Esiri Agbeyi

Esiri is a Partner with PwC Nigeria and previously worked in PwC New York. She heads the People and Organisation Unit in Tax responsible for compensation design and structuring, immigration, and personal compliance services to companies in various industries. She also leads the Private Wealth Client Services team which provides specialised services to high-net-worth families and entrepreneurs. The team ensures they are personally tax compliant, and their structures are optimal for succeeding generations and a thriving economy.

Esiri is a specialist in sustainability, cross-border restructuring, tax planning for mergers and acquisitions including deferred taxes for group audits and corporate tax compliance. She has worked on high ticket tax structuring assignments for multinational investors with interest in sub-Saharan Africa. She has also advised severally on optimal tax structures using tax efficient holding companies and regional hubs including tax efficient finance structures across Africa. Esiri’s tax structuring and advisory experience spans multiple sectors including oil and gas, power and utilities, manufacturing and FMCG. This has earned her a leadership role in PwC Africa as the Family Business Leader.

Esiri holds a BSc (Hons) in Microbiology from the University of Ibadan. She is also a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN) and the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN). She has professional certifications in the Private Equity Master Class from London Business School, Sustainability Strategies and Circular Economy from the Cambridge Judge Business School and International Tax from the New York University.

Esiri serves as a non-Executive director on the board of several companies. She mentors, writes articles and speaks regularly at conferences. She has won several awards for her leadership roles and contribution to the Nigerian economy.