DryShips chief George Economou is spreading his talents a little thinner by taking on the chief executive role at Ocean Rig.
Economou has taken on the job of interim chief executive of the Norwegian rig owning company following the resignation of David Mullen.
Mullen has an oil and gas industry background with his career including stints at Transocean and Schlumberger and is a non-executive director of Siem Industries.
Economou is a shipowner who trained as a naval architect and shipyard manager.
DryShips said it has begun a search for a permanent replacement for Mullen.
Ocean Rig has two ultra deep water Bingo 9000 semi-submersible drilling rigs, the Leiv Eiriksson and Eirik Raude, as well as four Saipen 10K design ultra deep water newbuilding drillships under construction at Samsung Heavy Industries in South Korea for delivery this year and next.
DryShips operates a bulker fleet that consists of 30 panamaxes, seven capsizes and two supramax vessels with a combined capacity of 3.5m dwt.
