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George Xiradakis was appointed to the Board of Directors of DryShips Inc., in May 2006. Since 1999, George Xiradakis has been the Managing Director of XRTC Business Consultants Ltd., a consulting firm providing financial advice to the maritime industry, including financial and state institutions; XRTC is the commercial representative of the French banking group NATIXIS in Greece. He is also the advisor of various shipping companies, as well as international and state organizations. Xiradakis has served as a President of the Hellenic Real Estate Corporation from June 2004 to October 2006. As of March 2007 he is the President of the National Centre of Port Development in Greece. At present he also serves as the General Secretary of the Association of Banking and Shipping Executives of Hellenic Shipping. Xiradakis has a certificate as a Deck Officer from the Hellenic Merchant Marine and he is a graduate of the Nautical Marine Academy of Aspropyrgos, Greece. He also holds a postgraduate Diploma in Commercial Operation of Shipping from London Guildhall University formerly known as City of London Polytechnic in London. Xiradakis holds an MSc., in Maritime Studies from the University of Wales. | 