Dynamotive Appoints David B. McMillan as President, Dynamotive USA
January 7, 2008
Dynamotive Energy Systems Corporation (OTCBB:DYMTF), a leader in biomass-to-liquid-fuel technology, today announced the appointment of David B. McMillan as President, Dynamotive USA. Mr. McMillan will be responsible for the development and implementation of the company’s business plan for the U.S. market, reporting directly to Andrew Kingston, Dynamotive USA Chief Executive Officer and Dynamotive Energy System Corp. President & CEO.
Mr. McMillan earned a B.S. degree in chemical engineering from Texas A&M University in 1979, and comes from Eastman Chemical Company after a 28 year career. Mr. McMillan has a strong background in profit and loss management, strategic planning, and operations. He also led a major business development initiative in the late 1990’s that successfully established a new $200 million chemical manufacturing complex in Southeast Asia. In 1999, he assumed global responsibility for an $800 million business segment within Eastman, leading the development and execution of strategies that resulted in a major improvement in corporate performance.
Andrew Kingston commented, “David McMillan brings to Dynamotive USA an enormous breadth of experience and expertise. His unique qualifications will greatly enhance the company’s ability to establish itself as a major force in the U.S. market.” He added, “David has a proven track record of success spanning three decades. We are fortunate to welcome him as a member of our corporate leadership team. In the past year, Dynamotive has expanded its senior management team attracting high caliber individuals to its international and corporate operations. Mr. McMillan joins Mr. Raul Parisi who is responsible for corporate development in Argentina and Latin America and, most recently, Mr. Tom Bouchard who joined Dynamotive as corporate Chief Operating Officer. We are delighted to have added this expertise.”