Rekik Girma Azene is a seasoned legal advisor and governance strategist with over 20 years of executive experience in Ethiopia’s financial and regulatory sectors. She currently serves as Legal and Compliance Counsel at Raxio Group, a multinational data center company, where she leads contract negotiation, risk management, and regulatory alignment across jurisdictions.

Rekik previously held senior leadership roles at Tsehay Bank and the Commercial Bank of Ethiopia, where she developed board charters, compliance frameworks, and strategic agreements, including partnerships involving the World Bank’s IFC and the Ethiopian Commodity Exchange. Her expertise spans corporate law, institutional policy design, and cross-border legal advisory. Rekik holds an MBA, an LLB, and a Diploma in Accounting, and is fluent in Amharic and English.

She is deeply committed to advancing governance standards, legal innovation, and institutional integrity across Africa, and regularly delivers training on compliance, anti-money laundering, and strategic legal leadership to executives and board members.

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Rekik Girma Azene is Legal and Compliance Counsel at Raxio Group, a multinational data center company headquartered in Rotterdam. With over 20 years of leadership in Ethiopia’s financial sector, she brings deep expertise in corporate governance, regulatory compliance, contract negotiation, and institutional policy development.

Rekik has held senior roles at Tsehay Bank and the Commercial Bank of Ethiopia, where she led board-level governance, developed core banking agreements, and shaped national compliance frameworks. Her achievements include drafting anti-money laundering guidelines, negotiating strategic partnerships, and contributing to regulatory reforms involving the Ethiopian Commodity Exchange and the World Bank’s IFC. Rekik holds an MBA, an LLB, and a Diploma in Accounting, and is fluent in Amharic and English.

Her professional interests center on advancing governance standards, legal innovation, and cross-sector institutional integrity across Africa.