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Boat Rocker Media Appoints Entertainment Industry Veteran Ellis Jacob to its Board of Directors
Boat Rocker Media Appoints Entertainment Industry Veteran Ellis Jacob to its Board of Dir...
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \n \n \n Boat Rocker Media Appoints Entertainment Industry Veteran Ellis Jacob to its Board of Directors\n \n \n /* Style Definitions */\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Canada NewsWire\n \n \n \n \n \n \n TORONTO\n \n \n ,\n \n \n Feb. 1, 2022\n \n \n /CNW/ - Boat Rocker Media Inc. (\"Boat Rocker\" or the \"Company\") (TSX: BRMI), an independent, integrated global entertainment company, announced today that it has appointed\n \n Ellis Jacob\n \n , President and CEO of Cineplex Inc., as an independent director to its board, effective\n \n February 1, 2022\n \n .\n \n \n \"We are thrilled to welcome Ellis to the Boat Rocker board,\" said\n \n David Fortier\n \n and\n \n Ivan Schneeberg\n \n , Co-Executive Chairmen of Boat Rocker Media and Co-Chairmen, Boat Rocker Studios. \"His extensive public company, M&A, integration, and overall entertainment industry expertise will be invaluable as we execute on our growth strategy. Adding a new, independent board member ensures we have an increasingly diverse range of viewpoints and skill sets to draw on as we continue to build Boat Rocker for this next exciting phase in our evolution.\"\n \n \n \"This is an incredibly dynamic time to be in the entertainment industry. With so much change and so many new opportunities, Boat Rocker is uniquely positioned to capitalize on both. I look forward to supporting Boat Rocker as it charts its new path forward as a public company,\" said\n \n Ellis Jacob\n \n .\n \n \n Mr. Jacob has been a leading force in the entertainment industry for more than three decades. He is currently the President and CEO of Cineplex Inc., a position he has held for nearly 20 years. Prior to that, he was co-founder and CEO of Galaxy and Head of Integration at Alliance Atlantis Communications Inc. From 1987 to 1998, he held several senior financial and operational positions with Cineplex Odeon Corporation. In addition to serving on the Cineplex Board, Mr. Jacob is a director of the board of ASM Global and was previously a director and member of the Audit and Risk Committee of Rogers Communication Inc. and a director ...