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Igor Kesaev
Overview
- Source of Wealth
- Tobacco distribution, retail
- Industry
- Fashion & Retail
- Residence
- Moscow
- Education
- Moscow Institute of International Relations (Master)
- Marital Status
- Married
- Children
- 3
Biography
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
About
Kesaev enjoys heli-skiing and mountain climbing.