Julie Christie

Julie Christie, DNZM, is one of New Zealand's most successful television producers. She built her company, Touchdown Productions, into the country's leading exporter of programme formats. In 2006 she sold Touchdown to global company Eyeworks in a multi-million dollar deal; she stayed on as managing director until 2012. A decade later she bought factual television company NHNZ.

The best thing I ever did was decide to make television in New Zealand, not New Zealand television. I developed a global business. Today, that’s the best way to approach business from day one. With today’s connectivity it’s a lot easier. Julie Christie, in an interview with website NZBusiness, 11 February 2018