Theo Paphitis is the Dragon associated with the Ryman stationery chain.
Paphitis built a retail portfolio that included Ryman, the high-street stationery business. He acquired Ryman in the 1990s and developed it into a prominent UK chain, making the company one of the businesses most closely linked with his public profile.
On Dragons' Den, Paphitis was known for combining retail experience with a direct questioning style. Ryman is sometimes confused with other businesses in his portfolio, including lingerie and educational retail interests. The important distinction is that Ryman is the stationery retailer, while Paphitis’s wider business career has covered several separate sectors.