Meet the Executive Team
Beyond Cloud.
David is a 25 year veteran of numerous technology industries. Prior to joining Six Degrees, he was President of Zayo's International business and a member of the Executive team that grew the company from $80m to $700m of annual EBITDA at industry-leading margins; he successfully floated the company on the NYSE in 2014.
Before Zayo, David held a number of senior roles with Level 3 Communications. He served as Senior Vice President of Customer Service Management overseeing customer and network operations for all of Level 3's data, voice and colocation services. He started his telecoms career constructing metro fibre networks and colocation facilities for MFS Communications in Europe and Asia.
Ben is a highly motivated, skilled and experienced Sales and Marketing leader with a broad experience over 20 years’ running Go to Market organisations in Cloud, Hosting and Managed Services.
Prior to joining Six Degrees, Ben held Senior Sales Management roles in Technology Outsourcing such as HP and Fujitsu Services, International GM roles at Colt Technology Services including Vice President of the Cloud and Managed Services division prior to its onward sale, EMEA Head of GTM at the Silicon Valley business start-up Pure Storage, and more recently Managing Director of Sales & Marketing at a Private Equity backed MSP.
Ben lives in West London with his wife and 4 Children, revelling in a busy family life, with most time spent outside of work focusing energies on family time together and enjoying life!
Sarah is a commercially-focused, international business director with a broad career in general management, transformation, complex programmes and service operations; in 2019 She was shortlisted as ‘Transformation Leader of the Year’ by Women in IT.
As Client Experience Director at Six Degrees, Sarah is the owner of the Corporate Net Promoter Score and has a primary focus on the delivery of brilliant service. She oversees the Client Experience Business Unit which comprises Client Services (Incident Management, Service Management, Change Management, Problem Management and Continuous Service Improvement), Systems and Transformation.
Sarah has lived in Japan and Sri Lanka and worked extensively in the US, UK and mainland Europe. She is married to John and they have two teenage children.
Liz is a consummate HR professional with over 25 years’ leadership experience across a diverse range of industries in both public and private companies, including Sainsbury, Bhs & John Laing. She has significant experience with both small and large UK and international organisations going through transitional change driven by M&A, organic growth and industry disruption. CIPD qualified, Liz is a true HR generalist with expertise in a number of areas and a particular passion for Organisation Development, Talent Management, Employee Engagement & Leadership Development.
Originally from the Northwest of England, Liz relocated to London in the late ’90s and is proud to say she has managed to hold on to her Northern roots. Outside of work much of her time is dedicated to her family; as a football and performing arts mum she regularly spends many hours on the touchline or in an enthusiastic audience. She also enjoys travelling, with Italy being a favourite destination.
Steve is a qualified accountant (ACA) with extensive experience in the communication sector. Prior to joining Six Degrees, he spent five years at eir, Ireland’s largest telecommunications company, where he held a number of leadership positions including Chief Financial Officer, Chief Strategy Officer and Corporate Finance Director. He was a key member of the executive management team that delivered the turnaround of the business following its restructuring in 2012 – returning eir to growth and doubling the value of the Group.
Before his time at eir, Steve spent ten years at T-Mobile and EE, where he held a number of finance, marketing and commercial leadership roles. As the CFO of Six Degrees, Steve is responsible for the Finance, Legal and Procurement functions.
Outside of work, he enjoys spending time with his family, even more so now his children are old enough to share his interest in sport and music.
Simon joined Six Degrees in 2020 as Managing Director – Practice Group, following a successful period at 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 is responsible for ensuring Six Degrees delivers the best possible client experiences by enhancing its already strong integrated solution capabilities. As Managing Director – Practice Group Simon is responsible for Six Degrees’ entire solution portfolio, ensuring the company’s integrated solutions remain dynamic and aligned to clients’ needs.
David is a 25 year veteran of numerous technology industries. Prior to joining Six Degrees, he was President of Zayo's International business and a member of the Executive team that grew the company from $80m to $700m of annual EBITDA at industry-leading margins; he successfully floated the company on the NYSE in 2014.
Before Zayo, David held a number of senior roles with Level 3 Communications. He served as Senior Vice President of Customer Service Management overseeing customer and network operations for all of Level 3's data, voice and colocation services. He started his telecoms career constructing metro fibre networks and colocation facilities for MFS Communications in Europe and Asia.
Ben is a highly motivated, skilled and experienced Sales and Marketing leader with a broad experience over 20 years’ running Go to Market organisations in Cloud, Hosting and Managed Services.
Prior to joining Six Degrees, Ben held Senior Sales Management roles in Technology Outsourcing such as HP and Fujitsu Services, International GM roles at Colt Technology Services including Vice President of the Cloud and Managed Services division prior to its onward sale, EMEA Head of GTM at the Silicon Valley business start-up Pure Storage, and more recently Managing Director of Sales & Marketing at a Private Equity backed MSP.
Ben lives in West London with his wife and 4 Children, revelling in a busy family life, with most time spent outside of work focusing energies on family time together and enjoying life!
Sarah is a commercially-focused, international business director with a broad career in general management, transformation, complex programmes and service operations; in 2019 She was shortlisted as ‘Transformation Leader of the Year’ by Women in IT.
As Client Experience Director at Six Degrees, Sarah is the owner of the Corporate Net Promoter Score and has a primary focus on the delivery of brilliant service. She oversees the Client Experience Business Unit which comprises Client Services (Incident Management, Service Management, Change Management, Problem Management and Continuous Service Improvement), Systems and Transformation.
Sarah has lived in Japan and Sri Lanka and worked extensively in the US, UK and mainland Europe. She is married to John and they have two teenage children.
Liz is a consummate HR professional with over 25 years’ leadership experience across a diverse range of industries in both public and private companies, including Sainsbury, Bhs & John Laing. She has significant experience with both small and large UK and international organisations going through transitional change driven by M&A, organic growth and industry disruption. CIPD qualified, Liz is a true HR generalist with expertise in a number of areas and a particular passion for Organisation Development, Talent Management, Employee Engagement & Leadership Development.
Originally from the Northwest of England, Liz relocated to London in the late ’90s and is proud to say she has managed to hold on to her Northern roots. Outside of work much of her time is dedicated to her family; as a football and performing arts mum she regularly spends many hours on the touchline or in an enthusiastic audience. She also enjoys travelling, with Italy being a favourite destination.
Steve is a qualified accountant (ACA) with extensive experience in the communication sector. Prior to joining Six Degrees, he spent five years at eir, Ireland’s largest telecommunications company, where he held a number of leadership positions including Chief Financial Officer, Chief Strategy Officer and Corporate Finance Director. He was a key member of the executive management team that delivered the turnaround of the business following its restructuring in 2012 – returning eir to growth and doubling the value of the Group.
Before his time at eir, Steve spent ten years at T-Mobile and EE, where he held a number of finance, marketing and commercial leadership roles. As the CFO of Six Degrees, Steve is responsible for the Finance, Legal and Procurement functions.
Outside of work, he enjoys spending time with his family, even more so now his children are old enough to share his interest in sport and music.
Simon joined Six Degrees in 2020 as Managing Director – Practice Group, following a successful period at 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 is responsible for ensuring Six Degrees delivers the best possible client experiences by enhancing its already strong integrated solution capabilities. As Managing Director – Practice Group Simon is responsible for Six Degrees’ entire solution portfolio, ensuring the company’s integrated solutions remain dynamic and aligned to clients’ needs.