DryShips Inc. announced the appointment of two new directors Anthony Kandylidis and Andreas Argyropoulos. The Company's board of directors has determined that Mr. Argyropoulos is considered to be an independent director under the SEC rules. Mr. Argyropoulos has been appointed as the third member of the Company's Nominating, Compensation and Audit Committees. Mr. Anthony Kandylidis has served as the Company's President and Chief Financial Officer since December 2016 and was previously the Company's Executive Vice President since January 2015. In September 2006, Mr. Kandylidis founded OceanFreight Inc. and took it public in April 2007. Mr. Andreas Argyropoulos worked for Ocean Rig UDW Inc. for five years in a variety of positions, including the Marketing department and then serving as Communications Manager. Before joining Ocean Rig UDW Inc. in 2012, he worked as Marketing Manager for Nike Greece from 2006-2009.