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Frank Christiaens

Questioner · DISC type c
CEO at Talius
📍 Greater Vancouver Metropolitan Area, Canada

Frank Christiaens is the CEO of Talius, a cleantech building materials company, and a serial entrepreneur with global experience leading teams in Asia, Europe, and North America. Educated at KU Leuven as a Civil Electromechanical Engineer with an MBA, he is described as a visionary leader and entrepreneur with a history of driving international business growth.

He has co-founded several ventures with a focus on social and environmental impact, including a company developing energy-efficient modular homes for affordable and Indigenous housing, and a nature-based asset management firm. His career began by introducing broadband internet technology to Asia in the 1990s.

Frank has been instrumental in generating over 200 patent applications globally and successfully raised $35 million in venture funding for one of his companies.

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Experience
31 Years
Current Role
CEO
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Greater Vancouver Metropolitan Area, Canada
Personality Overview

How Frank shows up

Not Easily Convinced
Value Seeker
Price-Sensitive

They generally do not appreciate an overfriendly approach and prefer to stay to-the-point. While they don't hesitate to ask questions, they are generally risk-averse and tend to be late adopters. It is quite likely of them to ask for pricing or other concessions.

Priorities

Topics Frank cares about

Cleantech & Building Materials
As the current CEO of Talius, he leads a company focused on manufacturing cleantech solutions for shade, security, and storm protection.
Affordable Housing Solutions
He co-founded homeD, a company that develops energy-efficient modular homes to address affordable, supportive, and Indigenous housing needs.
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Career

Work history

10-2021
CEO
Talius
9-2020
Co-Founder
homeD
8-2020 - 12-2024
Co-Founder
Wilderness Capital
1-2012 - 4-2020
CEO
CLEARink Displays
1-2011 - 12-2023
Board Member
China Digital Video Cloud (Beijing) Technology Co., Ltd.
In the press

Media appearances

Talius releases a new Energy Savings Calculator for property owners and developers. Featured in EIN Presswire
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Talius at Tena Tuesday: Falls Prevention with Technology (Webinar). Featured in Talius (AU)
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Education
1991 - 1992
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
KU Leuven
1984 - 1990
Civil Electromechanical Engineer (B.Sc./M.Sc. EE)
KU Leuven
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

c

Calculativeness (C)

Calculativeness (C) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to be cautious, systematic and analytical. Those scoring high tend to emphasise quality and accuracy.

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