Institute of Directors

The Institute of Directors (IoD) is a UK-based organisation, established in 1903 and incorporated by royal charter in 1906 to support, represent and set standards for company directors. It occupies grade I listed premises on Pall Mall, London built 1826-28 to the designs of John Nash. The IoD currently has around 40,000 members, and has premises open for the use of those members in London (3 locations), Belfast, Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Leeds, Manchester, Norwich, Paris, and Reading. There are three primary grades of membership: Associate, Member and Fellow. Members of the institute may use the post-nominal letters MIoD and Fellows may use the post nominal letters FIoD. A common mistake made is that the post-nominal...