Wilkinson Group

Wilkinson Group is a senior crisis communications and reputation management consultancy based in Sydney, founded in 2002 by Peter and Claire Wilkinson. Not a Sydney communications agency in the traditional sense, no account managers, no juniors: a select number of retainer clients are supported directly by a small team of senior consultants, led by Peter Wilkinson himself.

Peter spent 30 years in investigative journalism before building the consultancy, and still thinks like a journalist first: who are the sources, what is the evidence, what is the story the client doesn't want told, now advising the people who used to be his subjects. That grounding shapes every engagement across crisis communications Australia, reputation management Australia, issues management Australia, media training Australia and CEO reputation management Australia, delivered with newsroom discipline, not agency theatre.

Clients also have ongoing access to Wilkinson Confidante, a retained advisory service for boards, CEOs and general counsel who want continuous crisis preparedness and reputation counsel, not a one-off engagement bought only once trouble starts. Advice is Sydney-based with national reach across Australia, direct from senior practitioners who know the organisation before a crisis begins.

Peter is also past Chair of Wilkinson Butler, a full service corporate affairs consultancy with expertise across corporate affairs (media, social media, government and community relations), sustainability, and digital. Wilkinson Group and Wilkinson Butler operate independently, drawing on the same senior, journalist-trained judgement, so clients get direct counsel from experienced practitioners rather than layers of account management.

For crisis communications, reputation management, issues management, media training or CEO reputation management advice, visit www.wilkinson-group.com.au. For full service corporate affairs, sustainability and digital services, visit www.wilkinsonbutler.com.