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British businesswoman, television personality, entrepreneur and commentator, Hilary Lorraine Devey, has an estimated net worth of $80 million.

Devey, a pub landlord's daughter from Bolton, is one of the East Midlands’ leading entrepreneurs and is joining the Dragons’ Den television programme as a new panellist. She founded Pall-Ex, a haulage company, in 1996. In 2009-10, the Leicestershire-based business made a $1.7 million profit on sales of £33.4 million. Adding in the $1.2 million directors' pay takes the profit figure to $3 million. Sunday Times Rich List valued the company at $64 million. Devey, who owns it all, is looking to a $240-$320 million flotation. Other assets and property add $16 million to her wealth. She was born Hilary Lorraine Devey on 10 March 1957 in Bolton, Lancashire, England.

Earnings & Financial Data

Date

Category

Description

Amount

2013

Record Sales

Value of her Florida home upon sale

$9,000,000

2009

Earnings

Annual profit from Pall-Ex

$5,000,000