Lisette Sens | Head of Strategic Channel
Telstra International

Lisette Sens is Head of Strategic Channel at Telstra International, where she leads the company's strategic channel partnerships and go-to-market initiatives. She works with global partners to expand Telstra International's reach, strengthen ecosystem relationships, and accelerate growth across international markets.

She brings more than 30 years of experience in telecommunications, cloud, software, and enterprise technology, with a career spanning direct sales, channel leadership, business development, and international market expansion. Her expertise includes cloud and SaaS, managed services, telecommunications, enterprise software, and partner ecosystem development across Europe, Asia-Pacific, and global markets.

Before joining Telstra International in 2026, Lisette served as Senior Sales Director for Asia-Pacific at Deutsche Telekom, where she led enterprise sales and strategic customer engagement across the region. Earlier, she held international leadership roles at Aryaka Networks, including Vice President & General Manager for APAC and Director of Channel, International, driving global channel strategy and the expansion of the company's SD-WAN business.

Her previous experience includes senior commercial and channel leadership positions at Mimecast, Zynstra, Service2Media, Vignette (now OpenText), EFI, KPNQ, and Royal KPN. Throughout her career, she has built and scaled partner ecosystems, launched new regional operations, and developed strategic alliances with leading global systems integrators and technology companies.

Lisette holds an MBA in International Business and Marketing from the University of Oregon Lundquist College of Business and a Bachelor of Business Administration from Nyenrode Business University. Recognised as one of the "Inspiring 50 Netherlands" and among the country's "Female Business Heroes", she has built an international career helping organisations accelerate growth through strategic partnerships, channel innovation, and go-to-market execution.