Quinton Quayle

Early life, education and early career

Educated at Bromsgrove School and University of Bristol, Quayle entered the Foreign Office in 1977 and studied Thai at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. As a junior diplomat, Quayle studied at Chiang Mai University.

Diplomatic career

Before being sent to Romania, Quayle's previous Diplomatic Service postings included:

Quayle served as British Ambassador to Romania from 2002 until 2006, after which he was concurrently appointed as Her Majesty's Ambassador to the Kingdom of Thailand and (non-resident) Ambassador to the Lao People's Democratic Republic. He took up this post in August 2007, succeeding David Fall, and was replaced in November 2010 by Asif Ahmad.

Quayle spent a lot of time in his roles as Ambassador promoting trade and investment and worked very closely with the British Chamber of Commerce in Thailand (BCCT); his job directly before his posting to Bucharest was as International Group Director with UK Trade and Investment.

Other work

He has also worked in the private sector for Price Waterhouse Management Consultants and VT Group. From 2011-16, he served on the boards of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, and the Nursing and Midwifery Council. He also acted as Senior Adviser to De La Rue, Salamander Energy (now Ophir Energy) in this period. He currently serves as Advisor to the President and CEO of Thai Bev and sits on the Governing Council of the Council for Licensed Conveyancers and the HS2 "Need to Sell" Panel. He works as Senior Advisor to Prudential and Sindicatum Sustainable Resources in Thailand and is a lay member of the Queen's Counsel Appointments Panel. He is also a Non-Executive Director of 2gether NHS Foundation Trust.

Personal life

He is married to Alison Quayle, a professional translator, and has two sons, Christopher and Alexander.