Distinguished Fellows
The Distinguished Fellow Award is the IoD’s highest accolade.
Distinguished Fellow awards are awarded twice annually to IoD members who have had a prominent and distinguished career as a director and have contributed positively to business and society.
Our current Distinguished Fellows are:
Ballantyne, Richard DistFInstD 2012
Bazley, Dame Margaret - DistFInstD 2009
Bickers, Alan - DistFInstD 2021
Bolger, Rt Hon Jim - DistFInstD 2010
Bowes, Geoffrey - DistFInstD 2006
Boyd, Wayne - DistFInstD 2012
Burnside, Robbie - DistFInstD 2006
Caygill, Hon David – DistFInstD 2022
Capamagian, Bill - DistFInstD 2011
Clapshaw, Peter - DistFInstD 1999
Cox, Gill - DistFInstD 2021
Crosby, Bernie - DistFInstD 2011
Dineen, Barry - DistFInstD 2005
Falconer, Bill - DistFInstD 2006
Farquhar, Ian - DistFInstD 2006
Farrant, Ian - DistFInstD 1999
France, Roger - DistFInstD 2022
Gallagher, Sir William - DistFInstD 2005
Geary, Norman - DistFInstD 2003
Gilks, John - DistFInstD 2006
Heenan, Graham - DistFInstD 2014
Hunn, John - DistFInstD 2005
Jeffrey, Rob - DistFInstD 2010
Johnson, Richard - DistFInstD 2006
Kennedy, Graham - DistFInstD 2021
Kensington, Bryan - DistFInstD 2004
King, John - DistFInstD 2007
Leslie, Joy - DistFInstD 2000
Lyon, Clifford - DistFInstD 2008
Mann, Robin - DistFInstD 2007
Masfen, Peter - DistFInstD 2021
Menzies, Peter - DistFInstD 2008
O'Regan, Sir Tipene - DistFInstD 2001
Palmer, John - DistFInstD 2017
Paterson, Dame Alison - DistFInstD 2006
Reddy, Dame Patsy - DistFInstD 2021
Ricketts, Geoff - DistFInstD 2022
Rolleston, Humphry - DistFInstD 2021
Roselli, Peter - DistFInstD 2008
Scott, Trevor - DistFInstD 2006
Shirtcliffe, Peter - DistFInstD 1999
Smith, Acton - DistFInstD 2021
Spencer, John - DistFInstD 2019
Spring, Sir Dryden - DistFInstD 1999
Stewart, Dame Adrienne - DistFInstD 1999
Storey, John - DistFInstD 1999
Syme, Jim - DistFInstD 2010
Thom, Denis - DistFInstD 2007
Thomas, Barry - DistFInstD 2021
Tindall, Sir Stephen - DistFInstD 2021
Todd, Jeff - DistFInstD 2013
Trow, Don - DistFInstD 2006
Van Arkel, Ted - DistFInstD 2021
Ward, John - DistFInstD 2022
Williams, Allan - DistFInstD 2004
Williamson, Ken – DistFInstD 2022
Williams, Rex - DistFInstD 2021
Former Distinguished Fellows