In the UK television series Dragons' Den, Deborah Meaden joined the panel in 2006 after Rachel Elnaugh left.
Meaden is an English businesswoman and investor who became one of the programme's most recognisable Dragons. Her background includes work in leisure and tourism businesses, giving her experience in hospitality, consumer services and operations.
Rachel Elnaugh was one of the original Dragons in the British series, but she departed after the first series. Meaden then became part of the regular investment panel, appearing alongside established Dragons including Peter Jones, Duncan Bannatyne and Theo Paphitis.
This timeline is sometimes blurred because the show has changed its panel many times. Kelly Hoppen, Sara Davies and other later investors joined in different years. The relevant transition is the replacement of original Dragon Rachel Elnaugh by Deborah Meaden in 2006.