Dataconsult Ltd was founded in Bangkok, Thailand in 1983 by Christopher Bruton. Its primary business activities include:
• Consulting, research and advisory services for clients;
• Organising the Thailand Regional Forum at Sasin, a monthly roundtable meeting.
Christopher Bruton, Director for Thailand and Indochina
Christopher F. Bruton is from Birmingham, U.K. He graduated from the London School of Economics and Political Science, University of London, with Honours in economics, law and accounting, with postgraduate qualifications in human resource management. He is a Graduate Member of the Chartered Institute of personnel and Development.
Mr. Bruton also subsequently studied and worked in France and Malaysia, with qualifications in French, Malay and Thai from the Universities of Paris and Malaya. He has been a permanent resident of Thailand since 1970.
For the past 30 years, Mr. Bruton has been engaged in consulting, research, seminar and conference organization in Thailand and the Greater Mekong Region. He has presented on ASEAN issues at seminars and conferences in Thailand, throughout ASEAN, in Australia, Hong Kong, and elsewhere in the Asia Pacific Region, and in the USA. He has been a commentator on radio and TV for discussion of news and current affairs.