Alec MacKelden

Alec Frank MacKelden (9 August 1922 – 21 October 2008) was a British-born World War II veteran and Australian food industry executive. He served as a Lieutenant with The Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment) during the Italian Campaign and was awarded the Military Cross for gallantry in 1945.

After emigrating to Australia in 1955, he had a career in the food and beverage industry, most notably as Managing Director of Cerebos Australia Limited (1962–1982), and subsequently served as a director of several major companies including Steamships Trading Company Limited in Papua New Guinea (1984–1989).

He later served as the inaugural non-medically qualified Chairman of the Skin and Cancer Foundation of Australia (1986–1995), for which he was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in the 1995 Australia Day Honours.