George Xiradakis has approximately 20 years of experience in the shipping industry with a concentration in ship finance.
Mr. Xiradakis is currently Managing Director of XRTC Business Consultants Ltd. a financial advisory firm serving the maritime industry which he founded in 1999. From 1991 to 1999 Mr. Xiradakis worked at Credit Lyonnais and its predecessors most recently serving as Deputy General Manager of Credit Lyonnais Greece and Head of Shipping for Greece Middle East and India. Mr. Xiradakis is currently a non-Executive Director of NASDAQ-listed DryShips Inc. and its subsidiary Ocean Rig ASA.
Mr. Xiradakis graduated from the Nautical Marine Academy of Aspropyrgos received his postgraduate diploma in Commercial Operation of Shipping from London Guildhall University formerly known as City of London Polytechnic and obtained an MS in Maritime Studies from the University of Wales. |