Don Elder
Dr. Donald McGillivray Elder 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[]
Don Elder was born in Christchurch, New Zealand. 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,[1] 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.[2] [3]
Elder currently lives in Christchurch, New Zealand. [4]
References[]
- ^ New Zealand Rhodes Scholars
- ^ http://www.nbr.co.nz/article/elder-resigns-solid-energy-ch-135347
- ^ "Don Elder's grandiose Solid Energy plans". Stuff (Fairfax). 22 May 2015.
- ^ "Ex-Solid Energy boss asks media to leave". Stuff (Fairfax). 12 March 2013.
Categories:
- Alumni of Wolfson College, Oxford
- Living people
- New Zealand Rhodes Scholars
- People from Christchurch
- University of Canterbury alumni
- People educated at Christ's College, Christchurch
- 20th-century New Zealand businesspeople
- 20th-century New Zealand engineers
- 21st-century New Zealand businesspeople
- 21st-century New Zealand engineers