Hilary Devey was born Hilary Lorraine Brewster on 10 March 1957 in Bolton, Lancashire, England. She was a television presenter and personality, businesswoman, and entrepreneur.
Devey is acclaimed for her role in Dragon’s Den on BBC Two. She left the Dragon’s Den to present The Intern on Channel 4.
As a child, she witnessed the telling effect of bankruptcy on her family when her father’s central heating company went broke.
She left school at the age of sixteen to join the Women’s Royal Air Force, where she served in the air traffic control unit for a brief period.
Hilary’s foray into business led her to launch a palletized freight network called Pall-Ex, from which she made her fortune.
For her services to business, the University of Bolton awarded her an Honorary Doctorate of Business Administration.
She has supported charities like the Stroke Association and Carers Trust.
Hilary Devey First Husband: Who Is Malcolm Sharples?
Malcolm Sharples is an American engineer who has worked in the oil and gas sector for close to five decades.
He attended Western University and the University of Cambridge and is a fellow of the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers.
Sharples and Devey were married for a period of 2 years from 1976 to 1978, Hilary was 18 at the time. They had no children.
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