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New Zealand businessman

Jeremy MoonMNZM
Moon in 2008
BornJeremy Ross Moon
1969
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. Moon used $25,000 to found the business, making garments from New Zealand merino wool.

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

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

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. ^ 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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