Muzaffar Salaev
PWC Tax Director, UAE Corporate Tax focused. Experienced in M&A, International Tax, Energy Utilities & Resources sector.
The move
MoveKPMG Lower Gulf → PwC Middle East
TitleTax Director
LocationDubai → UAE
Career arcRecent arrival
Cross-border moveYes · United Arab Emirates → Uae
Native languageRussian, Uzbek, English
Years in UAE8.0
Total experience26.8 years
PwC Middle East headcount10,001+ employees
PwC Middle East industryBusiness Consulting and Services
PwC Middle East HQDubai
PwC Middle East typePartnership
Career arc
- Tax DirectorOct 2022 — Present
PwC Middle East· UAE· Full-time - Tax DirectorJun 2018 — Oct 2022
KPMG Lower Gulf· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Full-time - Tax DirectorSep 2016 — May 2018PwC Middle East· Doha, Qatar
- M&A Tax DirectorSep 2013 — Aug 2016
KPMG China· Beijing City, China
- M&A Tax DirectorApr 2011 — Aug 2013
KPMG Russia· Moscow, Russian Federation
- Tax Senior to M&A Tax Senior Manager2001 — 2010
- Tax Senior1999 — 2000
KPMG Uzbekistan· Tashkent, Uzbekistan
- Tax Assistant to Tax Senior1997 — 1999
Deloitte Uzbekistan· Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Education
- University of World Economy and Diplomacy, Tashkent, UzbekistanBachelor's degree · International Economic Relations1993 — 1997
Languages
- Russian · Native or bilingual
- Uzbek · Native or bilingual
- English · Native or bilingual
Top skills
Transfer PricingM&A taxCorporate TaxDue DiligenceESGManagement
About
Muzaffar is a very experienced Big4 Tax Director with the focus on UAE Corporate Tax. He has been in the Middle East for 7+ years, and in total has 23+ years of experience in M&A, international tax, corporate tax, inbound and outbound, greenfield and brownfield projects. Before Middle East, he has lived and worked in Big4 in Uzbekistan, Russia, China, Qatar. Muzaffar works with Middle East based groups and companies, including SWFs, PEs, family groups, Middle East origin and multinationals. His projects range from single entity to large multi-country groups, and relate to a number of industries including oil and gas, conventional and green energy, infrastructure and utilities, transport and logistics, hi-tech and media.