ASCENSION ACADEMY - Key Persons

Job Titles:

• Fellow of Both Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria
• Managing Partner / Chief Executive Officer and Head Business Tax Compliance in Ascension Consulting Services

Ademola is the Managing Partner/Chief Executive Officer and Head Business Tax Compliance in Ascension Consulting Services with responsibility for practice management and development. Prior to joining Ascension, he was at Business Connexion as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) with responsibilities for the Company's financial planning, forecasting, budgeting and reporting among others. He was also at Saffron Professional Service for about 3 years as a Manager with overall responsibility for the Firm's Business Tax Compliance Services (BTC) involving Corporate and Petroleum Profit Tax among others and at Ernst & Young for 7 years where he started his professional career. Ademola is a fellow of both Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) and Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN), CertIFR(ACCA-UK). He holds B.Sc. in Economics, MBA (Finance) from Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife. He is an alumnus of prestigious Lagos Business School and Strathmore Business School, Nairobi, Kenya. Ademola brings to bear his industry experience having previously worked with major multinationals on several projects managing and providing advisory on strategic tax issues. Ademola has attended various workshops, conferences and seminars at both local and International level on International Tax, providing sustainable business solution, Business Tax Management among others. Ademola is a paper presenter for relevant professional bodies including CITN, the recent of which is on ‘Managing tax risks in today's business. Ademola is a proponent of tax compliance, recognition of taxpayers' right and resolution of tax disputes on the point of law and facts. Ademola is driven by impartation of knowledge into people.

Job Titles:

• Director General
• Director General of Ascension Academy Institute Limited

Azeez Alatoye is the Director General of Ascension Academy Institute Limited. He has responsibility for the strategic growth of the learning and development of the Company.

Job Titles:

• Coordinator
• Associate of Chartered Institute of Personnel Management of Nigeria

Judith Apugo is a prolific and seasoned Human Resources professional. She started her career in 2002 with Fidelity Bank Plc as a customer services personnel; there she was responsible for customer engagement and ensuring that customers of the bank are satisfied. She left in 2004 to join African Petroleum Plc as Employee Services Officer where she assist in the designing and implementation of HR strategies and initiatives aligned with the overall business strategy across the organization. In 2015, Judith joined U-Connect Human Resources Ltd,a foremost Human Resources organization as a Senior Human Resources Consultant. She was also at Nestoil Plc for a short period of time as a Facility Coordinator. Today, she has gained tremendous experience helping to lmplant cultural changes, performance management, employee branding and talent management for businesses in Nigeria. She has spent over 18 years serving businesses. Judith is an associate of Chartered Institute of Personnel Management of Nigeria and student member CIPD London. she studied lnternational Studies at Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria in 1998. In 2013 she concluded a postgraduate programme in Human Resource Management at the University of Westminster, London. She has attended various workshops and conferences and seminars both local and international on Human Resources Management/ Training & Development. Judith is currently the Human Resources Manager & Training Coordinator in Ascension Consulting Services.

Oludolapo is a Partner in our Firm. She holds a B.Sc. in Business Administration from Enugu State University of Science & Technology. She is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria, Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria and Institute of Payroll Administrators. She started her professional training with the erstwhile KPMG Peat Mar wick Ani Ogunde & Co. Prior to joining Ascension in 2018, she had worked in the Tax, Regulatory and People Services division of Pricewaterhouse Coopers (PwC) for eight years and KPMG Professional Services for seven years where she headed the Payroll Outsourcing Units. She has over two decades of experience and expertise in providing dynamic solutions on personal income tax assignments with specific em phasis on tax compliance, tax audit and investigation, tax advisory, tax planning, payroll outsourcing, tax health check, social security compliance and due diligence for clients in various businesses and sectors of the economy. Oludolapo brings to bear her passionate and varied experience in dealing with people and employee-related issues that will enable our clients meet their statutory obligations while advising on optimal tax strategies.