Igor Kesaev
$4.5B
Born
Oct 30, 1966
Age
59
Source of Wealth
Tobacco distribution, retail
Residence
Moscow,
Citizenship
Russia
Marital Status
Married
Children
3
Education
Master, Moscow Institute of International Relations
- Megapolis, the company established by retail magnate Igor Kesaev and his partner Sergei Katsiev, controls 70% of Russia's cigarette market.
- Philip Morris and Japan Tobacco International bought 40% of Megapolis for $1.5 billion in 2013 in one of the biggest deals in the Russian consumer market.
- In 2019, he merged his Dixy supermarket chain with a chain of alcohol stores Krasnoe & Beloe to create one of the largest retailers in Russia.
- He founded Mercury, which began as a food and alcohol importer, in 1991.
- Kesaev was sanctioned by EU and U.K. in April 2022
- Kesaev enjoys heli-skiing and mountain climbing.
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