Christie Hefner
Christie Hefner
Christie Ann Hefneris the former chairman and chief executive officer of Playboy Enterprises, the company created by her father, Hugh Hefner. She stepped down from her position at Playboy on January 30, 2009. She has often worked with the progressive political organization Center for American Progress. Their site describes her as having "long been involved in electing progressive candidates, advancing women, First Amendment issues, and advancing treatment for people with HIV/AIDS." She is currently executive chairman of Canyon Ranch Enterprises,...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Date of Birth8 November 1952
CountryUnited States of America
Christie Hefner quotes about
I think we're all cognizant of the fact that there are two macro trends going on here that this product is designed to respond to. One is more and more consumers are getting information and entertainment online and the other is more and more advertising dollars are going online.
In online, which skews to a young demographic, we've seen strong growth in our subscription and e-commerce business, and the group reported its first two quarters of profits in the first half.
Half of my employees are women.
Well, I grew up around the magazine and was part of a generation that was embracing our sexuality.
We knew this was going to be a challenging year in publishing, as it was for the industry.