Julie Christie To Give New Life To The Board Room

The Vision of Ministry Of Economic Development in New Zealand's board room will be lit up with the recently appointed sultry, cleavage revealing, reality TV queen, Julie Christie.

Christie's reality-TV company, Touchdown Productions, was sold to a Dutch company Eyeworks in 2006. Christie has remained as chief executive of New Zealand's Eyeworks. Touchdown produced reality shows such as Treasure Island, (contestants isolated on a Fijian island), The Chair, (contestants submitted to psychological shocks while attached to a heart monitor machine) and Miss Popularity (young female contestants voted off an outback experience). It is reported the shows have screened in 25 countries, yet it would seem they only had short seasons.

Julie won the first New Zealand Veuvu Clicquot Award for businesswomen. Veuvu Clicquot Awards have long honoured the exceptional business woman, who shows the values of Madame Clicquot's entrepreneurial drive, charisma, leadership, innovation and tenacity. Madam Clicquot, the 18th century widow, still influences every bottle of champagne sold by Veuvu Clicquot.

Julie Christie bears the same name as the 67 year-old movie legend of the film Dr. Zhivago. The film star Julie Christie was rated number 9 among the top 100 sexiest women of all time.

Speaking for the New Zealand Ministry Of Economic Development (MOED) Board Brownlee and Groser said, "Julie Christie is a successful entrepreneur based in Auckland with international linkages".

VOMOED's vision and purpose is to make New Zealand successful on the world stage and lift productivity. It is determined to make a real difference to New Zealand's economic performance, lead in partnership with key economic players, deliver innovative practical solutions to improve the business environment, ensure New Zealand is one of the best places in the world to do business and offer frank advice on what issues are important for growth.

The board has appointed two other new members, Peter Townsend, head of the Canterbury Employer's chamber of Commerce and Charles Finney, head of the Wellington Regional Chamber of Commerce.