Hilary Devey
| Hilary Devey CBE |
|
|---|---|
| Born |
Hilary Lorraine Devey 10 March 1957 Bolton, Lancashire, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Businesswoman, television personality, entrepreneur |
| Years active | 1996–present |
| Employer |
Channel 4 (current) BBC (former) |
| Notable work |
Dragons' Den (2011–12) Hotel GB (2012) The Intern (2013) Running the Shop (2015) Loose Women (2015) |
| Net worth |
 $75m (approx.)
|
| Title | CEO, Chair of Pall-Ex Group |
| Term | 1996–present |
| Children | Mevlit Brewster-Ahmet |
| Awards |
Honorary Doctorate of Laws (2010) Honorary Doctor of Business Administration (2012) CBE (2013) |
| Website | Official Website |
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.
Devey grew up in Bolton, Lancashire and, as a seven-year-old child, witnessed the results of the bankruptcy of her father, who had owned a central heating company, when bailiffs removed furniture and household goods from the family home. Her father then earned a living managing pubs and hotels. She attended Bolton School and after leaving, at the age of sixteen, served for a short while in the Women's Royal Air Force, in air traffic control and the supply accounts department, stationed at RAF Brize Norton. Devey later moved to London.
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 and has annual revenues of approximately £75 million.
Devey has featured in several television programmes including Secret Millionaire in 2008, where she donated more than £70,000 to the Back Door Music Project and the Syke Community Centre in Rochdale. In March 2010, she was the presenter of The Business Inspector for Channel 5, a four-part documentary series which saw her use her business acumen and expertise to help transform struggling small businesses into successful profitable companies.
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