US-listed Star Bulk now boasts a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) among its ranks.

The IOC, guardian of the international Olympic movement, today elected the company’s non-executive chairman Spyros Capralos as a member.

Known in Greece, the birthplace of the Olympic ideal, as the “immortals” due to their elevated position in sports, the IOC’s 95 active members have the sensitive task of choosing the cities hosting the summer and winter Olympic Games.