Which former Dragon replaced James Caan on BBC’s Dragon’s Den in 2011?

Hilary Devey replaced James Caan on BBC’s Dragon’s Den in 2011. Her appointment brought the founder and chief executive of Pall-Ex, a major palletised freight network, onto the investor panel.

Devey’s business experience was rooted in logistics and transport rather than entertainment or fashion. That background influenced the practical questions she asked entrepreneurs about supply chains, operations, distribution and the ability to scale.

She joined during one of the programme’s regular panel changes. Dragon’s Den has used several successive investor line-ups, so replacement questions are easy to confuse with the later arrival of Kelly Hoppen, who joined after Devey’s own departure.

Devey remained associated with the programme for a limited period before pursuing other television and business projects. Her role is distinct from that of James Caan, who had been a Dragon before her, and from Piers Linney, who joined the panel later.