Six Degrees Group has announced that it has appointed Mike Ing in the newly created role of Group Business Operations Director. In this role, Mike is responsible for acquisition integration, business process management, internal IT and systems, and runs the managed cloud hosting unit.

Mike brings over 20 years’ experience in the Internet and telecommunications industries to Six Degrees Group. He has a background in electronics engineering and started his career at Cable & Wireless working on optical transmission systems and project managing submarine cable rollouts. A seven year stint at Level 3 followed, where Mike performed a variety of roles, including a two year secondment to their Denver HQ where he managed global customer service. His last role at Level 3 was SVP Operations for Europe. Subsequently, Mike joined PacketExchange as Chief Operating Officer. During his 6 years as COO, the company more than trebled its revenue.