Evgeniy Kochman Net Worth 2026: Estimated Wealth & Assets

Evgeniy Borisovich Kochman is the Monaco-based founder and CEO of Imperial Yachts SARL, a superyacht brokerage and management firm registered at Ermanno Palace, 27 Boulevard Albert I, Monaco. This identification is supported by a SuperyachtTimes feature, 'Insight: behind-the-scenes with Imperial's CEO: Evgeniy Kochman, SuperyachtTimes', which profiles him as Imperial's founder and CEO Insight: behind-the-scenes with Imperial's CEO: Evgeniy Kochman — SuperyachtTimes. As of August 2026, no public asset declaration or verified wealth disclosure exists for Kochman personally, and any net worth estimate must be treated as a range built on indirect evidence. Based on the scale of Imperial Yachts' documented transaction history, its multi-office structure, the known brokerage economics of the superyacht sector, and the corporate footprint confirmed in sanctions filings, a conservative working estimate places Kochman's personal net worth somewhere between USD 30 million and USD 120 million, with a central working figure near USD 60–70 million. That range carries significant uncertainty and should not be read as a confirmed figure.

Who exactly is Evgeniy Kochman? Disambiguation first

Before getting into the numbers, it is worth being precise about identity, because the name Evgeniy (also spelled Evgenii or Evgeny) Kochman is not unique. At least three distinct individuals share close name variants, and conflating them would be a meaningful error.

The subject of this profile is Evgeniy Borisovich Kochman, date of birth 25 August 1980, Russian tax identification number 770465009803, holding nationalities in Russia, Monaco, and France. He was added to the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) Specially Designated Nationals list on 2 June 2022 under Executive Order 14024, which targets individuals and entities connected to Russia's destabilizing activities. SuperyachtNews reported Imperial Yachts and its CEO Evgeniy Kochman were sanctioned by OFAC on 2 June 2022 and that the company issued a public response documented in the trade press SuperyachtNews reported Imperial Yachts and its CEO Evgeniy Kochman were sanctioned by OFAC on 2 June 2022 and that the company issued a public response documented in the trade press.. OFAC's listing confirms his role as the controlling figure behind Imperial Yachts SARL (also recorded as Imperial Yachts Ltd / Imperial Yachts Limited, OFAC SDN ID 37218, registration number 08S04803, Monaco).

A second individual named Evgeni Kochman appears in World Economic Forum contributor records as a Partner at McKinsey and Company. That person is a management consultant with no documented connection to the superyacht industry or Imperial Yachts, and the WEF author profile is entirely separate from this profile's subject.

A third online presence, the commercial website evgeniykochman.com, presents an 'Evgeniy Kochman' as a real estate investor and advisor working across Europe, Asia, and Brazil, currently based in Cyprus. That site carries no corporate filing links, no registration records, and no traceable connection to Imperial Yachts SARL. It may be a personal branding exercise or an entirely different individual. Readers researching the sanctioned Imperial Yachts founder should not rely on that website as a primary source.

Throughout this article, 'Kochman' refers exclusively to Evgeniy Borisovich Kochman (DOB 25 Aug 1980), the Imperial Yachts CEO identified in OFAC, SDNY court filings, and trade press.

Net worth estimate in brief

The wide range reflects a fundamental limitation: Kochman is a private individual operating through Monaco and Cyprus holding structures, neither of which requires public asset disclosure at the individual level. The figures above are analyst estimates built on observable business data, not a verified declaration.

Asset-by-asset breakdown

Imperial Yachts SARL: the core business interest

Imperial Yachts SARL is Kochman's primary documented asset. The company is structured as a Société à Responsabilité Limitée under Monaco law, with a registered share capital of EUR 15,000 (as noted in Journal de Monaco corporate notices including entries published as recently as 2025). The nominal capital figure is standard for a Monaco SARL and bears no relationship to enterprise value. The meaningful question is what the business is actually worth.

Imperial Yachts operated as one of the more prominent superyacht management and brokerage houses serving the ultra-high-net-worth Russian client base. Trade press and industry interviews, including coverage in SuperyachtTimes and Boat International, credit Imperial with owner's representative and brokerage roles on some of the largest yachts ever built: Flying Fox (a 136-metre Lürssen, one of the world's largest private yachts), Hadar (a 447-foot Lürssen), and Event (an Amels 60, with Imperial credited as broker on the 2013 sale). In the superyacht sector, brokerage fees for vessels in the 80-metre-plus range typically run between 5 and 10 percent of transaction value. A single sale of a yacht valued at USD 200–400 million generates USD 10–40 million in gross commission. Owner's representative contracts on new builds of comparable scale carry annual management fees in the USD 1–5 million range per vessel.

Estimating Imperial's enterprise value requires assumptions about revenue run-rate and a market multiple. Based on the documented transaction portfolio, an estimated revenue figure of USD 15–40 million per year (pre-2022) is plausible at the upper bound of a mid-sized superyacht firm. Applying a modest 3–5x EBITDA multiple (appropriate for a private, operationally dependent service firm) suggests an enterprise value of roughly USD 20–60 million. Post-sanctions (June 2022 onward), the business has faced severe disruption: Western clients and counterparties are legally prohibited from transacting with Imperial, and the firm's ability to collect fees or close sales in hard-currency markets has been materially impaired. The post-sanctions value is likely a fraction of its 2021 peak.

Associated Russian entities

OFAC's June 2022 designation lists several Russian-registered entities alongside Kochman and Imperial: OOO Nord Marin Inzhiniring, OOO Nord Marine, and OOO Yakht-Treid, all Russian limited liability companies. These entities appear to represent the Russian operational arms of Imperial's network, likely handling crew management, technical management, or local agency functions for Russian-flagged or Russian-crewed vessels. No public Russian corporate disclosure (for example, through the Federal Tax Service's EGRUL registry, which is publicly searchable in principle) has produced revenue or asset figures for these entities that I have been able to independently verify for this profile. They are treated as operationally significant but of uncertain standalone value.

Ironstone Marine Investments (Cyprus)

OFAC's designation also names Ironstone Marine Investments, a Cyprus-registered entity (Limassol, IMO/identifier 3001731) linked to Kochman. Cyprus holding structures are a standard feature of post-Soviet business architecture, used to hold equity in operating companies or real property at a remove from direct beneficial ownership. Without access to the Cyprus Registrar of Companies' beneficial ownership disclosures (which became more accessible after EU reforms but remain inconsistently enforced for pre-2022 entities), the precise assets held inside Ironstone cannot be confirmed. It is treated in this analysis as a holding vehicle whose value is subsumed within the broader Imperial Yachts enterprise estimate.

Real estate

Kochman holds nationality in Monaco and France, suggesting residential or investment property in at least one of those jurisdictions. Monaco property prices are among the highest in the world, with prime addresses exceeding EUR 50,000–100,000 per square metre. A typical executive residence in Monaco (100–200 square metres) would carry a market value of EUR 5–20 million. No specific property registry records have surfaced in public reporting. French property, particularly in the Côte d'Azur corridor which is the natural satellite market for Monaco-based superyacht professionals, could add EUR 1–5 million. These are illustrative estimates only; no deed or cadastral record confirming Kochman's direct property ownership has been identified in this research.

Liquid assets, salary, and personal income

As CEO and founder of a privately held company, Kochman's compensation would have been structured through a combination of salary, dividends, and carried interest on transactions. For a firm of Imperial's documented scale, a pre-sanctions annual draw of USD 2–5 million (cash compensation plus distributions) would not be unusual by Monaco standards. No payroll disclosures or dividend records are publicly available. Liquid asset accumulation over roughly 15 years of operating at this level (approximately 2007–2022) could plausibly total USD 15–40 million, depending heavily on reinvestment decisions, personal spending, and the proportion of profits retained in corporate structures rather than distributed.

Endorsements and personal investments

No documented commercial endorsements or named personal investment positions have appeared in public filings, press reports, or court records. Kochman's public profile is entirely business-focused: the Imperial brand is the vehicle. This absence does not mean such assets do not exist, but they cannot be estimated with any defensible methodology and are excluded from the central case.

Liabilities and sanctions-related impairments

The sanctions designation is not merely reputational. It creates concrete financial impairments: USD-denominated bank accounts and transactions are frozen or blocked; EU-based assets are subject to asset freeze under corresponding EU regulations; counterparties in sanctioned jurisdictions face secondary risk. The practical result is that a meaningful portion of Kochman's pre-2022 liquid wealth may now be either frozen, inaccessible, or stranded in jurisdictions where enforcement is limited. Ongoing litigation costs (the SDNY Amadea forfeiture proceedings name Imperial/Kochman in filings) add further liability uncertainty. I treat the post-sanctions liability haircut as a 30–50 percent reduction on the gross pre-sanctions estimate, which is reflected in the central case range.

Career timeline and wealth-building transactions

1. Pre-2007: Kochman's early career background is not documented in public records beyond his Russian nationality and eventual Monaco/France residency. His birth year (1980) suggests he was in his mid-to-late twenties when Imperial Yachts was founded, consistent with an entrepreneurial entry into the yachting sector rather than a lengthy corporate career.
2. 2008: Journal de Monaco corporate notices confirm Imperial Yachts SARL was an active Monaco-registered entity by at least Journal n°7882 (2008), establishing the Monaco presence during the peak of pre-financial-crisis superyacht demand among Russian oligarchs.
3. 2010–2015: Imperial establishes itself as a significant owner's representative and management firm for ultra-large superyachts. The brokerage sale of Amels 60 'Event' (2013), documented in SuperyachtTimes project files, is among the verifiable transaction credits. During this period, the Russian ultra-HNWI client base was expanding rapidly, and Monaco-based firms with Russian-speaking CEOs occupied a privileged intermediary position.
4. 2015–2019: Imperial is credited as owner's representative on Flying Fox (Lürssen, 136m, delivered 2019), one of the most expensive private yachts of its era. Project management fees on a build of this scale, typically running over multiple years, represent a multi-million-dollar revenue stream. Kochman is quoted as CEO in Boat International coverage of the project.
5. 2020–2021: Pre-sanctions peak. Imperial is described in trade press as a multi-office operation with a significant global fleet under management. The Hadar (447-foot Lürssen) project is also associated with Imperial during this period.
6. June 2, 2022: OFAC designates Kochman and Imperial Yachts under EO14024. The EU, UK, Canada, Switzerland, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, and Ukraine follow with coordinated listings. The designation cites Imperial's role in providing yacht management and charter services to sanctioned Russian nationals. This date represents a hard break in the firm's ability to operate in Western markets.
7. 2022–2024: SDNY civil forfeiture proceedings targeting M/Y Amadea name Imperial and Kochman in court filings and notices, extending Kochman's legal exposure into U.S. federal court. Imperial issues public responses to sanctions coverage (reported in SuperyachtNews), disputing characterizations but not the core facts of the designation.
8. 2025–2026: Journal de Monaco entries for 2025 confirm Imperial Yachts SARL remains a registered Monaco entity, but Western market activity has effectively ceased under sanctions enforcement. The company's operational status in non-Western markets (UAE, Southeast Asia) is not documented in available public records.

Primary evidence and verifiable sources

This profile is built on a layered evidence base. Readers and researchers can verify the core facts through the following primary sources, all of which are publicly accessible.

• OFAC SDN List entry for Kochman, Evgeniy Borisovich: searchable at the U.S. Treasury's sanctions search portal; the full entry includes DOB, nationalities, Russian tax ID, linked entities, and addresses. The June 2, 2022 Federal Register notice (public inspection) reproduces the same data.
• Journal de Monaco: Monaco's official government gazette publishes corporate formation and administrative notices for Monaco-registered entities including Imperial Yachts SARL. Journal n°7882 (2008) and Journal n°8762 (2025) are among the relevant issues.
• OpenSanctions database: aggregates OFAC, EU, UK, and other sanctions lists with cross-referenced entity records. The Imperial Yachts entry (SDN ID 37218) includes registration numbers, alternate names, and linked addresses.
• Ukraine war-sanctions registry (war-sanctions.gur.gov.ua): maintains a consolidated entry for Kochman listing jurisdictions that have designated him and noting his role as Imperial Yachts founder/CEO.
• SDNY federal docket: United States of America v. M/Y Amadea proceedings are searchable via Justia Dockets and the PACER system. Court filings and the judgment of forfeiture name Kochman and Imperial in relevant notices.
• SuperyachtTimes CEO interview: available in the SuperyachtTimes archive; Kochman is identified by name and title with Imperial Yachts, providing industry-verified identity confirmation.
• Boat International and SuperyachtNews project coverage: trade press records of Imperial's owner's representative roles on Flying Fox, Hadar, and Event provide the transaction-level evidence underlying revenue estimates.
• Japan Ministry of Finance and Swiss SECO consolidated lists: reproduce the OFAC designation data and confirm multi-jurisdictional scope of the asset freeze.

How the estimate was calculated: methodology and uncertainty

I want to be direct about what this estimate is and is not. There is no public asset declaration, no court-ordered disclosure of Kochman's personal balance sheet, and no leaked financial document that I have relied on here. The estimate is a structured inference built from three inputs: observable business-level economics, sector benchmarks, and a haircut for post-sanctions impairment.

Step one was revenue estimation. Using documented brokerage credits (Flying Fox, Hadar, Event, and the broader described fleet), I applied standard superyacht brokerage economics (5–10 percent of sale price for central agency brokerage; USD 1–5 million per annum for owner's representative on large new builds) to derive a plausible revenue band of USD 15–40 million per year for Imperial at its peak. This is inherently uncertain because transaction volumes and exact commission structures are not public.

Step two was enterprise valuation. Applying a 3–5x EBITDA multiple (conservative for a private, principal-dependent service firm) to an assumed EBITDA margin of 20–35 percent yields an enterprise value range of approximately USD 9–70 million, with a central case around USD 30–40 million for the business itself.

Step three was personal wealth accumulation. Assuming cumulative distributions and retained personal wealth over a 14-year operational period (2008–2022) at a rate of USD 2–5 million per year adds a plausible USD 28–70 million in personal liquid and real estate assets, minus personal expenditures and reinvestment in the business.

Step four was the sanctions haircut. A 30–50 percent reduction on the gross aggregate reflects the realistic impairment from frozen assets, loss of Western-market revenue, and litigation costs. This produces the published range of USD 30–120 million with a central case of USD 60–70 million.

Key assumptions that could shift this estimate materially: Kochman's actual ownership share in Imperial (assumed majority; if minority, the business equity component falls); whether Monaco or French properties are held personally or in corporate names; and whether post-sanctions operations in non-Western markets have partially replaced lost Western revenue. Any one of these could move the central case by USD 20–30 million in either direction.

Comparison with similarly named regional figures

The Evgeny/Evgeniy name is common across the former Soviet space, and wealth-profile research in this region routinely encounters disambiguation challenges. For readers navigating the Eastern European Net Worth Guide, several similarly named individuals warrant a brief comparison.

The McKinsey Evgeni Kochman is the most likely source of confusion in a professional research context, because the WEF contributor page ranks well in search results. Any reader arriving at this profile via a search for a consulting professional should note that the wealth analysis here is entirely unrelated to that individual.

Regional influence and what this profile tells us about the sector

Kochman's career arc is in many ways a case study in the economic geography of post-Soviet wealth management. During the 2000s and 2010s, a generation of Russian ultra-high-net-worth individuals accumulated extraordinary wealth through commodities, finance, and state-adjacent industries. A parallel services economy grew up around them: private aviation brokers, art advisors, security consultants, and superyacht managers. Monaco, with its favorable tax environment, physical proximity to the Mediterranean charter circuit, and established infrastructure for managing offshore wealth, became the natural hub for this sector.

Kochman positioned Imperial Yachts precisely at the intersection of this Russian wealth and the global superyacht industry. Being a Russian national operating from Monaco, fluent in the needs and cultural expectations of Russian HNWI clients while maintaining relationships with major European shipyards (Lürssen, Amels), was a genuinely differentiated proposition. The company's documented involvement in some of the most expensive private yacht projects in history reflects real industry credibility, not just access.

The 2022 sanctions cut that arc short in Western markets. But the Kochman case also illustrates a broader pattern visible across this region's wealth profiles: fortunes built on proximity to Russian capital were disproportionately exposed to the geopolitical rupture that followed February 2022. The sanctioned list now includes dozens of individuals whose wealth was structurally dependent on Russian client relationships and Western market access simultaneously. That tension was always latent; it became explicit overnight.

From an industry-standing perspective, Kochman remains a known figure in the global superyacht world, but his ability to operate in European and U.S. markets is legally constrained. Whether Imperial has pivoted meaningfully toward Gulf or Southeast Asian markets, where sanctions enforcement is weaker, is not documented in available public sources as of this writing. The company's continued Monaco registration (Journal de Monaco, 2025) suggests at minimum a maintained legal presence, but active commercial status is unverifiable.

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Update timestamp, confidence level, and corrections

This profile was last updated on 6 August 2026. The net worth estimate carries a low-to-moderate confidence rating, reflecting the absence of any public personal financial disclosure, the structural opacity of Monaco and Cyprus corporate arrangements, and the material uncertainty introduced by multi-jurisdictional sanctions enforcement since June 2022. The estimate should be treated as a calibrated inference, not a verified figure.

If you have access to primary source material that would update or correct this profile (corporate filings, property registry records, court disclosures, or verified media reports published after this date), the Eastern European Net Worth Guide editorial team welcomes submissions through the site's corrections portal. Specific requests should identify the claim being disputed, the relevant source, and the suggested correction. Updates to sanctioned entity status, new court filings in the Amadea or related proceedings, and any Monaco corporate changes published in the Journal de Monaco will trigger a review of the central estimate. All verified corrections will be logged with a revision date.