Farner strengthens cooperation with Metaplan in Switzerland
Together with its long-standing partner Metaplan, Farner is strengthening its offerings at the intersection of communications consulting and strategy and organizational consulting. Metaplan now also has its own office in Zurich.
According to Farner, the need for strategy and organizational consulting is greater today than ever before: All companies are increasingly confronted with often fundamental questions about their business models, working methods and management structures. The consulting firm Metaplan has been positioned in these areas for 50 years.
Metaplan has also been active in Switzerland for a long time and has been represented by Farner as an exclusive partner since 2015. With Metaplan AG für Planung und Organisation, founded in Zurich in August, the consulting firm is now also directly present in the Swiss market. Leadership Advisor Andreas Oertli serves as a board member. "I know the complex challenges of Swiss companies from many different mandates," says Oertli "With Metaplan we offer them a unique and at the same time proven approach to find solutions for even the most demanding issues, for example in the context of strategy change or acquisitions."
"As metaplanners, we look at our clients' issues with a special, organizational sociological eye," explains Kai Matthiesen, Managing Partner of Metaplan. "This fundamentally distinguishes us from other management consultants."
More intensive cooperation
Farner and Metaplan will intensify their collaboration to provide comprehensive support to Swiss clients at the interface of strategy, change and communications. "The boundaries between strategic and communications issues are fluid today," says Tanja Passow, head of Farner's Change Unit. "Strategy, organization, brand, identity, reputation, culture, change - the most successful team is the one that thinks these issues together from the start."
