Dr. Donald McGillivray Elder (born November 1958) is a New Zealand engineer and businessman. He was the CEO of the New Zealand state-owned coal miner Solid Energy for more than a decade.
Biography
editDon Elder was born in Christchurch, New Zealand, in November 1958.[1] He attended high school at Christ's College and graduated from the University of Canterbury with a degree in engineering. He then gained a Rhodes Scholarship,[2] to go to Oxford University. Later, he moved back to New Zealand and became CEO of Solid Energy.
Elder resigned as CEO of Solid Energy on 4 February 2013, having served as the CEO for 12 years since May 2000.[3][4]
Elder currently lives in Christchurch, New Zealand.[5]
References
edit- ^ "ASB Bank Limited Auckland". Check Company. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
- ^ "New Zealand Rhodes Scholars" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2008. Retrieved 21 December 2007.
- ^ Hutching, Chris (4 February 2013). "Don Elder resigns from Solid Energy". National Business Review. Archived from the original on 5 February 2013. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
- ^ "Don Elder's grandiose Solid Energy plans". Fairfax. 22 May 2015.
- ^ "Ex-Solid Energy boss asks media to leave". Fairfax. 12 March 2013.