Igor Kesaev

Igor Albertovich Kesaev (; born 30 October 1966) is a Russian billionaire retail businessman. He is known as the owner and president of the Mercury Group, which owns Megapolis Group, the leading tobacco distributor in Russia. He is also an owner of weapon manufacturers and retail store chains. Kesaev has purported links with the Russian government and security forces such as the FSB and GRU. Net worth On the Forbes 2022 list of the world's billionaires, he was ranked #1196 with a net worth of US$2.6 billion. Personal life Kesaev was born in the North Ossetian city of Ordzhonikidze (now known as Vladikavkaz / Dzaudzhikau). Kesaev received a bachelor's degree from the Moscow Institute of International Relations. He lives in Moscow with his wife and three children.