Leadership Team

Robert is CEO of Raxio Group. He is responsible for strategic planning, leading the expansion of Raxio’s data centres across Africa, and managing the Group’s relationship with its network of international and regional customers and partners. Robert is also Partner at Roha Group.

Bas is CFO of Raxio Group and is responsible for all areas related to finance & administration, the wider operations (HR, legal, HSSE, IT) and investor relations, M&A and day to day executive management. Bas has more than 20 years experience as a Big4 auditor, M&A (financial) advisory, investment banking and renewable energy across all continents worldwide.

Robert is CTO of Raxio Group. He is responsible for the design, construction, commissioning, and operation of Raxio’s data centre facilities. Robert remains at the forefront of digital transformation with over 17 years of industry experience.

Tom is responsible for the sales and marketing activities of the Raxio Group. He is focused on driving revenue growth, expanding the customer base, and establishing our brand presence in African and International markets. Tom has a track record of success in scaling up IT businesses across EMEA with the likes of Sun Microsystems, Oracle and Hitachi Vantara with a particular focus on Emerging Markets and Africa.

Judy is the Senior VP Strategic Development & Partnerships. She is responsible for the execution of Raxio Group’s expansion and growth strategy. Judy is a seasoned professional with over 16 years of experience in technology, telecommunications, FMCG and finance.

As VP Corporate & Business Development, Bhavik focuses on fund raising, M&A, strategic pricing and sales ops for Raxio across all its markets. He has a background in developing and investing in companies in Africa and has been part of Raxio since the inception during his time at Roha previously.

Bernard serves as Non-Executive Director of Raxio and acts in several advisory roles. He has held senior positions in the Data Centre industry including MD and SVP EMEA for Digital Realty, Executive VP of Colt Data Centre Services, and Interim MD for Interxion Ireland and Interxion Deutschland.

Brooks is the Founder of Roha Group and serves as a board member on Roha Group’s portfolio companies. Before founding Roha in 2013, Brooks was a consultant at McKinsey & Company, where he co-founded the company’s office in Lagos. Brooks has also served as CEO of Juniper Glass Industries.

Frans serves as a Non-Executive Director of Raxio Group. He is a partner at Roha, and Chairman and CEO of African Asset Finance Company Inc. Frans previously founded Tribute Capital, was a managing partner at Logispring, junior partner at Gilde Investment Funds, and interim CEO of several industrial groups.

Marvin is East Africa Director of Meridiam and focuses on project development and execution in Africa. Prior to joining Meridiam, Marvin was an Investment Manager at CDC Group in London.

Samuel is Senior Investment Director at Meridiam. He has 23+ years of experience in both Project and Corporate Finance with a multi-industry background from multinational listed infrastructure company to world leading private equity owned fintech scale-up. He started his career at BOUYGUES as assistant treasurer, then moved to COLAS, where he held several positions ending up Group CFO before joining KYRIBA in 2020 as Chief Strategy Officer.

Prior to her retirement, Anne was the PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PWC) Regional Senior Partner for Eastern Africa and Senior Country Partner Kenya. In her 40-year career with PWC, 30 of which she was a partner, she advised a wide range of organisations. She is recognised as one of Africa’s leading professionals in her field.

Anne serves as an independent non-executive director on several boards, provides financial advice at strategic level and mentors entrepreneurs.

Godfrey is the General Manager of Uganda. He oversees the daily business and commercial operations and works closely with customers to ensure exceptional service delivery. He has over 20 years of experience in the IT and Telecom industry.
Before joining Raxio, he was the managing director at at Echotel Proprietary and iWayAfrica and is the current chairman Internet Service Provider’s Association and a founding Chairman of the Local ISC2 (CISSP) Chapter Uganda.

Degol is the General Manager for Raxio Ethiopia and will lead the strategy and operations in the country. Before joining Raxio, Degol worked as CEO of Ethio Lease. He brings a wealth of experience with more than 19 years of experience in management and commercial roles in the financial services and other industry.

Yannick is General Manager for Raxio DRC. He leads the development and operational management of Raxio’s facilities in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Yannick has 12 years of finance and strategy experience within the telecoms, technology, and finance industries.

Raphael is the General Manager of Raxio in its Ivory Coast subsidiary. He is in charge of the execution of the strategic plan, operational management, expansion of the group’s activities in the country. He has accumulated more than 20 years in the management of strategic units at AFRIPA Telecom, Côte d’Ivoire Telecom, Alink Telecom, Atlantic Group, PCCW Global, IHS and most recently VIPNET.

Emidio is the General Manager for Raxio Mozambique & Angola and will lead the implementation, set up, and scaling up of the operations in the country. Before joining Raxio, Emidio worked in the energy sector as Managing Director of ENGIE. He brings a wealth of experience with more than 10+ years of experience in management and commercial roles in the Telecom and Energy sector.