Frank Madden is a Legal Adviser in Privacy and Data Protection for the global Japanese IT company Fujitsu. He is a career privacy, data protection and intellectual property rights professional who has been with Fujitsu for the last 10 years. Fujitsu’s global use of its technologies requires Frank to manage privacy and data protection to ensure best practice in systems, processes and governance, inclusive of 70 companies and 29,000 employees across EMEIA. This includes upgrading systems in preparation for the General Data Protection Regulation.

Prior to Fujitsu, Frank directed intellectual property and privacy programmes for a diverse group of organisations, including: the former Jordan Grand Prix Formula One team, NFL International, and Time Warner.

Frank is a Trade Mark Attorney, (ITMA, UK), and is ISEB-qualified in data protection law. In addition, he has an LL.M. from Notre Dame Law School, USA, an LL.B. from BPP Law School, London, an M.Sc. from Trinity College Dublin, and a BBA from Ohio University, USA.