 | Mr Frank ERB Director, Global Market Development, Digital & UTM, Airspace Mobility Solutions, Thales Group 泰雷茲集團空中交通解決方案——數字與無人機交通管理全球市場開發總監 |
Biography 簡歷
Frank’s aviation career spans over 30 years, characterized by a strong business sense, deep industry knowledge, and a proven ability to collaborate with government officials, industry leaders, and key stakeholders at the global level.
He began his journey with Thales, spending 17 years in various technical and management roles within the Air Traffic Management (ATM) sector in Singapore and in Melbourne, Australia, before leading business development across the Asia Pacific region.
His early work laid a foundation for understanding both the operational and strategic dimensions of airspace management, fueling a career-long passion for transforming air mobility.
Frank later joined the International Air Transport Association (IATA) in Singapore, where he led the transformation and growth of the global ATM consulting business, advising governments, airlines, and air navigation service providers on modernization initiatives.
In 2011, he founded JSI Aviation Consulting, a boutique firm that provided strategic guidance and business support to airports, airlines, air navigation service providers, and aviation-related multinationals across the Asia Pacific region, strengthening his reputation as a trusted advisor and industry innovator.
In 2012, Frank took on a leadership role in Dubai, overseeing the expansion of Serco’s Aviation Business Line across the Middle East and ASPAC regions.
Under his leadership, the business diversified and expanded its portfolio of critical air navigation and airport operations services.
He returned to Thales in 2017, where he was tasked with developing — out of Melbourne, Australia — the Digital Aviation portfolio for Asia Pacific and Australia, focusing particularly on the Unmanned Traffic Management (UTM) ecosystem.
Frank pioneered new business models and innovative approaches to enable safe, efficient, and scalable drone operations, helping lay the foundation for what is now widely referred to as the Low-Altitude Drone Economy.
His work introduced customer-centric digital aviation solutions that supported the integration of drones, urban air mobility (UAM) vehicles, and emerging autonomous systems into controlled airspace.
After more than 30 years abroad, Frank returned to Europe, where he now leads efforts to transform airspace and integrate drones and autonomous aircraft into civil aviation systems.
From Paris, he spearheads the global development of Thales' drone ecosystem, working to enable the growth of the Low-Altitude Economy by advancing regulatory frameworks, digital airspace management platforms, and public-private partnerships worldwide.
He is widely recognized as a pioneer and influential leader in shaping the future of unmanned aviation and the commercial drone industry.
In addition to his role at Thales, since July 2023, Frank serves as the President of the Systematic Hub Drones, a major cluster dedicated to strengthening the Paris Region’s drone industry and accelerating the development of the broader drone ecosystem across France and Europe.
Through his leadership at Systematic, he fosters innovation, collaboration, and cross-sector partnerships aimed at scaling the European drone economy and reinforcing the region’s position as a global leader in advanced air mobility.
弗蘭克在航空領域擁有逾三十載的卓越職業生涯，其職業軌跡彰顯出敏銳的商業洞察力、深厚的行業知識儲備以及卓越的全球層面協同能力——包括與政府官員、行業領袖及關鍵利益相關方的高效合作。 他的職業征程始于泰雷茲集團，在新加坡和澳大利亞墨爾本從事空管領域的技術與管理崗位十七年間，積累了多維度經驗，隨後執掌亞太區業務拓展重任。 他的早期實踐為其奠定了空域管理運營與戰略層面的雙重認知基礎，由此點燃了他貫穿職業生涯的夙願：變革空中交通生態體系。 此後弗蘭克加入國際航空運輸協會（IATA）新加坡辦事處，主導全球空管諮詢業務的轉型與發展，為各國政府、航空公司及空中導航服務提供者提供現代化改革戰略諮詢。
2011年，他創立JSI航空諮詢公司，這家精品諮詢機構為亞太地區的機場、航空公司、空管服務提供者及航空領域跨國公司提供戰略指導與業務支持，進一步鞏固了其作為行業權威顧問與創新引領者的聲譽。
2012年，弗蘭克在迪拜擔任主導Serco航空業務線在中東及亞太地區戰略擴張的領導職務。在其帶領下，公司成功實現業務多元化發展，拓展了關鍵空域導航與機場運營服務的組合版圖。
2017年，他重返泰雷茲集團，以澳大利亞墨爾本為基地，負責開拓亞太及澳大利亞地區的數位航空業務版圖，重點聚焦無人機交通管理（UTM）生態系統的戰略佈局。 弗蘭克開創了全新的商業模式與創新方法論，為安全高效、可規模化的無人機運營奠定基礎，助力構建當今被廣泛認可的"低空無人機經濟"生態體系。
他推出的以客戶為中心的數位航空解決方案，有效推動了無人機、城市空中交通（UAM）飛行器及新興自主系統融入管制空域的進程。 在海外深耕三十餘年後，弗蘭克重返歐洲，主導空域體系變革事業，致力於將無人機及自主航空器融入民用航空系統。 他以巴黎為基地，引領泰雷茲全球無人機生態系統建設，通過推動國際監管框架完善、數位空域管理平臺建設與公私合作機制創新，加速低空經濟全球化發展進程。 作為無人航空與商業無人機領域公認的先行者和權威領袖，他持續塑造著行業未來的發展格局。
除在泰雷茲集團任職外，弗蘭克自2023年7月起擔任Systematic無人機創新中心主席，該機構是致力於強化巴黎大區無人機產業、加速法國及歐洲全域無人機生態系統發展的核心組織。通過領導該創新中心，他積極推動技術創新、產業協同與跨領域合作，旨在擴大歐洲無人機經濟規模，鞏固該地區在未來空中交通領域的全球領導地位。