International Leadership

Ricardo Lizarralde Ruiz

Ricardo Lizarralde Ruiz

President, AT&T Business International

Ricardo Lizarralde is a dynamic and results-driven executive with over 30 years of global experience, leading business transformation, sales strategy, and cross-functional teams across the telecommunications and IT sectors. With a strong track record of delivering sustained growth and operational excellence, Ricardo has built a career marked by innovation, adaptability, and leadership in rapidly changing global environments.

As President of AT&T Business International, Ricardo leads a complex, multinational organization and oversees operations spanning across EMEA, LATAM, Asia Pacific and Canada. His broad remit covers pre-sales, sales, service and customer management, access management, carrier relations, as well as marketing and sales operations.

Previously as South EMEA Vice President at AT&T, Ricardo led business operations in 12 EMEA countries, managing cross-functional teams and driving AT&T revenues associated with large Multinationals headquartered in his Region.

Throughout his career at AT&T and other industry leaders such as France Telecom, Broadnet or Decathlon, Ricardo has held senior positions in global sales, operations, and business development.

Ricardo holds a Physics degree with a specialization in Electronics and Electromagnetism from the University of Valladolid, complemented with executive education in Business Management at CESMA Business School.

Ricardo is fluent in Spanish, English, and French, which has allowed him to build strong international networks and lead cross-border projects with cultural sensitivity and strategic alignment.

Outside the professional sphere, Ricardo enjoys exploring new cultures through travel and reading, with a particular interest in history. In addition, he actively engages with family in outdoor activities such as hiking, diving, and skiing—pursuits that reflect his values of resilience, balance, and mental clarity.

Ricardo is native of Spain and is based in Madrid.


Arun Karna

Arun Karna

Managing Director & CEO
AT&T Global Network Services India Pvt. Ltd.

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SCVP
India, Middle East & Africa, ASEAN
AT&T Business International

Arun is a highly experienced technology business leader with more than 36 years of experience in the Telecoms and IT industry. He has been with AT&T for more than 25 years, and is currently the Managing Director & CEO of AT&T Global Network Services India Pvt. Ltd. He is also SCVP India, Middle East and Africa, ASEAN, AT&T Business International.

He is an Executive Council Member at the Indo-American Chamber of Commerce. He is a Member of the B20 South Africa Task Force on Digital Transformation. He is the current Chair of North Region Council, Gurugram at NASSCOM. Additionally, he is Convenor, CII Delhi State Technology Panel.

In his previous assignments he has worked with well-known brands such as HCL/HP, Modi Olivetti and BT.

Arun is a sought-after speaker and thought leader.
He is an extremely effective coach and mentor of teams and is adept at providing leadership in a global, cross-cultural environment.

He holds a PGDBM specializing in Marketing and Finance from IMT Ghaziabad and BE (Electronics and Telecom) from Pune University.


Daniel Boneham

Daniel Boneham

Sales Center Vice President
North EMEA
AT&T Business International

Dan Boneham joined AT&T in 1999 and has 25 years’ experience in the telecommunications and technology industry serving in various roles across AT&T’s business.

Dan is responsible for the sales community across Northern Europe, overseeing the acquisition, retention and management of our global accounts.

He has held a variety of roles in sales leadership and general management accompanied with technology expertise with global experience.

Dan holds an Honours Degree in Engineering from the University of Nottingham, UK.

When not at work Dan enjoys Hyrox and general outdoor pursuits. Dan lives in the UK with his wife Anna and their children Oliver and Isabel.


Johnny Ng

Johnny Ng

Sales Center Vice President
North Asia and ANZ Region
AT&T Business International

Johnny Ng is Sales Center Vice President, North Asia and ANZ region. He was appointed to the position in Jun 2025. In this role, Ng is responsible for sales and business strategy in Japan, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand, Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan. Prior to this appointment, he was the head of AT&T North Asia Sales organization.

Mr. Ng has extensive experience in finance and management in the telecom industry. Before moving to Sales Management role in 2010, Mr. Ng served as AT&T Asia Pacific chief financial officer. He was responsible for leading the finance organization to support the sales and operations in AT&T Asia Pacific & Japan. Mr. Ng was helping to drive the business strategy and growth in the region by providing guidance on the operating model and processes for new services or complex deals particularly in those countries with regulatory constraints. This included proactive communications and collaborations with other stakeholders to ensure the overall strategy and focus of each function were aligned. Mr. Ng and his team were also instrumental in completing the transition of the back-end support functions from IBM to AT&T in Asia Pacific as a result of the acquisition of IBM Global Network operations back in 1999.

Mr. Ng has served on the board of directors for Shanghai Symphony Telecom Co., Ltd., an AT&T telecom services joint venture in China with China Telecom Corporation Limited and Shanghai Information Investment Inc. since 2006.

Prior to joining AT&T in October 1995 as finance director in Asia Pacific, Mr. Ng had held various positions in NCR Hong Kong and China supporting finance and business functions, which include accounting, financial management, planning, pricing, logistic and business management.

Mr. Ng holds a Master of Business Administration degree from The University of Western Ontario and is fluent in English, Cantonese and Mandarin.