Hilary Devey joined the British Dragons' Den panel in 2011 after James Caan left.
Hilary Devey was an English businesswoman and television personality best known for founding Pall-Ex, a palletised freight distribution network. She became a Dragon in the ninth series of the British programme, which aired in 2011, replacing James Caan on the panel.
Her business career was rooted in logistics rather than retail, media or consumer products. Pall-Ex connected freight companies through a network designed to move palletised goods efficiently, and Devey's experience building that operation informed her approach to pitches. She was often associated with direct questions about scalability, operations and the practical delivery of a business plan.
The panel changed frequently, so dates and replacement relationships are easy to mix up. Devey's arrival belongs to 2011 and followed Caan's departure. She later left Dragons' Den after one series, making her tenure much shorter than those of several better-known Dragons.