Ocean announces changes to UK and Group leadership teams

Nov 10, 2025 | People News

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L-R: Phil Hall, Stephen Joseph and Nick Shaw

Ocean Group CEO Stephen Joseph has announced two key appointments in the UK and Group leadership teams to become effective from January 1 2026, as the company drives growth across seven European markets.

In the UK, Nick Shaw, who has been with Ocean since 2010 and is currently chief commercial officer UK, is promoted to UK CEO. He replaces current UK CEO Phil Hall, who joined in 2019, and is promoted to group chief operating officer.

Stephen Joseph said: “Both Nick and Phil are central to Ocean’s success. Nick’s promotion reflects his commitment in building a sales division which consistently drives organic growth across the UK business. Moving forward, Phil will be able to focus full time on his new group role overseeing operations, building on commercial relationships across all markets and delivering on our strategic goals.”

Nick Shaw said: “Ocean is a very different business to the one I joined nearly 16 years ago. More premium locations, award winning creative work, industry leading tech and data and new opportunities for audiences to interact and brands to build fame from OOH experiences. We have some exciting developments in the pipeline for 2026 and as CEO I look forward to taking the UK business forward into the next stage of its evolution.”

Phil Hall said: “It’s a privilege to become group COO for what I believe is an exciting growth phase across current and new markets.”

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