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TAX AND INVESTMENT DESK
Drawn from the Centurion Plus resource pool, the Centurion Tax Desk integrates a cross-section of the very best African lawyers, accountants, and other key sector professionals.
The Centurion Tax Desk offers the following services in all African Countries:
- General Tax Advisory
- Tax Structuring
- Tax Compliance
- Tax Litigation and Dispute Administration
- Tax Audit Support
- Transfer Pricing Compliance
- Tax Updates

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THE CENTURION INVESTMENT DESK IS A ONE-STOP-SHOP FOR AFRICAN INVESTMENT SERVICES
The Centurion Investment Desk offers the following services in all African Countries:
- Incorporation
- Immigration Services
- Regulatory Compliance
- General Management Services
- Group Company and Subsidiary Management
- Asset Management
- Contract Management
- Banking Services
- Local Content Compliance
- Outsourcing
- Liaison and Representation

OUR TEAM

Edem Andah
Head Tax DeskEdem Andah
Head Tax Desk
Head Tax Desk
Edem Andah
Edem Andah comes with decades of Africa-wide tax experience. Edem started his legal career as state counsel, rising early to become Assistant Director of criminal prosecutions and Litigations. He joined Shell Nigeria Development and Production Company (SPDC) as legal adviser and contracts draftsman in 1989. He was the pioneer Head of Tax in SPDC. He did his first expatriation to Shell Expro, UK and Shell International (SIPM) in the Hague in The Netherlands in 1995 to returning to Nigeria in 1997. Edem was also head of Shell Africa Oil Products Tax from 2004 to 2007, based in Nairobi Kenya, responsible for Shell downstream Africa tax in 30 African countries. On leaving Shell, Edem relocated to London, as the International Tax Manager for Sub -Sahara Africa, with Baker Hughes UK Limited. He returned to Nigeria and joined Ernst & Young (EY) as the Partner responsible for oil and gas tax services.
In 2016, Edem became Tax Partner with the commercial law firm of Olaniwun Ajayi LP, one Nigeria’s premium firms. Edem’s legal and tax journey has seen him pioneer the setting up of tax practices and has coached and mentored several tax persons and practitioners, who occupy strategic tax positions in multinational companies as well as with the Big- 4/5 consulting firms globally. He continues to encourage and engage with young and aspiring lawyers and accountants who are interested in taxation. He has continued to engage in thought leadership and is an Examiner of a UK based taxation body. He belongs to several fiscal study groups and is a member of UK based Chatham House.
Edem is a Fellow of The Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria and an associate of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, United Kingdom and Nigeria. He is also an alumnus of the Harvard University Comparative Tax Policy and Administration program.
Qualifications:
- LL.B. – University of Lagos
- LL.M. – University of Lagos
- MBA – University of Aberdeen
- MA (Taxation) – University of London’s School of Advanced Study
Admission:
- Nigeria
EDEM ANDAH
Lead Consultant, Africa Tax Desk

Keseena Chengadu
Head Investment DeskKeseena Chengadu
Head Investment Desk
Head Investment Desk
Keseena Chengadu
Keseena is the Head of Investment at Centurion and serves as Executive Director of Centurion Mauritius.
With over a decade of hands-on international investments experience, Keseena is a powerhouse for Africa-bound investment structuring. She has advised a cross-section of institutional, government entities and private investors on business structuring within Africa and is a household name in energy sector investment.
Her deep understanding of the whole gamut of African financial markets, her familiarity with the overall corporate needs of an organizations investing in Africa with respect to corporate and tax structuring places her at the pinnacle of investment relevance.
An “out-of-the box” legal thinker with ability to devise legal and financial solutions to unique fact situations, Keseena has a proven track record of providing accurate and effective legal and general investment advice; and of adding value to organisations through the development of comprehensive attention to help mitigate risk and enhance the businesses of our clients.
She is also an asset in the corporate/investment industry with the legal and commercial aspects of international contracts, international corporate framework, fiscal management, contract management and investment risk assessment. Keseena is well versed in the OHADA, CEMAC laws and regulations and continues to advice on key sector investments in all African regions.
Qualifications:
- B.A. Law and Management- University of Mauritius
- LL.M. (International Business Law) – The University of Central Lancashire (UCLan)
KESEENA CHENGADU
Head, Africa investment Desk

Akindele Phillips
Coordinator Tax Services, NigeriaAkindele Phillips
Coordinator Tax Services, Nigeria
Coordinator Tax Services, Nigeria
Akindele Phillips
Akindele is the Coordinator Tax Services, Nigeria. He has over a decade experience as a chartered accountant and tax expert providing audit, financial and tax advisory services to organizations in the Energy and Oil & Gas industries in Nigeria and other African countries.
Prior to the current role at Centurion, Akindele has been leading as a partner of PW Consult. He has been leading the team of chartered accountants providing professional service to organizations operating in a wide range of industries, across Africa, including Oil and Gas & the Fintech space to mention just a few industries. Prior to this, he practiced audit at KPMG Professional Services, Lagos providing audit services to organizations in the Oil and Gas industry.
He believes strongly in self-development and in addition has attended a several courses including ‘Building, leading, and sustaining the innovative organization’ at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) – Sloan School of Management, USA, ‘Mastering competitive and blue ocean strategy’ at the Lagos Business School, Lagos, Nigeria and ‘Oxford executive leadership program’ at the Saïd Business School, University of Oxford, UK.
Qualifications:
- Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria – Bachelor in Accounting
Memberships:
- Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA, UK), Institute of Chartered Accountant of Nigeria (ICAN, Nigeria)
- Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN, Nigeria)