Six Degrees Accelerates its Growth Journey by Appointing a New Executive Leader

London, UK, Wednesday 7th October, 2020 – UK-based secure cloud services provider, Six Degrees, has today announced the appointment of Simon Crawley-Trice as Managing Director – Practice Group. Simon joins Six Degrees from Rackspace, where he was VP Global Solutions & Services EMEA. Simon is an accomplished technology leader, with over 20 years of experience in IT. For the past five years Simon has been leading the way in driving the innovation of cloud solutions across multiple regions.

Simon’s appointment is a strategic move by Six Degrees, as the company seeks to deliver the best possible client experiences by enhancing its already strong integrated solution capabilities. As Managing Director – Practice Group Simon will be responsible for Six Degrees’ entire solution portfolio, ensuring the company’s integrated solutions remain dynamic and aligned to clients’ needs.

David Howson, CEO, Six Degrees said: “I am delighted to welcome Simon to the Six Degrees Executive Team. As a client-led company we are hyper-aware of how our solutions need to align to our clients’ commercial and operational priorities. Now, more than ever, this means delivering integrated solutions that drive tangible business outcomes. I believe we’re already great at doing this, but Simon’s experience will really take us to the next level.”

Simon Crawley-Trice, Managing Director – Practice Group, Six Degrees said: “I believe Six Degrees has the potential to be the biggest name in the UK secure cloud services market. The company has seen a great deal of success to date, and I’m excited to build on this success by further enhancing the mission-critical integrated solutions we deliver to clients. We have a great team on board and I can’t wait to get started.”

Howson concluded: “2020 has been a turbulent year, but at Six Degrees we remain focused on supporting our clients throughout, and actually accelerating their growth by acting as their strategic, secure cloud partner. Simon brings a wealth of knowledge and experience in driving innovation that best enables this, and I look forward to working with him to springboard more organisations than ever to the future.”