Six Degrees fills C-Suite roles as management rejig continues

Gareth Lailey has been appointed to the role of chief revenue officer and Philip Wood to the role of chief product and technical officer

Cybersecurity MSP Six Degrees has appointed Gareth Lailey to the role of chief revenue officer (CRO) and Philip Wood to the role of chief product and technical officer (CPTO).

Lailey joined Six Degrees on 15 November from Rackspace, where he was most recently sales director, and brings with him over 15 years of experience guiding businesses through digital transformation.

Wood, meanwhile, joined Six Degrees on 22 November from easyJet, where he served as director of services and transformation lead.

The MSP appointed a new CEO in April this year in Simon Crawley-Trice, who took over in May having previously served as the company's practise group managing director.

The firm also appointed Chris Abbott as its COO in October.

"I'm thrilled to be joining Six Degrees, with its impressive track record of working with its clients to shape a technology roadmap that protects and promotes their businesses," Lailey said.

And Wood said: "I'm passionate about understanding my clients, working with them to solve their specific challenges, and enabling them to achieve what they want.

"Through its expertise in cloud, security, and managed services, I believe Six Degrees is perfectly positioned to be the game-changer that a lot of businesses are looking for right now."