Jeremy Moon (entrepreneur)

Jeremy Moon
MNZM
Moon in 2008
Born
Jeremy Ross Moon

1969[1][2]
NationalityNew Zealander
Occupations
  • Businessman
  • entrepreneur
Years active1995–2018
Known forFounder of Icebreaker
RelativesAlexander McGeorge (great-grandfather)

Jeremy Ross Moon MNZM (born 1969) is a New Zealand businessman and entrepreneur who founded the clothing manufacturer Icebreaker in 1995.[3] Moon used $25,000 to found the business, making garments from New Zealand merino wool.[4]

Icebreaker was purchased by VF Corporation, a NYSE-listed entity, in 2018 for NZ$288 million. Moon received NZ$95 million from the sale.[5]

In the 2008 Queen's Birthday Honours, Moon was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to business.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Jeremy Moon | Biography & Launching Icebreaker". jeremymoon.me. Archived from the original on 16 January 2022. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
  2. ^ De Boni, Dita (14 November 2023). "Jeremy Moon's 2nd startup about to hit US premium petfood market". NBR. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
  3. ^ "Jeremy Moon". JeremyMoon.me. 9 April 2018. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
  4. ^ a b Winter, Chloe (10 April 2018). "How Icebreaker founder Jeremy Moon turned $25,000 into $288 million". Stuff. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
  5. ^ Shaw, Aimee (9 April 2018). "Jeremy Moon pockets $95 million from sale of merino clothing company Icebreaker". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 29 October 2018.


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