James Caan joined the investor panel of BBC's Dragon's Den in 2007.
Caan joined the programme during its fifth series, becoming one of the investors who assessed entrepreneurs seeking money and business expertise. His background was in recruitment and executive search, areas that shaped the way he questioned founders about customers, staffing and commercial growth.
He was born Nazim Haji and later became known professionally as James Caan. Before and after his television career, he built and invested in businesses, particularly in recruitment and property. His television appearances helped make him a familiar figure in British popular culture.
Caan is sometimes confused with other Dragons who joined during the programme's early years. The year 2007 identifies his arrival on the British panel, rather than the year he started his original recruitment businesses or the year he left the programme. Panel membership changed repeatedly as the series developed.