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Former vendor executives, auditors, and negotiation leads — now working exclusively on your side. Every engagement is led by senior practitioners with decades of domain expertise.

500+
Engagements
100+
Combined Years Experience
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Vendor Practices
40+
Countries Served
100%
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Co-Founders

Firm Leadership

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Co-Founder & Director
Fredrik Filipsson
Enterprise Software Licensing & Cloud Negotiation Expert
Fredrik Filipsson is a globally recognised authority in enterprise software licensing, audit defence, and cloud cost optimisation. He has helped some of the world’s largest organisations reduce risk, defend against aggressive vendor tactics, and save millions on software and cloud contracts.
As Co-Founder of Redress Compliance, Fredrik leads a fully independent advisory firm trusted by CIOs, CPOs, and legal teams to negotiate with vendors such as Oracle, IBM, SAP, Microsoft, Salesforce, OpenAI, and Workday — with no resale or vendor affiliations.
Career Highlights
  • Former VP of Licensing & Cloud at Oracle, leading major EMEA enterprise negotiations
  • Led the Oracle Practice at Insight Enterprises, delivering 100+ licensing projects across global accounts
  • Early career in IBM’s Global Technology Services, leading licensing and infrastructure contracting across EMEA
Track Record
  • 500+ Oracle Contracts
  • 200+ IBM Agreements
  • 200+ Salesforce Deals
  • 100+ Microsoft Deals
Oracle ULA & Java Microsoft EA & Azure SAP Commercial OpenAI & GenAI
Global: US, Europe, APAC, MENA, LATAM, Africa
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Co-Founder & Director
Morten Andersen
Director & Partner, Redress Compliance
Morten Andersen is Co-Founder and Director of Redress Compliance, specialising in helping organisations navigate complex software licensing, vendor negotiations, and audit risk management. For over two decades, Morten has partnered with CIOs, CFOs, and procurement leaders to deliver successful, high-value deals with major vendors.
His expertise lies in turning complex licensing challenges into opportunities for cost optimisation, risk reduction, and stronger negotiating leverage — consistently achieving savings of 20 to 50 percent below initial vendor proposals while strengthening clients’ long-term compliance posture.
Areas of Expertise
  • IT Vendor Negotiations
  • Licensing Strategy
  • Contract Structuring
  • Audit Defence
  • EA Benchmarking
  • Cloud & Hybrid IT
  • M&A Due Diligence
Track Record
  • 20 to 50% Savings Track Record
  • Global: 6 Continents
Vendor Negotiations Licensing Strategy Audit Defence M&A Due Diligence

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Practice & Operations Leaders

Every member of our senior team brings deep domain expertise from leading vendors and advisory firms. No junior analysts — every engagement is led by the expert.

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Ethan Mullins
Microsoft Practice Lead
Senior commercial executive with over 16 years at Microsoft. Has led and supported more than 300 enterprise negotiations across North America, helping organisations optimise spend, improve compliance, and secure favourable contractual outcomes. Leveraging his insider perspective, Ethan partners closely with procurement, IT, and legal stakeholders to challenge vendor assumptions and secure measurable financial advantages.
16 yrs at Microsoft 300+ negotiations EA, Azure, M365 & Dynamics
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James Woods
Head of Operations
Over a decade of experience in Oracle licence management and a key figure at Redress Compliance, playing a significant role in managing successful engagements worldwide. With a background at Oracle and deep expertise in cloud and licence management, James leads operational delivery across the firm. He specialises in Oracle cloud and licence management, including audits, ULA renewals, and certifications.
10+ years Oracle 100+ engagements ULA, audits & cloud
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Maria Adams
Head of Data Analysis
Extensive experience in Oracle technology and middleware licensing, serving as a significant contributor to both Oracle and Redress Compliance. As Head of Data Analysis and Licensing, she drives the company’s success through data-driven licence position reviews. Deep experience across licence audits, optimisation, and remediation actions with exceptional analytical expertise.
300+ projects Oracle tech & middleware Audit & optimisation
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Piaras MacDonnell
Head of IBM License Practice
IBM licensing expert and lead consultant for all IBM engagements at Redress Compliance, including audits, ELA renewals, and risk assessment projects. He has built a strong reputation in the IBM licensing space through years of hands-on work and consistently successful outcomes. Deep knowledge across IBM software licensing models, sub-capacity, ILMT compliance, PVU optimisation, and mainframe MLC.
500+ projects IBM audits & compliance ELA renewals & PVU
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Hans Mutzens
Senior SAP Licensing Specialist
Seasoned SAP licensing expert with over 15 years of experience helping organisations navigate the complexities of SAP contracts, compliance, and cost management. Takes a pragmatic, detail-driven approach, working closely with procurement, ITAM, and legal teams. Expertise spans SAP user licence classification, audit preparation, Indirect Access risk, SAP RISE contract reviews, and engine metric validation.
15+ years SAP RISE & S/4HANA Indirect Access & audits
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