Touker Suleyman joined the regular Dragons' Den panel in 2015 after building businesses in fashion and property.
Suleyman is a British-Cypriot entrepreneur who became prominent through the clothing industry. His business interests included the fashion retailer Hawes & Curtis and the shirt company Ghost. He also developed interests in property and other investments, giving him experience across consumer brands and real estate.
He joined the BBC programme for its thirteenth series. His investment style on the show reflected his interest in products with a clear route to manufacture, distribution and retail scale.
Suleyman is sometimes mixed up with Nick Jenkins, who joined the panel in the same broad period but was best known for founding the online greeting-card company Moonpig. Tej Lalvani arrived later, while Peter Jones was part of the original panel.