Six Degrees, a UK-based Secure Cloud Services Provider, Welcomes Chris Abbott as Chief Operating Officer
London, England — October 29, 2021 Renovata & Company is pleased to announce the placement of Chris Abbott as chief operating officer at Six Degrees (6DG), a cloud-led managed service provider that serves as a collaborative technology partner to businesses making a digital transition.
Founded in 2011, Six Degrees has approximately 450 employees and is growing rapidly. With 17 acquisitions to date, the company has a full portfolio of data centers, cloud platforms and next-generation data offerings. Six Degrees provides IT solutions for the UK mid-market. Its Enterprise clients in retail, manufacturing, finance and legal include Brintons, AvantiGas, Barclays, Bird & Bird and more. Clients in the public sector span government, healthcare, education and police/justice.
Charlesbank, a leading US-headquartered private equity fund, acquired a majority stake in the business in 2015. The investment enabled Six Degrees to acquire a portfolio of businesses that deepened its internal capabilities and new-client acquisition.
“What attracted me to Six Degrees was its commitment to its clients; that really shows in the strength of its portfolio,” Abbott says. “As our clients continue to pivot their digital transformations in this new, post-pandemic landscape, there really has been no better time for Six Degrees’ unique propositions of security, data and Microsoft Public Cloud solutions.”
“Chris is a senior executive with deep leadership experience and more than 20 years of expertise in sales, operations, start-up, transition and transformation of technology-enabled B2B companies,” says Lisa Morgan, Renovata & Company principal. “He has a track record of developing and leading global teams to deliver at scale.”
Abbott joined Six Degrees from Tharsus, where as managing director he established the business architecture that upscaled the company. His previous roles included global chief operating officer for Vision-Box, vice president and chief operating officer (EMEA) for HPE Enterprise Services, and managing director for HP Defense UK.
This appointment highlights Renovata & Company’s depth and expertise as a search firm and advisor to the leading private- and growth equity-backed digital, SaaS, IoT companies, their boards, and investors across the US and Europe.
About Renovata & Company
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