Hilary Devey was replaced by Kelly Hoppen when Hoppen joined Dragon's Den in 2013.
Kelly Hoppen joined the British panel in 2013, bringing experience from interior design and the luxury consumer market. Her appointment followed Hilary Devey's period as a Dragon and marked another change in the programme's evolving investor line-up.
Hilary Devey was known for her business career in freight and logistics. She joined the programme after earlier Dragons had already established its panel identity, so her departure was part of the normal rotation of investors rather than the end of the show.
The date is useful because several Dragons joined or left during the same broad era. Kelly Hoppen's arrival should not be confused with the later appointments of other investors, and Devey's logistics background distinguishes her from the design-focused Hoppen.