CoStar Group, Inc., the analytics leader of the commercial real estate industry, is pleased to announce the appointment of Jacques-Yves Bouchard to serve as the research director in Canada.

In this role, Bouchard will facilitate market-critical information that enables clients to make informed business decisions while serving as a mentor to research managers in the pursuit of research excellence.

According to the press release, Bouchard brings nearly eight years of leadership experience in the commercial real estate industry with a proven track record of bringing tremendous value, repeatedly demonstrating the ability to increase efficiency while helping connect customers to the information they need to reach their goals.

In his most recent position, Bouchard served as the national manager for data intelligence at Colliers International, leading the National Data Intelligence Team.

“Bouchard’s extensive and strong leadership experience will be instrumental in CoStar Canada’s continued growth,” said Lisa Ruggles, senior vice-president of global research. “With CoStar’s vision of being a centre of excellence, he will help continue to expand CoStar’s research capabilities to deliver the most value to clients.”

Bouchard graduated from Concordia University with a bachelor’s degree in economics and also completed coursework toward a master of arts in economics at McGill University.