We combine many years of experience in the IT and retail environment with our expertise in the areas of HR and organizational consulting as well as financing. The entire team also has a high level of social competence, which is necessary for supporting the mostly sensitive change processes of our clients.

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

Gustav Mahler

In line with our corporate values and our cultural sponsorship contribution, our advisory board of business and cultural professionals provides new impulses to our team and our clients.

Felix Finger

Managing Partner

Founder, investor and manager. Until the beginning of 2020 managing partner of the shoe-retailer HR-Group, most recently responsible for IT, logistics and e-commerce. After that, he was interim managing director in finance and human resources as well as fundraising at the start-up aifora. With transaction experience, he also supports tech companies as a member of the advisory board, for instance.

Melina Brandstetter

Managing Partner

Investor, Entrepreneur. Many years of experience in organizational and recruitment consulting with a focus on IT & digitalization. Until 2018 responsible for recruiting, business transfers and outsourcing at a subsidiary of the Allgeier Group. As consultant she supports team hiring and integrations in start-ups, mid-sized companies and consultancies.

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

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.

Denise Linn

Consultant

Denise is Consultant in the Recruiting team. With her know-how from her work-study and her studies in German and Philosophy at the HHU, she supports us in approaching potential candidates and proactively accompanies the application process.

Johanna Sophie Jendrian

Working Student in the area of Office Management & Recruiting

Johanna is a working student in the area of office management and recruiting. In addition to her psychology studies at the University of Duisburg-Essen, she supports Brook Valley in both administrative and project-related matters. She was already able to gain relevant experience during her responsibilities in the MBA program at WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management.

Felix
Finger

MANAGING PARTNER

Founder, investor and manager. Until the beginning of 2020 managing partner of the shoe-retailer HR-Group, most recently responsible for IT, logistics and e-commerce. With transaction experience also a start-up founder and advisory board member of tech companies.

Melina Brandstetter

MANAGING PARTNER

Investor and entrepreneur. Many years of experience in recruiting and organisational consulting with a focus on IT and digitalisation. Until 2018 responsible for recruiting, business transfers and outsourcing processes at a subsidiary of the Allgeier Group.

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

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.

Fränzi
Dahmen-Ateser

EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT &
OFFICE MANAGER

Assistant, office manager and organizational talent. 7 years of experience in administrative and project-related support as management, partner and executive assistant in the consulting as well as corporate environment. Last position as assistant at Fressnapf.

Denise
Linn

Consultant

Denise is Consultant in the Recruiting team. With her know-how from her work-study and her studies in German and Philosophy at the HHU, she supports us in approaching potential candidates and proactively accompanies the application process.