Jeremy Moon
Photo: New Zealand Government, Office of the Governor-General, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons13

Jeremy Moon

New Zealand businessman

Jeremy Ross Moon (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.2

From Wikipedia’s article on Jeremy Moon (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born 1969.1

About

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.

Moon has served as judge for EY entrepreneur of the year, and DINZ Best Design Awards.

From Wikipedia’s article on Jeremy Moon, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.2

Companies

Early life and education

  • Date not recordedUniversity of Otago Master of Commerce3 4

Career

Occupation: businessperson.6

Personal life

  • CitizenshipNew Zealand7
  • ResidenceWellington8 9

Awards

  • 2008Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit9 10