Richard Spithoven is the EMEA Lead for Publisher Advisory Services at SoftwareOne. In his previous role, Richard was one of the managing partners at B-lay, strategically acquired by SoftwareOne in July 2020. Richard started to work in the license management industry in 2004 and worked for almost 10 years at Oracle Corporation as Regional Director for its License Management Services department within EMEA South, the authority on Oracle’s licensing policies and business practices. Richard uses his knowledge of enterprise software publishers to educate, equip and enable software end users in their challenges regarding proper software license management. In his role as ‘trusted advisor’ of many CIOs and CFOs he has been participating in the EuroCIO.org platform and is requested as a regular speaker at the annual events of the IT Asset Management (ITAM) Review and International Association for IT Asset Management (IAITAM) in North America, Australia and Europe. Richard holds a master’s degree in IT, from University of Amsterdam in the Netherlands.

Julien Kuijper embarked on his journey with SoftwareOne in September 2021, focusing on FinOps & ITAM Business Development, before transitioning to the role of Product Manager for the ITPM Service line in April 2023. His rich experience includes a three-year tenure as the global Director of FinOps, ITAM, and SAM at Chanel, where he established the practices from the ground up. Prior to that, he dedicated eight years to shaping the Global SAM/ITAM directorate at SAP. Julien’s deep-rooted enthusiasm for SAM and ITAM is built on a robust foundation from real-life enterprise-level customer perspective.