Marius leivestad
It will all be fine in the end. If it is not fine; it is not the end!

Marius Leivestad

EY Africa Tax ITTS, Partner

Born in Norway, raised by EY. Has done tax since day one. Values diversity, inclusiveness, integrity, honesty and quality. Optimistic and approachable. Family man.

Marius is EY’s ITTS Leader for Africa. He joined the EY Africa Practice in 2017, from EY Norway, where he had been leading the Norwegian Transfer Pricing (TP) Practice. Marius joined the EY Oslo, Norway, office in 1999. He headed up TP and led a successful practice which was acknowledged as the Best TP Group in Norway by the International Tax Review. Under his leadership, the EY South African TP group was recognised as the best TP Group in SA in 2018.

Marius has TP experience across almost all sectors but, in particular, the oil and oil services, pharmaceutical, power and utilities, metals and mining, chemical and retail industries. His service offering experience ranges from documentation, planning and design to operating model effectiveness (OME) and inter-company effectiveness (ICE). Marius also has significant experience in controversy management.

Marius holds a Law degree (University of Oslo, 1999) and is an attorney-at-law.

How Marius is building a better working world

Marius is creating an environment that motivates people to take responsibility for growing their careers, building on their strengths and enjoying what they do, by encouraging people to take ownership. He believes it’s vital to share knowledge with other team members, and that this contributes to a better working world.

Marius also volunteers and promotes EY Ripples events to all around him.

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