Last Updated: 30 Mar, 2024 | Views: 377
Age: 72
Profession: Business Women
Other Profession(s): CEO, Chairman
Famous For: CEO of Playboy Enterprises
Higher Education: Brandeis University
Net Worth: $30 Million Approx.
About (profile/biography)
Born on November 8, 1952, Christie Ann Hefner is a successful American businesswoman. Christie became the chairman and Formerin 1988.
Christie Hefner's Early life:
- Born in Chicago, Illinois to Mildred (Williams) and Hugh Hefner.
- At five years old, her parents separated. Her mom then remarried and they moved to Wilmette, Illinois.
Christie Hefner's Education:
- From 1964 to 1969 during her summers she attended the National Music Camp at Interlochen, Michigan.
- In 1974 she graduated with a bachelor’s degree in English and American literature from Brandeis University. She was even elected Phi Beta Kappa during her junior year.
Christie Hefner's Career:
Christie Hefner in Playboy Enterprises:
1982: Christie Hefner became president of Playboy Enterprises.
1988: She got promoted to the positions of chairman of the board and CEO, this made her the long-serving female CEO of a publicly traded company.
Christie Hefner Overseas Expansion:
She extended Playboy's magazine franchise to 25 localized foreign editions.
She acquired adult-oriented businesses such as Spice Network and ClubJenna.
Internet Expansion: For people who missed their reading material Christie led an expansion into the internet when she launched Playboy.com, which was the first national magazine to have a website.
mobile.
Licensing: To expand the Playboy brand, she went down the route of licensing
Revenue Growth: In total sales they were able to generate close to $1 billion around 80% coming from women shoppers.
Gender Diversity: And lastly, she made sure there’s diversity within her team by making sure over 40% of her executives are women.
Christie Hefner Philanthropic:
First Amendment Award: Christie Hefner established the Hugh M. Hefner First Amendment Award in honor of her father, promoting the principles of free speech.
AIDS Support: She helped raise $30 million to build the CORE Center in Chicago, the Midwest's first outpatient facility for people with AIDS.
Christie Hefner's Personal Life:
Marriage and Divorce: Christie married William A. Marovitz in 1995. At the time, he was a former Illinois state senator but now he’s a real estate developer and attorney. Things became sour between them in 2013, so they divorced — they never had kids.
Legal Issue: In 2011, her husband settled out of court with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for $168,352 after being accused of insider trading Playboy shares.
Family: She has one brother named David who works as a computer systems analyst. Her father has two half-brothers named Cooper and Marston from his marriage to Kimberley Conrad.
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