Ellis Jacob (born 1953) is a Canadian business executive who serves as the president and chief executive officer of Cineplex Entertainment.
Since 1987, he has been involved in the movie theatre industry. He was the founder of Galaxy Entertainment Inc. in 1999 and has been the President and CEO of Cineplex Galaxy since November 2003. Under his leadership, he opened several movie theatres along with the expansion of arcades, restaurants and e-sports.
Early life
Jacob was born in 1953 in Calcutta, West Bengal, to Syrian-Iraqi Jewish parents, Raymond and Tryphosa.[3][4][5] He and his family immigrated to Canada in 1969 to attend his sister's wedding and remained there since.[6]