Brainforce AG – 45 years of operational problem solving through interim management
As a pioneer of “temporary management”, the Swiss company Brainforce AG laid the foundations for the globally established method of interim management in the German-speaking countries. A look into the future promises growing demand for the coming decades.
Abidjan / Johannesburg, February 2, 2026 – Actiss Africa and Brainforce AG announce the signing of a strategic partnership agreement in Africa. This alliance aims to deploy a structured and homogeneous Interim Management offering across the entire African continent.
In an environment marked by rapid transformations, heightened governance challenges, and increased performance requirements, African companies and institutions need agile managerial solutions that are immediately operational and adapted to their contexts. Interim Management meets these needs by leading operational transformation assignments, managing complex situations, or delivering high-stakes strategic projects.
The partnership between Actiss Africa and the Brainforce Group is based on strong geographical and operational complementarity. Actiss Africa operates primarily in the countries of North and West Africa, where it has a recognized local presence and in-depth knowledge of economic and institutional environments. The Brainforce Group contributes its expertise and international network in Southern and Eastern Africa, leveraging its global footprint and experience in multicultural environments. This organization enables both players to cover the entire African continent with a coherent and integrated offering.
Beyond geographical coverage, this partnership aims to pool the efforts and resources of both groups. Our clients will thus benefit from expanded access to a pan-African and international pool of top-level executives and experts.
The two partners have also chosen to align their working methods and mission governance, in order to guarantee a high level of quality, responsiveness and security of interventions.
“This partnership with the Brainforce Group fully aligns with our ambition to structure the executive Interim Management offering in Africa and to cover the entire continent.”, says Gilles MARQUE, President of Actiss Africa.
“By combining our resources and practices, we are able to provide African companies with effective management solutions, adapted to local realities and compliant with international standards.”, emphasizes Martin SCHNEIDER, Chairman of the Brainforce Group.
The partnership is part of a shared commitment to contribute sustainably to the professionalization of executive Interim Management in Africa.
About Actiss Africa: Actiss Africa is a specialist in Interim Management, supporting African companies and institutions during phases of transformation, growth and the management of complex situations. Founded in 2017 as a spin-off of Actiss Partners (founded in 2004), the company has carried out more than 300 assignments in Africa and Europe. Actiss Africa is present in Abidjan, Dakar, Casablanca and Paris, and is a founding member of France Transition, an administrator of the Institut de Formation au Management de Transition (IFMT), and a member of the international IXPA network.
About Brainforce: The Swiss BRAINFORCE Group, funded in 1979 is a leading global interim management provider with 14 fully-owned subsidiaries globally, including in South Africa since 2008. BRAINFORCE has been providing core operational competencies in interim management and project management for bridging solutions, restructuring/transformation, succession planning, post-merger integration and international expansion. More than 6.500 carefully selected senior Interim Managers. More than 4’500 assignments completed. In addition, BRAINFORCE brings specific know-how and methodology to medium-sized companies within the framework of its E.X.P.E.R.T.3-Solutions® thanks to leadership experience.
Contact:
BRAINFORCE AG, Zurich/Switzerland
Pascale Kuenzi
Management@brainforce-ag.com
About BRAINFORCE AG (www.brainforce-ag.com):
The Swiss BRAINFORCE Group, headquartered in Zurich, is a leading global interim management provider with its own subsidiaries in Germany, Austria, Portugal, the Baltics, Russia, South Africa, Thailand, the Philippines, China, and Japan. Since 1979, BRAINFORCE has been providing core operational competencies in interim management and project management for bridging solutions, restructuring, succession planning, post-merger integration and in-ternational expansion. In addition, BRAINFORCE brings specific know-how and methodology to medium-sized com-panies within the framework of its E.X.P.E.R.T.3-Solutions® thanks to leadership experience.
The international BRAINFORCE M.A.S.T.E.R.3-Pool® consists of more than 6,500 carefully selected and specialized Interim Managers, Project Managers and Experts with sound, long-term management, or specialist function experi-ence, who can be deployed at short notice.
Further information:
BRAINFORCE AG, Ms. Pascale Künzi, phone +41 44 448 41 41, email: pascale.kuenzi@brainforce-ag.com.