Christie Hefner

Christie Hefner 2007

Christie Ann Hefner (born November 8, 1952 in Chicago ) is an American entrepreneur . She was CEO of Playboy Enterprises and is the daughter of the late Playboy founder Hugh Hefner .

Career

Christie Ann Hefner studied English and American literature at Brandeis University . She joined her father's company in 1977 and finally became chairman of the board in 1988. Under her leadership, the company opened up the new media, especially through websites such as B. Adult.com.

Hefner also made a name for herself as a philanthropist in the United States . So she supported z. B. A foundation for HIV patients with US $ 30 million . In the Forbes list of the most influential women, Hefner was in the top 100 in 2005, 2006 and 2007, and she is also involved in the Think Tank Center for American Progress .

In December 2008, Hefner announced that she would be stepping down from the management team on January 31, 2009.

literature

• Christie Ann Hefner , in: Internationales Biographisches Archiv 32/2008 from August 5, 2008, in the Munzinger archive ( beginning of article freely available)

Web links

• Interview and biography in the FAZ

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Report on the takeover of the Internet company ( Memento of the original from October 15, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
2. ↑ Report on their commitment against AIDS
3. ↑ Report of the Association of German Magazine Publishers ( Memento of the original from January 11, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
4. ↑ Report on Marketwatch.com