Niyi Tayo is a managing director at Andersen Consulting in Nigeria and brings decades of experience as a business and technology transformation leader. He works with both Nigerian and multinational clients across industries such as financial services, manufacturing, oil and gas, telecommunications, and healthcare.
Throughout his career, Niyi has held several key leadership positions. He led the Africa Region Oil and Gas Upstream Industry, Telecommunications Industry, and Technology Service Line for Nigeria at various consulting firms. As a senior partner at Verraki, he directed the Technology Service line and oversaw the Oil and Gas and Telecommunications industries.
Before transitioning into consulting, Niyi worked as an operations engineer at an oil service and consultancy company. He spearheaded business solutions marketing and delivered oil well instrumentation and facilities engineering services. His deep industry knowledge and expertise in operations and consulting allow him to deliver impactful and transformative solutions for clients across multiple sectors.
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Education
- Obafemi Awolowo University, BS (Mechanical Engineering)
- University of Hull, MBA (Information Management)
Languages
- English
Affiliations
- Chartered Institute of Directors Nigeria
- Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria
Areas of Specialization
- Business and Tech. Transformation
- IT Project/Program Management
- Process Innovation
- Solution Architecting
- Quality Assurance Management
- Capital Project Management
- Production Asset Performance Management