Our people

MOTUIHE ISLAND, HAURAKI GULF, AUCKLAND

"We are icebreakers. It’s who we are, who we hire, who we attract as customers and how we work together."

Jeremy Moon, Founder

Our values

To us icebreaker is more than just a company in the business sense; it is the company we keep. At icebreaker, we attract people who want to make a difference, who share common beliefs and who, like us, have the courage to go their own way. We care about each other and believe deeply in what we are doing. We’re hard working, passionate and very human.

We are passionate achievers who work hard and play hard.

On location shoot,
Lake Wakatipu, Queenstown

We are authentic leaders who are open and honest about ourselves and others.

CEO, Greg Smith inspiring suppliers
at our vendor summit

We are active and adventurous, driven by curiosity and a deep desire to continually learn and refine a global outlook.

The New Zealand Sales
team at sales summit

Diversity

icebreaker is a global business with a global perspective, so naturally the people we hire come from all over the world and have diverse backgrounds.

New Zealand/Australia
North America
Europe

This mixing up of our talent pool not only provides amazing adventures for our people and their families, but really enables a truly global spirit and diversity of thoughts in our regions.

Female
Male
No aligned to either gender

In what is a traditionally male dominated industry; Jeremy’s first 7 employees were all women. Today this influence continues with 58% of our management level being female.

Cultural diversity

NZ/AUS 43%
North America 41%
Europe 16%

This mixing up of our talent pool not only provides amazing adventures for our people and their families, but really enables a truly global spirit and diversity of thoughts in our regions.

Women of influence

Female 58.66%
Male 41.09%
N/A 0.25%

In what is a traditionally male dominated industry; Jeremy’s first 7 employees were all women. Today this influence continues with 58% of our management level being female.

Love what I do. Do what I love. My passion is to connect people who care about our relationships with nature and each other."

Joey SungBerry

Joined: 2017
Position: Partner and Product Manager, Asia

There’s a fair amount of freedom to experiment here, that’s what excites me to get up in the morning."

Cody Hill

Joined: 2011
Position: Global Technical Infrastructure Specialist, IT

By generating ideas we were able to develop a concept which challenged customers to re-think the impact of their clothing."

Nikki O'Logan

Joined: 2014
Position: Senior Manager, Creative Design

icebreaker as a brand is still evolving constantly so it never gets boring."

Jan-Christoph Meister

Joined: 2009
Position: Wholesale Sales Manager - Germany & Austria

I’m lucky to work with such amazing people and teams around the world, all while doing better for the planet."

Janice Chow

Joined: 2017
Position: Merchandise Manager, Europe

Each office is a blend of people from around the globe. It’s awesome!"

Keith Ching

Joined: 2017
Position: Global eCommerce Product Manager

For me icebreaker is about the people I work with, a great product with strong ethics, and challenges that keep my mind alive."

Dominic Edwards

Joined: 2012
Position: Global Supply Planning Manager

Sustainability isn’t just a feature of our products, it’s in the values and design of our business.

Read our transparency report