6 April 2026

CT Group appoints Tim Wellington as Head of Campaigns, Australia

CT Group is pleased to announce the appointment of Tim Wellington as Head of Campaigns in its Australian business.

In this senior role, Mr Wellington will lead CT Group’s campaign operations across Australia, developing and executing strategies for Australian and international clients navigating an increasingly complex and contested operating environment. Mr Wellington joins a globally experienced team of consultants with backgrounds in politics, journalism, research, geopolitics and national security.

Mr Wellington said: “CT Group has built a reputation for delivering the best outcomes for clients in the most competitive environments in the world. I am excited to join such a talented team and to bring that rigour and experience to bear for our clients in Australia and across the region.”

Mr Wellington brings nearly a decade of experience in state and federal politics, including serving as Chief of Staff to a Commonwealth Attorney-General and Industrial Relations Minister. Immediately prior to joining CT Group, he spent over four years leading a boutique consultancy he co-founded, specialising in complex issues management, litigation support and public policy advice, operating in partnership with a global law firm. He has also held senior corporate affairs roles at Westpac and the Commonwealth Bank. Mr Wellington holds a Master of Business Administration from the University of Sydney Business School, a Postgraduate Certificate in Economics, and a Bachelor of Arts in Politics, International Relations and Security, Terrorism and Counterterrorism Studies from Murdoch University.

Group Managing Director of CT Group Asia Pacific, Catherine Douglas, said “Tim is an outstanding campaigner with a rare combination of strategic instinct and on-the-ground execution ability. His appointment reflects CT Group’s continued commitment to building the deepest and most capable campaigns practice in Australia. We are thrilled to welcome someone of Tim’s talent and energy to the team.”

Since CT Group’s founding over two decades ago, it has grown into a global consultancy, with a proven methodology and track record of running winning campaigns in over fifty countries around the world.

CT Group applies the lessons of politics and political campaigning to solving private-sector challenges related to public and regulatory affairs, corporate reputation and positioning, government funding and contracts, disputes and transactions. 

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