The PHA Group

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 editor Phil Hall. It has operated under the names PDHMedia Limited, Phil Hall Associates Limited and PHA Media Limited.

Simon Dolan was a former client of The PHA Group and became a Director and Shareholder. 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. In 2022, The PHA Group acquired Red Hot Penny. In 2023, it acquired the Leeds-based creative communications agency MCG, expanding its regional presence in northern England. In 2024 PHA Group launched its US based digital propositiion called Dig & Dig, led by Matt Raven.

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.