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- ↑ "P&O Ferries board retirement". www.aferry.co.uk. 2006-02-17. Retrieved 2015-10-16.
- ↑ "SEC notification of Peters's retirement". SEC archive (PDF). Securities and Exchange Commission. 2006-02-20. Archived from the original on 2016-04-06. Retrieved 2015-10-16.
- ↑ Murray, Rob (2006-02-27). "Movers & shakers: Helen Deeble is to succeed Russ Peters as CEO of P&O Ferries". Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-10-16.
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