Helen Deeble Explained

Helen Deeble CBE is a British businesswoman. She was the Chief Executive of P&O Ferries until December 2017, and was formerly President of the UK Chamber of Shipping.^[1]

Career

Mrs Deeble trained as an accountant and worked at Sears plc. She entered the shipping industry at Stena Line in 1993, becoming finance director of the merged P&O Stena Line in 1998. Since May 2006, she has been Chief Executive of P&O Ferries, succeeding Russ Peters.^[2]

She is a board member of Interferry, the UK Chamber of Shipping and the Standard P&I Club. Deeble is a non-executive director of the Port of London Authority^[3] and chairs the management committee of the Authority's pension fund. She was vice-president and president of the UK Chamber of Shipping from 2011 to 2013.^[4]

She was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2013 New Year Honours.^[5]

References

1. Web site: Interferry - Deeble elected President of the UKCofS. 3 July 2016.
2. Web site: Movers & shakers: Helen Deeble is to succeed Russ Peters as CEO of P&O Ferries. Telegraph.co.uk. 2015-10-16. 2006-02-27. Murray. Rob.
3. Web site: Organisation Structure - The Board. Port of London Authority. 2015-10-16.
4. Web site: UK shipping organisation pledges green focus. Maritime Journal. 2012-04-17. 2015-10-16.
5. Web site: The London Gazette. www.thegazette.co.uk. 2015-10-16. 2012-12-29. HM Government. 60367th edition. 7.