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{{Short description|British public relations agency}}
{{Infobox company
| name = The PHA Group
| former_name = PDHMedia Limited; Phil Hall Associates Limited; PHA Media Limited
| type = Private limited company
| industry = Public relations, communications, digital marketing
| founded = 2005
| founder = Phil Hall
| hq_location = London
| hq_location_country = United Kingdom
| key_people = {{Unbulleted list|Phil Hall ([[chairman]])|George Coleman ([[Chief executive officer|CEO]])}}
}}

'''The PHA Group''' is a British public relations and communications agency headquartered in London. The company was founded in 2005 by former ''[[News of the World]]'' and ''[[Hello! (magazine)|Hello Magazine]]'' editor [[Phil Hall (journalist)|Phil Hall]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=The PHA Group Appoints George Coleman As CEO |author= |work=PRovoke Media |date=2025-04-30 |access-date=2026-05-31 |url= https://www.provokemedia.com/latest/article/the-pha-group-appoints-george-coleman-as-ceo}}</ref> It has operated under the names PDHMedia Limited, Phil Hall Associates Limited and PHA Media Limited.<ref>{{Cite web |title=THE PHA GROUP LIMITED overview - Find and update company information - GOV.UK |author= |work=find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk |date= |access-date=2026-05-31 |url= https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/05385944}}</ref>

[[Simon Dolan]] was a former client of The PHA Group and became a Director and Shareholder. [[Simon Dolan]] was a former client of The PHA Group and became a Director and Shareholder.<ref>{{Cite web |title=PHA Media brings in millionaire former client Simon Dolan as a partner |author= |work=prweek.co.uk |date= |access-date=2026-07-23 |url= https://www.prweek.co.uk/article/1297702/pha-media-brings-millionaire-former-client-simon-dolan-partner}}</ref> From 2020 to 2025, The PHA Group was led by Joint Group Managing Directors Shelley Frosdick and Stuart Skinner, who were appointed following the retirement of CEO Mark Gregory in 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The PHA Group announces senior leadership changes – Marketing Communication News |author= |work=marcommnews.com |date=2020-07-27 |access-date=2026-06-02 |url= https://marcommnews.com/the-pha-group-announces-senior-leadership-changes/}}</ref> In 2022, The PHA Group acquired Red Hot Penny.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The PHA Group absorbs Red Hot Penny to form a new digital division |trans-title= |author= |work=The Drum |date= |access-date=2026-05-31 |url= https://www.thedrum.com/news/the-pha-group-absorbs-red-hot-penny-form-new-digital-division |language=ro}}</ref> In 2023, it acquired the Leeds-based creative communications agency MCG, expanding its regional presence in northern England.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The PHA Group acquires Leeds agency MCG - Prolific North |author= |work=Prolific North |date=2023-11-22 |access-date=2026-05-31 |url= https://www.prolificnorth.co.uk/news/the-pha-group-acquires-leeds-agency-mcg/}}</ref> In 2024 PHA Group launched its US based digital propositiion called Dig & Dig, led by Matt Raven.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The PHA Group announces international expansion with launch of US agency – Marketing Communication News |author= |work=marcommnews.com |date=2024-05-14 |access-date=2026-06-02 |url= https://marcommnews.com/the-pha-group-announces-international-expansion-with-launch-of-us-agency/}}</ref>

In 2025, George Coleman, formerly of Current Global and [[Weber Shandwick]], was appointed chief executive officer. In 2026, PRovoke Media reported that The PHA Group had launched a United States operation in New York, led by Renée Austin.<ref name=":0"/><ref>{{Cite web |title=The PHA Group |author= |work=PRovoke Media |date= |access-date=2026-05-31 |url= https://www.provokemedia.com/events-awards/agencies-of-the-year/the-best-agencies-in-emea-2026/the-70-best-agencies-in-the-uk/the-pha-group}}</ref>

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