When we talk about Alexei Mordashov, we are talking about one of the wealthiest
men alive who happen to own expensive superyachts. Of course, just like you,
many people do not know about this super wealthy man, but that's just fine because today you will
be diving deep into who he is, his background and of course his new SuperYacht: NORD.
If there is one thing that you need to know before continuing with this video,
it is that many of the wealthiest men alive own yachts of their own. However, those yachts differ
in their sophistication, and this you can easily tell from the prices that are pegged with them.
A few other world classed billionaires that recently acquired superyachts
include Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates amongst many others.
In today's video, we will be unraveling some facts about the personality of Alexei Mordashov and his
superyacht, so let's get into it Let's get to it already.
Alexei Mordashov was born in 1965 into a family of steel working parents. If there is anything
that this shows you, it is that he grew up in an average home, but he managed to struggle his way
through until he eventually found the kind of wealth that distinguished him from his peers.
He studied at Leningrad Engineering Economical Institute, and subsequently, he went on to study
at Northumbria University in the United Kingdom for his MBA. Currently, he is married to Marina,
and their union is blessed with two amazing kids. Before his coming to limelight, he was originally
a finance director at a steel plant in Russia, and after a while when he was able to gather
enough money to buy a substantive number of shares, he bought some in this same
Company where he was later promoted to Chief Executive Officer. The Company
continued growing and became Severstal Group, a company that focuses on the steel industry.
At the moment, he is the chairman of the World Steel Association,
and also a top shareholder in Rossiya Bank. Overtime, he became a world known Russian
billionaire, and it was discovered much later that he was the owner of the Superyacht: Lady M.
Later on, it was also discovered that he is the owner of the 139 Lurssen project:
Nord, his latest acquisition. Nord happens to be the yacht that has put Alexei Mordashov in
the map for many people, and the reason was the unbelievable price tag that he paid for
this megayacht. Word has it that the yacht was specially designed to suit his taste,
and that is something that only a certain class of wealth can do.
Severstal Group is currently known as a top-rated Company that deals in steel and mining,
and he is currently the Chairman of the Holding Company, as well as a majority shareholder. What
this simply connotes is that he has more rights at the Company than many other shareholders.
In much recent times, Severstal has been described as being Russia's largest producer of iron ore and
coking coal, and for this reason, the Company produces long, flat and steel pipes. Also,
most of the products that are made by the Company are for automobiles, constructions,
machinery and also the oil and gas industry. Because of the high productivity rate of the
Company, it has operations in many countries, like Russia, Latvia, Poland, Liberia and Italy.
In the year 2018, Severstal was stated to have generated $7 billion in revenue,
and there is no other reason for this other than its large workforce of about 52,000 employees.
Alexei Mordashov is known for his philanthropic acts, and this is alongside the fact that he
is a profound investor in Tele2 Russia, Power machines, TUI and Bank Rossiya. If this doesn't
paint the picture of who he is, you should already know by now that he is a wealthy man,
he has a lot of power in Russia. Recently, he donated the amazing amount of $50,000,000 through
Severstal, which might give you a hint on just how much money he is really worth as an individual
if he is willing to donate that much through the company that pays his salary.
In case you are wondering how much this dynamic man is worth,
he is estimated to worth about twenty-nine billion dollars, making him the richest man in Russia.
There are other aspects of him that make him worthy of the many accolades that he receives,
and one of the most interesting ones is that he has an intimate friendship with Russian's
political leader, Vladimir Putin; and because of the affinity that he shares with the president,
he moved the majority of his investments from the United States of America to Russia in the
year 2015. This was immediately after an advice from the president to stay away from unprofitable
ventures. The unprofitable venture that he meant at that time was his investments in America,
and although this is a story for another day, Alexei listened to
Putin, and his investments were brought back home to Russia.
One aspect of Alexei that is rarely spoken about is the location of his main residence.
However, when it comes to the home of Alexei Mordashov, word has it that Alexei is one of
the few wealthy people who do not own a large house in the Southern part of France or Florida.
He currently resides in Barvihka in Moscow, with his wife and their two kids, and you are
wrong if you think that he owns one of those many luxurious castles that you find in this region.
A quick research on him shows that Mordashov is most of the time found on his yacht,
giving the hint that one of the wealthiest humans alive could be living in a moving yacht.
If you were to do a quick research on Barvikha, you would know that it is one out of many rich
suburbs in Moscow. It is an area where it is known that the richest people in Moscow live,
but at the moment, not much is said about any other home that is owned by Mordashov.
Now let's go deep into the megayacht details. It was designed by Nuvolari Lenard,
and it was built by Lurssen, a company that has been getting a lot of attention
recently since they have built some of the superyachts of the wealthiest people on earth,
this includes Jeff Bezos's Flying Fox Megayacht, which in my opinion is an absolute masterpiece.
Back to Nord, With a 20 knots maximum speed, the yacht's engines prove its efficacy beyond
the normal yacht that you could find around the water bodies in Russia.
The way that the yacht Nord was built is such that it can accommodate as much as 30 guests,
and over 39 crew members, and with an interior space which was designed by Nuvolari Lenard, you
already know that it was made to beat the standard of typical ostensible yachts that you find around.
There are also store houses for numerous boats on the yacht, and they for sure come in handy should
the billionaire want to have some swell time with his guests at the low tidal region of Russia.
The hull of the superyacht is made of steel, while the superstructure is made of aluminum with teak
laid decks. Some common perks that you would find in this amazing yacht include speed stabilizers,
a gym, a swimming pool, movie theatre, a beach club, spa room, underwater lights,
beauty salon, and many other fittings that would make it more than comfortable for one
of the richest men alive. But that's not all... On this yacht, there are two helicopter landing
pads; while one is at the top deck, the other is on the bow. Presently, the yacht is valued at a
whopping $500,000,000... Which is the price tag that Mordashov recently paid for it.
Another specially amazing feature that you will find in this amazing ostensible asset
is that it has a hatch opening on the side of it which houses a fast boat; and when you see
the opening, you will quickly understand that it is an emergency get-off point just in case there