Theo Paphitis is the Dragon associated with the British retail brand Ryman.
Ryman is a British stationery and office-supplies retailer. Paphitis became its chairman and was credited with helping develop the business through retail expansion and brand management. His wider business interests have included retail chains and consumer brands, giving him a distinctive commercial background among Dragons' Den investors.
Paphitis joined the programme after its original panel had been established. His television profile therefore belongs to a later period than the first five Dragons, even though viewers often group all long-running investors together when recalling the show's history.
Touker Suleyman is another Dragon strongly associated with retail, while Peter Jones and Duncan Bannatyne have different principal business connections. The Ryman link specifically points to Theo Paphitis, whose career is particularly connected with British high-street retail and brand turnarounds.