Former Thomson Reuters Veteran Christina Pantin Joins Brunswick Group

HONG KONG, May 22, 2012 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Brunswick Group, a leading international corporate communications partnership, today announced that Christina Pantin will join Brunswick's Hong Kong office as a Director.  

Christina is a seasoned international journalist and operations professional, having spent almost 25 years with Thomson Reuters in bureaux including New York, Dallas, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore and Hanoi.  She joins Brunswick from Bangalore where she served as the South Asia General Manager, having set up the media company's operations there, with oversight of the Bangalore editorial team of over 100 journalists, one of Thomson Reuters' largest newsrooms globally. As a journalist, Christina specialised in equity markets as well as covering Wall Street firms and banks, generating breaking news on U.S. corporations, Wall Street, and the financial markets. She also covered economic and political news, including the bombing in Oklahoma City.

Speaking on the appointment, Tim Payne, Brunswick's Managing Partner in Asia said, "Christina is a terrific addition to our growing team. I believe she will bring a valuable perspective to clients from experience gained working in key markets across South East Asia, as well as a track record of success in journalism, business development and operations."

Christina Pantin added: "I'm thrilled to be moving into this next exciting phase of my career. Brunswick is a highly respected firm, advising clients on some of the most challenging issues facing the global business community today. I look forward to being part of this dynamic team as the company continues to invest and expand in the region, as well as its offices around the world."

About Brunswick Group

Brunswick Group is a private partnership with a growing team of more than 600 people, including over 90 partners around the world. The firm has grown organically over 25 years and now has 20 wholly owned offices in 12 countries. These include Abu Dhabi, Beijing, Berlin, Brussels, Dallas/Fort Worth, Dubai, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, Johannesburg, London, Milan, Munich, New York, Paris, San Francisco, Sao Paulo, Shanghai, Stockholm, Vienna and Washington D.C. The firm's service offer comprises corporate and financial communications, investor relations, internal communications and opinion research. Brunswick was ranked by Mergermarkets, an independent organisation, as the top global merger and acquisition communications advisor in 2010 and 2009, as well as the top advisor across Asia Pacific (excluding Japan) in these two years.