Press Release – Institute Of Directors New Zealand Governor-General Dame Patsy Reddy GNZM, QSO, DStJ has been made a Distinguished Fellow of the Institute of Directors (IoD). The honour is the highest the IoD can award, reserved for directors who have made a sustained and prominent contribution … New Zealand Governor-General Dame Patsy Reddy GNZM, QSO, DStJ has been made a Distinguished Fellow of the Institute of Directors (IoD). The honour is the highest the IoD can award, reserved for directors who have made a sustained and prominent contribution to governance, business and their communities. Dame Patsy has been an influential leader in a number of fields from becoming the first female partner at law firm Watts and Patterson (now Minter Ellison Rudd Watts) in 1982, to sitting on the boards of some of New Zealand’s largest commercial and arts organisations.