George Economou
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
DryShips
George Economou is our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Economou has been actively involved in the shipping industry for over 25 years. After graduating from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1976 with a B.A. and an M.S. in "Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering" and an M.S. in "Shipping and Shipbuilding Management," George Economou commenced working as a Superintendent Engineer in Thenamaris Ship Management in Greece. From 1978 until 1981 he worked as Sale and Purchase Manager at Brokerage and Management in New York. From 1981 to 1986 he held the position of General Manager of Oceania Maritime Agency in New York. In 1986 he invested and participated in the formation of numerous individual shipping companies which involved, among others, the present group of companies. Mr. Economou is also on the board of directors of AllShips Limited, a company with securities registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Christopher J. Georgakis
President & Chief Executive Officer
Excel Maritime Carriers
Christopher J. Georgakis was appointed President & Chief Executive Officer of the Company on 1st November 2004. Mr. Georgakis has two decades of shipping experience, with a concentration on dry bulk shipping and joined Excel Maritime following 6 years with privately owned Sea Challenger Maritime Ltd, a subsidiary of Belmont Shipping Ltd. Mr. Georgakis holds a BSc in Business Administration, magna cum laude, from United States International University.

George D. Gourdomichalis
Chairman & President
FreeSeas
George D. Gourdomichalis is a co-founder and director of FreeSeas and serves as its Chairman and President. Prior to forming FreeSeas, Mr. Gourdomichalis, in 2003, co-founded Free Bulkers, S.A. ("FreeBulkers"), a shipping management company. FreeBulkers is under common control with FreeSeas and also serves as the management company for FreeSeas. Between 2000 and 2003, Mr. Gourdomichalis was a Managing Director of Free Ships S.A., a ship management company and Free Holdings S.A., a drybulk ship operating company. Mr. Gourdomichalis with his brother commenced their ship owning and operating activities in 1996 when they co-founded and operated Gourdomichalis Naftiki Eteria S.A. a drybulk ship management and operating company. From 1990 to 1996, Mr. Gourdomichalis was a partner at S.S. Maritime Inc. of New York, a ship brokering company, and acted as owners’ representative as well as performed commercial ship management for Baltmed Shipping Co., a joint venture between Greek and Russian shipping companies. Mr. Gourdomichalis holds Bachelor of Arts degrees in International Economics and Political Science from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, Massachusetts, and studied Ocean Marine Transportation Management in the Master of Science degree program at the Maritime College of the State University of New York.

Stamatis Molaris
Chief Executive Officer and President
Quintana Maritime
Stamatis Molaris is our Chief Executive Officer and President. Prior to this, Mr. Molaris served as Chief Financial Officer and a director of Stelmar Shipping Ltd. from August 1993 until January 2005. Prior to that, Mr. Molaris served as an audit manager for Arthur Andersen. Mr. Molaris obtained an undergraduate degree in Business Administration and Economics from Richmond College in London and a post-graduate degree in Finance from Strathclyde University of Glasgow.