Alkiviades David was born on 23 May 1968, in Lagos, Nigeria, of Greek ancestry, specifically Greek-Cyprus. Alki is an entrepreneur, screenwriter, director, producer and billionaire heir, best known for being a part of the Leventis family and Leventis-David Group which owns the second largest Coca-Cola bottler in the world, Coca-Cola Hellenic. Others may also know him through films, and being the subject of the documentary “Lord Of The Freaks”.
How rich is Alki David? As of early-2016, sources inform us of a net worth that is at $1.9 billion, mostly acquired through inheritance from his family. David also owns several companies, including an internet-based television provider called FilmOn, and the streaming website BattleCam.com. He continues to do business which consistently helps in increasing his wealth.
Alki David Net Worth $1.9 Billion
David started his education at Stowe School in England, and later at Le Rosey in Switzerland. He served in the British Army and would later attend the Royal College of Art in London to study film. At the same time, he was the part-owner of a film post-production company. Alki would also try his hand at various jobs such as a laboratory analyst for Coca Cola, commodities broker, water skiing coach, scuba-diving trainer and advertising salesman.
Eventually David decided to work on his passion for films. He started the company Beverly Hills Video Group and eventually sold it after seven years, but during which he established contacts and was involved in ventures with other companies. He started a television production company, and worked as a writer and producer.
His father’s business would grow as well and eventually Alki would inherit the business and wealth of his father, increasing his net worth significantly. Though even with this business, David continued to work on some projects of his own, including the founding of Independent Models in 1998. In 2006, Alki started the streaming site FilmOn, and around this time also appeared in various films like “The Freediver”, “Opa!” and “”Fishtales”. His most notable film would be “The Bank Job” in which he starred as a bank-vault expert hired by Jason Statham’s character.
Other business ventures by David include BattleCam and the home shopping site 9021go.com. He also owns Hologram USA, which is responsible for hologram technologies used for resurrection concerts by deceased artists like Tupac. Alki also owns “Rock Label”, a label that is distributed through Universal Music UK.
For his personal life, David has been married three times. He has two sons from his first marriage, and later married Emma McAllister in 2007, but they separated in 2009. In 2011, he married swimsuit designer and former model Jennifer Stano, and they also founded a business together called “Have Faith” Swimwear. David has also been busy with litigations due to how some television studios did not like FilmOn using their broadcast signals. David has sued and has been counter-sued by companies like CBS, ABC, NBC and Fox Broadcasting. Aside from these, Alki has founded the non-profit organization called BIOS, which helps marine conservation around the Greek islands.
