Rob Fraes
Chief Executive Officer at Airservices Australia
Australia
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Top SchoolRob Fraes is an experienced CEO and infrastructure strategist with over 30 years in senior executive roles and 17 years of hands-on operational leadership across transport, aviation, mining, energy and high-technology sectors. Currently leading Airservices Australia, he has a track record of delivering mega-projects, complex outsourced arrangements and transformational change while maintaining strong safety and logistics disciplines. Known for engaging diverse stakeholders—from government and regulators to financiers and OEMs—he blends commercial rigour with engineering and digital fluency to create practical, value-driven solutions. His background spans both private and public sectors including CEO roles at Virgin Australia and Tigerair, and advisory positions in quantum and transport governance, reflecting a rare mix of aviation, infrastructure and strategic policy experience. Off-duty he describes himself as an “overzealous penniless athletics fanatic,” hinting at the same high-energy drive he brings to organisational turnarounds.
18 years of coding experience
33 years of employment as a software developer
Chartered Accountant, Chartered Accountant at Chartered Accountants Australia and New ZealandEngExec credential Engineering Executive in Leadership and Management, EngExec credential Engineering Executive in Leadership and Management at Engineers AustraliaBachelor of Business Business Administration and Management General, Bachelor of Business Business Administration and Management General at Charles Sturt UniversityNon-Executive Director, Non-Executive Director at Australian Institute of Company DirectorsFellow Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science and Technology General, Fellow Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science and Technology General at Royal Aeronautical Society
Github Skills (200)
firmware10
vim10
linter10
html10
credentials10
static-code-analysis10
concurrent-ruby10
react-redux10
ruby10
activerecord10
cloudamqp10
keychain10
redux-form10
build-tools10
omniauth10
Programming languages (17)
Github contributions (5)
qnm/httpstatusrabbits
Feb 2020 - Dec 2025
Contributions:4 pushes, 2 branches in 5 years 11 months
digivizer/docker-ruby
Aug 2017 - Mar 2019
Contributions:9 PRs, 16 pushes, 6 branches in 1 year 7 months
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