Boat Rocker Media Adds Ellis Jacob to Board of Directors

Boat Rocker Media has appointed Ellis Jacob, president and CEO of Cineplex, as an independent director to its board.

“We are thrilled to welcome Ellis to the Boat Rocker board,” said David Fortier and Ivan Schneeberg, co-executive chairmen of Boat Rocker Media and co-chairmen of 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 skillsets to draw on as we continue to build Boat Rocker for this next exciting phase in our evolution.”

Jacob added: “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.”

Jacob has served as president and CEO of Cineplex for nearly 20 years. Prior to that, he was co-founder and CEO of Galaxy and head of integration at Alliance Atlantis Communications. In addition to serving on the Cineplex Board, 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 and a director and member of the Audit Committee of the Toronto International Film Festival.