Ocean Group CEO Stephen Joseph has announced two key appointments in the UK and Group leadership teams as the company drives growth across seven European markets.

In the UK, Nick Shaw, currently Chief Commercial Officer UK, is promoted to UK CEO. He replaces Phil Hall who is promoted to Group Chief Operating Officer.  

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Nick originally joined Ocean UK as Agency Sales Director in 2010, becoming Sales Director in 2015, Chief Revenue Officer in 2017 and Chief Commercial Officer in January 2025.  Phil joined Ocean UK as Joint Managing Director in 2019, becoming CEO in 2023 and Group Chief Commercial Officer in January 2025, a position he has held alongside his UK CEO role.

The changes are effective from 1^st January 2026.

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.”    

Phil Hall said: “Ocean is a business with a clear vision, great landlord and buy-side partners and a fantastic team. It’s a privilege to become Group COO for what I believe is an exciting growth phase across current and new markets.”

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.”