ABOUT SALAH

“Salah co-owned Famous Players Media with Famous Players Paramount and Viacom. Salah is innovative and passionate and a great leader and motivator. Salah champions diversity and inclusion in everything he does. It has never been an afterthought. People want to work and be associated with him. And best of all, he always over-delivered from the very first month we were in business together.”

John Bailey President and CEO of Famous Players Theatres

"I am in constant awe of you. You don’t hesitate to say what you believe to those in power, and to those who most need to hear the truth. You always do what is right even when it’s hard to do. We could all use a bit of your courage, a bit of your belief in ourselves and a lot more of your flair! Congrats on your book. The stories of your experiences are incredible. Your purpose is inspiring and meaningful to all who most need a voice.”

Arlene Dickinson, Business Executive, Author and TV dragon 

“I've never met anyone like Salah Bachir. He's generous in every way and encourages others to be generous as well. His beneficence is incredible and our patients at St. Joseph's receive better care thanks to him. Salah Bachir has improved care for so many people who use St. Joseph's Health Centre. He's single-handedly raised the funds needed to create a new dialysis centre and transform a second one, in addition to supporting many other areas of care. His support can be felt in every corridor of our hospital.”

Maria Dyck, President and CEO, St. Joseph's Health Centre Foundation

“Salah is one of the most extraordinary people I have ever worked with. He has absolute clarity of vision, enormous drive, and the ability to marshal those around him to achieve the desired goal. He makes deep, lasting connections with people from all walks of life. I have never seen Salah fail at anything he has attempted - and some of his goals have been audacious. Put simply, he is an inspiration.”

Nancy Lockhart, Director, Choice Properties REIT; Director, George Weston Limited;

Former CEO, Frum Development Corp

“I've known Salah for almost thirty years and over that time have worked on a wide variety of board committees and fundraising committees and always found Salah the most innovative and articulate leader in these discussions. He is very smart, very focused on the end objective and always inclusive and thoughtful in his advice and leadership. Salah would be my choice on any situation dealing with challenging issues. He is particularly a value-added because he always has an innovative and practical approach, undoubtedly stemming from his years as a successful entrepreneur.”

Andy Pringle, President, Principal – RPIA & Former Toronto Polices Services Board Chair

“When I met Salah Bachir, I was deeply impressed, like everyone else, by his wit, charm, style, intelligence, generosity, and graciousness as a host. As I have gotten to know Salah, I understand that the deep essence of all those bon vivant characteristics is a fierce intelligence focused on the compassionate understanding of people and providing the space for the expression of their authentic selves.”

Dr. Elizabeth Tunstall, First Black Dean of a Faculty of Design in the World

“Salah is swift to get to the issues and brilliant with the solutions. We've worked on many projects together and especially proud of how together (Scotiabank and Cineplex) we created and launched the Scene Loyalty Program. There are no half measures with Salah - if it's worth doing, then his MO is to crush it. And he's an excellent mentor.”

Rick White, Former Vice President Marketing, Scotiabank, Chief Marketing Officer, Stronach group