Mark Jaccom, CEO of Colliers
From the July issue: Mark Jaccom is trying to poach brokers from rival firms, and he seems to want everybody to know it.
Sitting at the head of a large conference table in the Madison Avenue headquarters of Colliers International Tri-State last month, Jaccom held up a two-page spread imprinted with a baseball diamond, and smiled. Next to each base were the corporate logos of firms like CBRE, Cushman & Wakefield and Newmark. Next to each logo: a name.
“If they’re on first base, we’re starting to talk,” said Jaccom, the pugnacious, 55-year-old CEO of Colliers’ Tri-State operations. “At second, they’re really interested. And at third base, we’re in contract. I have 20 contracts out. And I’m talking to another 30.”
These are busy times at Colliers Tri-State’s offices, which Jaccom and his corporate partners in Toronto have vowed to grow along with the rest of the international firm into a powerhouse that can compete with the biggest industry players. [more]
