Six Degrees Appoints Vince DeLuca as Chief Executive Officer

Six Degrees has appointed Vince DeLuca as Chief Executive Officer as it seeks to distinguish itself as the UK’s leading provider of secure, integrated cloud services.

London, UK, Tuesday 18^th June, 2024 – Secure, integrated cloud services provider, Six Degrees, has appointed Vince DeLuca to the role of Chief Executive Officer (CEO), replacing outgoing CEO Simon Crawley-Trice.

Vince joins Six Degrees from digital operating transformation provider Sapphire Systems where he led as CEO for three-and-a-half years, taking the business most latterly through to the point of exit. Vince has previously held a series of CEO and senior leadership roles within the technology sector, including with Logicalis Group, Infocrossing, and Marconi.

Six Degrees has evolved significantly in recent years, aligning its secure cloud portfolio to the needs of businesses today and evolving its services to place customers at the heart of everything it does. Vince’s appointment will ensure continuity for customers while adding new drive to enabling the business’ vision to be the UK’s number one provider of secure, integrated cloud services.

Vince DeLuca, CEO, Six Degrees, said: “Today, it’s more important than ever that businesses place digital transformation at the heart of their strategies. Optimised cloud services, intelligence-led security, and agile connectivity between workplaces and workspaces are no longer nice-to-haves – they are essential. With our expertise in secure cloud technology and our fantastic connectivity roots, Six Degrees has every right to be the go-to digital transformation partner for UK businesses. I am excited to join the team and work to make that happen.”

Six Degrees was founded in 2011 and is backed by private equity firm Charlesbank Capital Partners. Commenting on Vince’s appointment, Michael Choe, Managing Director & CEO, Charlesbank said: “We thank Simon for his leadership over the past several years as Six Degrees set out on a path to become the UK’s leading secure integrated cloud services provider. We have known Vince for a long time and have been impressed with his leadership in delivering digital transformation solutions to enterprises across the globe. We are confident he will continue to drive the Six Degrees business forward.” 

Six Degrees thanks its outgoing CEO Simon Crawley-Trice for his invaluable leadership and contribution throughout his three-year tenure.

About Six Degrees Group

Six Degrees is a leading secure, integrated cloud services provider. We protect UK organisations and help them thrive in the cloud by giving them secure platforms to innovate and grow.

We put our exceptional people in a position to succeed, and along with our robust capabilities and strategic vendor partnerships this enables us to support customers on their digital transformation journeys regardless of their maturity, with the goal of enabling them to operate effectively and securely in the cloud.

Our intelligence-led security services provide the most appropriate detection and response capabilities versus evolving cyber threats, ongoing assurance, and rapid response, allowing us to mitigate attacks quickly.

We’ve aligned all our services to allow customers to navigate the complexities they face today – enabling them to solve their digital transformation challenges and succeed as businesses.

Our vision is to be the UK’s number one provider of secure, integrated cloud services.

https://www.6dg.co.uk/

About Charlesbank Capital Partners

Based in Boston and New York, Charlesbank Capital Partners is a middle-market private investment firm with more than $17 billion of capital raised since inception. Charlesbank focuses on management-led buyouts, growth capital financings, opportunistic credit and technology investments. The firm seeks to invest in companies with sustainable competitive advantage and excellent prospects for growth. For more information, please visit www.charlesbank.com.

Contacts for Charlesbank Capital Partners:

Ryan FitzGibbon / Alexa Ottenstein / Peter Gavaris

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