Brande Management

In contrast to household name AMS, only those with strong business or political backgrounds have really heard of Brande Management, although chances are better of having heard of one of its many subsidiaries. Brande Management is a diversified holding company, specializing in acquiring and maintaining a portfolio of subsidiaries and corporate clients who make use of Brande’s management, support, and security services. Brande’s two largest areas of interest are in energy and security. They control a wide variety of mining, drilling, and refinery assets for the production of fossil fuels and petrochemicals but are also invested in alternative energies. The company’s private security force is larger than the armies of many nations, and are regularly hired out to provide security to private and corporate clients as well as Brande Management subsidiaries. Brande’s subsidiaries are too numerous to describe in detail, but include real estate holdings, shipping, construction and contracting, building and property management, trucking, delivery services, and plastics production. The company also shows a strong interest in acquiring promising research start-ups and tech companies. One example is Kinettix, the Emerald City company that developed the Kinetic Deflector project, which led to the creation of Kid Robot. Brande poured considerable resources into the legal case to claim Kid Robot was Kinettix property based on the work of Dr. Natalie Hallemier. In the end, the courts ruled against them and Kid Robot was accorded legal status as an individual and U.S. citizen. Unsurprisingly, Brande Management has been involved in other legal cases and investigations related to both its energy production and security services branches, but no criminal charges have ever been brought. Former Brande Management executives occupy various state and national political offices in the United States and Canada (where the company’s primary management is located). Brande Management corporate headquarters is in Emerald City, with subsidiary offices in cities around the world, overseeing the company’s assets. The company’s net income is around three billion dollars annually, with total assets of nearly five times that amount. The current CEO of Brande Management is Norville Barnes, a corporate dynamo who rose through the ranks as a junior executive before earning the corner office and the trust of the board of directors. A capable “hands-on” manager, Barnes is considered a likely candidate to run for office after he decides to leave his current position with Brande.