Dame Julie Claire Molloy Christie ( Molloy; born ) is a New Zealand businesswoman and television producer. She is the founder and former CEO of international television company Touchdown Productions, acquired by Dutch media company Eyeworks in 2006, and then later sold to
Warner Bros.
Biography
Christie was born in about 1962,
and grew up in
Greymouth.
She is the sister of
Leo Molloy
Leo John Molloy (born 1956) is a New Zealand businessman and former veterinarian. He has been a controversial and polarising figure for his outspoken views.
Early life
Molloy was born in the West Coast town of Moana, New Zealand, Moana. He is of ...
.
She moved to
Wellington when she was 17 and started working in newspaper journalism.
After a decade as a sports sub-editor in newspapers, Christie moved into research for broadcaster Neil Roberts at Communicado production house. She started her own company, Touchdown Productions, in 1991.
Touchdown became a major exporter of television formats to 29 countries, most notably the gameshow
''The Chair'' for ABC in the US and the BBC, and the reality gameshow
''Treasure Island''.
In the
2007 Queen's Birthday Honours
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, she was appointed an
Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to television, and in the
2017 Queen's Birthday Honours
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she was promoted to
Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to governance and the television industry.
In 2021, Christie acquired a majority shareholding in the international natural history TV makers and documentary production company
NHNZ, and changed the name to NHNZ Worldwide. She is currently CEO.
Memberships
*
Rugby World Cup 2011 – Member of the Organising Board
* New Zealand Rugby Union – Member of the Commercial Committee 2012 to 2018
*
New Zealand Trade and Enterprise – Board Member 2009 to 2015
* New Zealand Steering Group for World Expo Dubai 2020
* All Blacks Experience – Chair
*
Development West Coast
Development West Coast (DWC) is a charitable trust that operates in the West Coast region of New Zealand. DWC is the economic development agency and regional tourism organisation for the region.
Origin
Development West Coast has its origins in ...
– Deputy Chair
*
Rugby World Cup 2021
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– Organising Committee Chair
References
Place of birth missing (living people)
Living people
New Zealand television producers
New Zealand businesspeople
Dames Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit
People from Greymouth
1960s births
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