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 Don Elder was born in Christchurch, New Zealand, in November 1958. 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, 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. Elder currently lives in Christchurch, New Zealand. References 1958 births 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