Hilary Devey

Quick Facts

Full Name	Hilary Devey
Occupation	TV Show Host
Date Of Birth	Mar 10, 1957(1957-03-10)
Age	67
Birthplace	Bolton
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	England
Horoscope	Pisces

Hilary Devey Biography

Hilary Devey is one of the most popular and richest TV Show Host who was born on March 10, 1957 in Bolton, England, United Kingdom. She was a successful entrepreneur with Pall-Ex, her own freight company. In addition to being an investor in BBC Two’s Dragons’ Den, she also made a fortune as a Dragons’ Den host.

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Devey made her fortune launching Pall-Ex, a palletised freight network. Launched in 1996, Pall-Ex was the third palletised goods distribution network to be launched in the UK. It was based on the well-established hub and spoke express parcels distribution model – this form of pallet network was pioneered by Palletline in 1992. Pall-Ex handles around 8,000 palletised consignments through its Leicestershire hub each day, has over 90 network members and has annual revenues of £59.947 million.

Devey was awarded the Vitalise Woman of the Year Award in 2008, and an Honorary Doctorate of Law by the University of Leicester in 2010 for her services to industry. Other UK domestic awards have included the Sir Robert Lawrence Award for Lifetime Achievement from the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport in 2009 and the Personality of the Year in the International Freight Weekly Awards for 2010.

She was born in Bolton, Lancashire. After watching her father’s central heating business go bankrupt, she was inspired.

Hilary Devey Net Worth

Hilary Devey is one of the richest TV Show Host from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Hilary Devey 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Her Pall-Ex business involved the transportation of palletized goods and brought in an annual revenue of around PS75 million.

She was also a presenter on BBC Two’s mini-series Hilary Devey’s Women at the Top.

Hilary Lorraine Devey CBE (born 10 March 1957) is an English businesswoman, television personality and entrepreneur, best known for her two-year role on BBC Two programme Dragons’ Den until she left to present the Channel 4 series The Intern.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Hilary Devey Dating?

According to our records, Hilary Devey married to Philip Childs , Malcolm Sharples. As of December 1, 2023, Hilary Devey’s is not dating anyone.

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On 28 October 2012, Devey shared a story BBC Radio 4 about her mother’s discovery, years into her relationship with Devey’s father, that he already had a wife and four children. Devey herself discovered that her ex-partner was also already married with five children.

Facts & Trivia

Hilary Ranked on the list of most popular TV Show Host. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Hilary Devey celebrates birthday on March 10 of every year.

In September 2012, Devey presented her final programme for BBC Two, a mini- series called Hilary Devey’s Women at the Top, a joint Open University and BBC Two production.

What was Hilary Devey illness?

Juliet Bouverie, chief executive of the Stroke Association, said: “We are sad to hear that Hilary Devey has died after a long illness. “After having a stroke herself, she was a long-time ambassador of the Stroke Association and we are very grateful for all the support she gave us over the years.

What did Hilary Devey invent?

Devey made her fortune launching Pall-Ex, a palletised freight network. Launched in 1996, Pall-Ex was the third palletised goods distribution network to be launched in the UK.

Did Hilary Devey have a stroke?

Devey’s charitable work included her position as vice-president of the Carers Trust and she was also a patron of the Stroke Association, having herself suffered a stroke in 2009.

Where is Hilary Devey now?

The businesswoman and entrepreneur died in Morocco on Saturday after a long illness. She was awarded an OBE for services to the transport industry and charity in 2013. Among the tributes was one from her fellow former Dragon Theo Paphitis who said he was “so sad to hear of the passing of the lovely Hilary Devey”.

How old was Hilary Devey when she died?

65 years (1957–2022)