tax Service line in 2010.