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DynaMotive Technologies Appoints Jonathan Rhone as COO

23 March 1999

DynaMotive Technologies Appoints Jonathan Rhone as Chief Operating Officer

    VANCOUVER, British Columbia, March 23 -- DynaMotive
Technologies Corporation today announced the appointment of
Jonathan Rhone as the Company's Chief Operating Officer.  Mr. Rhone joined
DynaMotive in August 1998 as Vice President, Corporate Development.
    DynaMotive's President and CEO Bayne Boyes said, "We are very pleased to
announce Jonathan Rhone's appointment as Chief Operating Officer.  Since
joining DynaMotive last summer, Jonathan has played a pivotal role in
redefining the focus of the Company, developing a strategy for
commercialization of BioOil fuels and settling the convertible debenture
financing issue.
    "As C.O.O., Jonathan will be responsible for taking the Company to the
next level of BioOil commercialization and establishing DynaMotive as a leader
in the renewable energy sector.  His major focus will be to form the strategic
alliances required to scale up BioOil production technology and bring BioOil
fuels to market.  Jonathan will also oversee the restructuring of both of the
Company's business units to realign resources and build the core competencies
needed to take the Company forward.  This includes assessing the potential for
establishing the DynaPower Business Unit as an independent operating
subsidiary."
    "DynaMotive's No.1 objective is to lead the world in the production of
BioOil in order to create value for our shareholders," Rhone said.  "We intend
to make this happen by focusing our energies in three key areas: scaling up
BioOil production, demonstrating BioOil fuels in the power generation market
and creating strategic alliances with engine manufacturers, biomass suppliers
and energy companies.  The net results of restructuring will be improved
operational efficiency, better use of resources and total focus on the
business objective."
    Jonathan Rhone joined DynaMotive from the Delphi Group where as Partner
and Vice President, he worked extensively with high tech companies,
multinational corporations and financial institutions on a range of strategic
management, market, technology and financing initiatives.  Prior to joining
Delphi, Jonathan worked for Amoco Canada Petroleum and Dome Petroleum in
Calgary, Alberta where he was responsible for negotiating and structuring
exploration joint ventures.  Jonathan is also a board member for the VanCity
Capital Corporation, the founder of the EXCEL Partnership (Excellence in
Corporate Environmental Leadership), senior advisor to the GLOBE Foundation of
Canada and co-publisher of Environmental Business Canada.
    DynaMotive's BioOil Business Unit is commercializing a unique waste-to-
energy technology that converts low-value forest and agricultural waste into a
petroleum-like liquid known as BioOil.  Unlike fossil fuels, BioOil is
renewable, clean burning, low in emissions, greenhouse gas neutral and can be
produced economically from waste products.  As previously announced, the
Company has recently increased production capacity at its pilot plant in
Vancouver to meet market demand for BioOil and has begun shipping BioOil to
engine manufacturers in Europe and North America.  The Company's DynaPower
Business Unit has commercialized an acid free metal cleaning system that it
has now sold to 15 industrial customers in eight countries.

    Forward-Looking Statement
    Statements in this news release concerning the company's business outlook
or future economic performance; anticipated profitability, revenues, expenses,
or other financial items; and statements concerning assumptions made or
expectations as to any future events, conditions, performance or other
matters, are "forward-looking statements" as that term is defined under the
Federal Securities Laws.
    Forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and other
factors which could cause actual results to differ materially from those
stored in such statements.  Such risks, uncertainties and factors include, but
are not limited to, changes and delays in product development plans and
schedules, customer acceptance of new products, changes in pricing or other
actions by competitors, patents owned by the Company and its competitors, and
general economic conditions, as well as other risks detailed in the Company's
filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.