IS this the perfect North-East boss?

Antipodean entertainer Kylie Minogue was voted the ideal figure to head up a company, according to a poll of North-East businesses.

In a survey undertaken on behalf of npower's customer service team based in Peterlee, County Durham, and Thornaby, near Stockton people in the North-East were asked to choose who, when it came to work, they would most want to call The Boss.

Previous Rear of the Year winner, Kylie, won with one in four citing the aussie superstar as the ultimate boss.

Her one time showbiz beau, Robbie, was a close second, grabbing 22 per cent of the vote, while the most famous boss from Slough and the star of The Office, David Brent, notched up eight per cent, equalling the vote of Michael Jackson.