Jeremy Moon (entrepreneur) explained

Jeremy Moon
Birth Name:Jeremy Ross Moon
Birth Date:1969[1] [2]
Nationality:New Zealander
Years Active:1995–2018
Known For:Founder of Icebreaker
Relatives:Alexander McGeorge (great-grandfather)

Jeremy Ross Moon (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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jeremy Moon Biography & Launching Icebreaker . jeremymoon.me . 2019-09-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220116001425/http://jeremymoon.me/jeremys_biography.html . 16 January 2022 . dead.
  2. News: Jeremy Moon’s 2nd startup about to hit US premium petfood market . 14 November 2023 . Dita . De Boni . . 26 November 2023.
  3. Web site: Jeremy Moon. 9 April 2018. JeremyMoon.me. 29 October 2018.
  4. News: How Icebreaker founder Jeremy Moon turned $25,000 into $288 million . Chloe . Winter . 10 April 2018 . . 29 October 2018.
  5. News: Jeremy Moon pockets $95 million from sale of merino clothing company Icebreaker . Aimee . Shaw . 9 April 2018. . 29 October 2018.

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