About us

Management &
Advisory Board

High social competence for sensitive change processes

The first joint project in a small brook valley in the Palatinate gave our company Brook Valley its name. We combine our many years of management experience with our expertise in the fields of HR and management consultancy. Our team also has a high level of social competence, which is necessary to accompany the sensitive change processes at our clients.

In line with our corporate values and our contribution to the promotion of culture, we provide new impetus for society and our clients with our advisory board from the worlds of business and culture. As the initiator of the “Concert for Humanity”, we would like to underpin this commitment. Here, too, we always have our company’s mission in mind: “Realizing people’s full potential by forging reliable connections”.

The most important thing in music is
not in the sheet music.

Gustav Mahler

Management & Advisory Board

 

Melina Brandstetter

Melina Brandstetter

Managing Partner

Investor, entrepreneur. Many years of experience in organizational and HR consulting with a focus on IT & digitalization. Until 2020 responsible for organizational consulting, recruiting and business transitions at a medium-sized group. As a consultant, she supported team placements and integrations in medium-sized companies and consultancies.

Felix Finger

Felix Finger

Managing Partner

Founder, investor and manager. 20 years of experience in retail and eCommerce. Expert in financing companies in difficult situations and start-ups. With his transaction experience, he supports clients in M&A processes and tech companies in team ramp-up.

Prof. Dr. Helmut Merkel

Prof. Dr. Helmut Merkel

Chairman of Advisory Board

Manager, consultant and entrepreneur. From 2003 Helmut Merkel was chairman of the management board of Karstadt Warenhaus AG. At KarstadtQuelle AG he was responsible for the IT department and until 2005 he was Director of Human Resources.

Prof. Dr. Stephan Frucht

Prof. Dr. Stephan Frucht

Member of Advisory Board

Cultural manager, musician and doctor, long-standing managing director of the “Kulturkreis der Deutschen Wirtschaft” at Bundesverband der Deutschen Industrie (BDI) in Berlin. Since 2015 artistic director of the Siemens Arts Program in Munich and Berlin.