Which Bolton-born woman, the founder of Pall-Ex Ltd, replaced James Caan on BBC's Dragons Den?
"history repeated itself when Devey herself, discovered that her ex-partner was also already married with five children. Devey campaigns for various charities including Carers Trust, of which she became vice-president in 2012. She donates to charity one penny for each pallet distributed by the Pall-Ex network through her 'Penny a Pallet' scheme. She also supports the Stroke Association, for which she became a patron in 2010. Guest appearances Hilary Devey Hilary Lorraine Devey CBE (born 10 March 1957) is an English businesswoman, television personality and entrepreneur, best known for her two-year role on BBC Two programme ""Dragons' Den"" until she"
"The suggestions in the ""Daily Mail"" report were rejected by the BBC who said the new Dragon would be chosen by their ""business credentials"" and not ethnicity. A BBC spokesman said it was normal that the show sometimes changed its team. Farleigh's replacement was the British-Pakistani businessman James Caan. In April 2010, the ""Daily Mail"" reported that James Caan and Duncan Bannatyne were involved in a 'bitter row' over tax. Bannatyne claimed Pakistan-born Caan had an 'unfair' business advantage due to his non-domiciled tax status. He complained that, because Caan does not pay UK tax on his overseas earnings, he"
"James Caan (entrepreneur) James Caan (born Nazim Khan, 28 December 1960) is a British-Pakistani entrepreneur and television personality. He is best known as a former investor on the BBC television programme ""Dragons’ Den"", in which he was one of the Dragons from 2007 to 2010. More recently, he has hosted ""The Business Class"" on CNBC, a series which sees him joined by experts from a cross-section of industries to analyse and advise innovative UK small and medium enterprises. He is also Chairman of the UK Government's Start Up Loans Scheme, which supports entrepreneurs with funding and mentoring to start their"
"Sarah Willingham Sarah Louise Willingham (born 21 December 1973) is a British entrepreneur, investor and consumer champion. She is best known for her management in high street restaurants such as Planet Hollywood and Pizza Express and as an investor in growing businesses on Dragons Den. Willingham bought the Bombay Bicycle Club while in partnership with The Clapham House Group. She was able successfully to expand the Bombay Bicycle Club from a chain of six restaurants to a seventeen chain business. From 2015 to 2017 she appeared in the BBC Two series ""Dragons' Den"". Willingham has two business degrees from Oxford"
"the Businessman of the Year award at the British Muslim Awards. On 29 October 2015, Caan was listed by UK-based company Richtopia at number 16 in the list of 100 Most Influential British Entrepreneurs. List of British Pakistanis James Caan (entrepreneur) James Caan (born Nazim Khan, 28 December 1960) is a British-Pakistani entrepreneur and television personality. He is best known as a former investor on the BBC television programme ""Dragons’ Den"", in which he was one of the Dragons from 2007 to 2010. More recently, he has hosted ""The Business Class"" on CNBC, a series which sees him joined by"
"Jenny Campbell Jennifer Bernice Campbell ( Sproson; born 5 October 1961) is a British entrepreneur. She bought YourCash Europe Ltd from RBS in 2010 and has received numerous business and industry awards for entrepreneurship. In 2017 it was announced that she would become a ""Dragon"" on season 15 of the UK's Dragons' Den. Campbell bought YourCash, an independent automated teller machine (ATM) provider with operations in the UK, Netherlands, Belgium and Ireland. Before doing this she had previously worked 32 years with the Royal Bank of Scotland Group in various roles, including sales, operational, change, risk and management. In 2016,"
"London. She was also involved in a collaboration with BBC conductor Charles Hazlewood, 'Play the Field', a weekend of classical music on Charles's farm in Somerset over the August bank holiday weekend 2009. In October 2011, Meaden launched 'The Merchant Fox', an online store selling British-made luxury goods with provenance. Meaden is known for her appearance as a ""dragon"" on the BBC Two programme ""Dragons' Den"". She took over from Rachel Elnaugh in the third series of the show on 3 August 2006. Like Elnaugh, Meaden was the only female ""dragon"" on the programme, although this changed in subsequent seasons"
"Deborah Meaden Deborah Sonia Meaden (born 1959) is an English businesswoman who ran a multimillion-pound family holiday business, before completing a management buyout, but is now best known for her appearances on the BBC Two business programme ""Dragons' Den"". Meaden was born in Somerset. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother moved Deborah and her older sister Gail to Brightlingsea in Essex. Her mother remarried and had two more daughters (Cass and Emma) with Brian, the man Meaden calls Dad. Meaden went to the Godolphin School, Salisbury, for a brief period and then to Trowbridge High School"
"Rachel Lowe Rachel Tanya Lowe MBE (born 1977) is an English board games developer and creator of fashion brand ""She Who Dares"". She attended the University of Portsmouth in order to earn a law degree. As a student she had a part-time job as a taxi driver which is when she came up with the idea of the board game ""Destination Portsmouth"". She continued the idea ""Destination London"", which became one of the top selling games at Hamleys, beating ""Monopoly"" and ""Twister"". She appeared on the BBC Two television show ""Dragons' Den"" in the UK where her pitch for investment"
"News International in relation to phone hacking in 2005-2006. No acceptance of liability was made in relation to the allegations against Evans in respect of 2009. Since the settlement, her test case has been replaced by that of footballer Ashley Cole. Kelly Hoppen Kelly Elaine Hoppen MBE (born 28 July 1959) is a South African interior designer, author, and proprietor of Kelly Hoppen Interiors. From 2013 to 2015 she was a ""Dragon"" on BBC Two's ""Dragons' Den"". Kelly Hoppen was born on 28 July 1959 in Cape Town, South Africa. Her mother Stephanie Hoppen (née Shub) and her father Seymour"
"alternative form of payment. Bitcoin. In 2018 Juliettes Interiors’ Provence Villa won the highest-scoring 5 Star award in the prestigious European Property Awards for the Best Interior Design of a Private Residence in France. Juliette Thomas Juliette Suzanne Thomas (born 7 June 1964) is a British businesswoman and interior designer most known for her TV appearances on BBC programme Dragons' Den and Channel 4 programme Millionaires' Mansions. Thomas is the founder and owner of the eponymous interior business, Juliette's Interiors. Thomas was born on 7 June 1964 in Solihull. She studied at the Stratford-upon-Avon High School, completing her education in"
"Hilary Devey Hilary Lorraine Devey CBE (born 10 March 1957) is an English businesswoman, television personality and entrepreneur, best known for her two-year role on BBC Two programme ""Dragons' Den"" until she left to present the Channel 4 series ""The Intern"". Devey grew up in Bolton, Lancashire and, as a seven-year-old child, witnessed the results of the bankruptcy of her father, who had owned a central heating company, when bailiffs removed furniture and household goods from the family home. Her father then earned a living managing pubs and hotels. She attended Bolton School and after leaving, at the age of"
"past. In 2010 Logan was involved with the 30th anniversary celebrations since the original ""Shake n' Vac"" advertisement was first shown nationally. Jenny Logan Jenny Logan (born 1942) is an English actress, trained dancer and singer. Though she played WPC Sally Reed in the TV series ""Dixon of Dock Green"" between 1968 and 1969, she is most familiar from her appearances as the woman in the television commercial for the carpet freshener Shake n' Vac, which was shot in 1979, and ran from 1980 to 1986. The advert featured Jenny Logan dancing around a typical British living room in high"
"York and Los Angeles. Her death from metastatic breast cancer was announced on 24 October 2017. Patricia Llewellyn Patricia Llewellyn (7 February 1962 – 22 October 2017) was a British television producer and managing director of the television production company, Optomen, which in 2010 became part of the All3Media group. Llewellyn was born in Carmarthen, West Wales, and became best known for her work on cookery programmes. In 2002, the annual Glenfiddich Food and Drink Awards bestowed upon Llewellyn the Independent Spirit Award for her ""progressive and confident approach to food and drink broadcasting"". She acquired a reputation as a"
"of ""Dragons' Den"" was commissioned. Seán O'Sullivan replaced Seán Gallagher. Seán is co-founder at Avego Ltd, based in Kinsale. For the fourth series of Dragons' Den, a live, interactive ""Sixth Dragon Game"" was developed to be played whilst watching the show, in which viewers are able to decide in real time if they're IN or OUT as the pitches unfold. The ""Sixth Dragon Game"" is the first live, interactive game for a TV show in Ireland. The eighth series of Dragons Den included three female Dragons for the first time. Chanelle McCoy, wife of Tony McCoy was new to the"
"48 homes. In July 2010, Meaden was awarded an honorary degree from the University of Exeter Business School. She also received an honorary degree from Staffordshire University in the same month. She was given an honorary degree at Keele University in July 2013. In July 2014, Meaden was awarded an honorary degree from Bath Spa University. Deborah Meaden Deborah Sonia Meaden (born 1959) is an English businesswoman who ran a multimillion-pound family holiday business, before completing a management buyout, but is now best known for her appearances on the BBC Two business programme ""Dragons' Den"". Meaden was born in Somerset."
"Juliette Thomas Juliette Suzanne Thomas (born 7 June 1964) is a British businesswoman and interior designer most known for her TV appearances on BBC programme Dragons' Den and Channel 4 programme Millionaires' Mansions. Thomas is the founder and owner of the eponymous interior business, Juliette's Interiors. Thomas was born on 7 June 1964 in Solihull. She studied at the Stratford-upon-Avon High School, completing her education in 1992. After she left high school she worked as personal assistant to the town's mayor. She joined Mysis as a sales manager in 1988 and worked there till 1997. Thomas and her partner separated"
"Arlene Dickinson Arlene Dickinson (born October 8, 1956) is a Canadian businesswoman, investor, author, and television personality. She is the CEO of Venture Communications and is represented by CBC Television as a self-made multi-millionaire. Dickinson joined the cast of the CBC business reality show ""Dragons' Den"" during its second season in 2007 and later departed in the ninth season in 2015. She then returned to continue with the Dragons for the 12th season in 2017. She was selected to perform on the series after she won numerous awards including Calgary Business Owner of the Year, ""PROFIT"" magazine's Top 100 Women"
"the BT Sport Relief Challenge: Hell on High Seas. Doon Mackichan Sarah-Doon Mackichan (born 7 August 1962) is a British comedian and actress. Mackichan made her television debut in comedy series ""Five Alive"", shown by Channel 4 between 1987 and 1988, along with Brian Conley (also making his television debut), Peter Piper, Joanna Brookes and Andrew Secombe. In series 2, shown in 1988, Joanna Brookes was replaced by Phil Nice. Mackichan was one of the writers and stars of the Channel 4 comedy series ""Smack the Pony"" and has appeared in a number of Chris Morris radio and television comedy"
"Nick Jenkins Nicholas David ""Nick"" Jenkins (born 13 May 1967) is an English businesssman, known for founding the online greetings card retailer Moonpig.com and being a ""dragon"" on the BBC Two business series ""Dragons' Den"" from 2015 to 2017. He was born in Droitwich Spa, Worcestershire and attended Adams' Grammar School in Newport, Shropshire and Birmingham University where he read Russian literature. He then worked for eight years as a commodity trader for Glencore in Moscow. In 1998, he returned to the UK to study for an MBA at Cranfield University. 'Moonpig' was his nickname at school, hence the name"
"supplements that focus on specific topics. The magazine is based in Canary Wharf, London Docklands. In December 2009 entrepreneur and BBC TV ""Dragons' Den"" member Duncan Bannatyne and former ""Apprentice"" winner Michelle Dewberry joined the magazine as monthly columnists. The magazine publishes interviews with leading business people and entrepreneurs such as Peter Jones, Theo Paphitis, James Caan and Michelle Mone. Business advice is provided by entrepreneurs, chairman and other business professionals. The magazine had a policy of publishing only positive, educational and informative content, but from early 2008 and following the change of ownership, it has begun to campaign on"
"Helena Shovelton Dame Helena Shovelton, DBE, FRSA, Hon. FRCP (née Richards; born 28 May 1945) is former Chair of the UK National Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux and former Chair of the UK National Lottery Commission. She is currently Chief Executive of the British Lung Foundation. Before resigning from the National Lottery Commission, Shovelton ordered that the then-operator, ""Camelot"", be excluded from bidding for the next seven-year Lottery licence. That decision eased the way for Richard Branson's rival, People's Lottery. However, a judge resurrected Camelot's bid in the High Court, ruling that the commission's dealings with Camelot had shown ""a"
"Westcombe House, was named after her role as Polly Peachum. Lavinia Fenton Lavinia Powlett, Duchess of Bolton (1708 – 24 January 1760), known by her stagename as Lavinia Fenton, was an English actress. She was probably the daughter of a naval lieutenant named Beswick, but she bore the name of her mother's husband, who was a coffee-house owner. She was thought to have been born in Charing Cross, London, and had been a child prostitute, a waitress, and a barmaid before becoming an actress. One of her biographers describes her as having ""a vivacious, lively spirit, and a promising beauty,"""
"of the brand. In 2011 he sold Moonpig for £120 million. Since 2008, Nick has been actively investing in start-up businesses. He was a member of the Impact Ventures UK investment committee: an investment fund which invests in social enterprises using innovation to find better solutions to social issues in the UK. He is also involved with the educational charity ""Ark and Shivia"". Nick Jenkins Nicholas David ""Nick"" Jenkins (born 13 May 1967) is an English businesssman, known for founding the online greetings card retailer Moonpig.com and being a ""dragon"" on the BBC Two business series ""Dragons' Den"" from 2015"
"Patricia Hodgson Dame Patricia Anne Hodgson, DBE (born 19 January 1947) is a broadcasting executive and competition regulator. She is a board member of the Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation having served as Chairman of Ofcom from 2014 to 2017, having succeeded Dame Colette Bowe in April 2014, She is also a trustee of the Policy Exchange and is Chair of the School Teachers' Review Body. In 2006-12 she was Principal of Newnham College, Cambridge. Hodgson was educated at Brentwood High School for Girls and Newnham College, Cambridge. She joined the BBC as a producer and founder-member of the"
"include: In September 2016, Willingham took part in a celebrity episode of ""The Chase"". Willingham and her husband Michael live in London and Switzerland with their four children. Sarah Willingham Sarah Louise Willingham (born 21 December 1973) is a British entrepreneur, investor and consumer champion. She is best known for her management in high street restaurants such as Planet Hollywood and Pizza Express and as an investor in growing businesses on Dragons Den. Willingham bought the Bombay Bicycle Club while in partnership with The Clapham House Group. She was able successfully to expand the Bombay Bicycle Club from a chain"
"Crimson in May 2008. After this, Elnaugh was a business mentor for other entrepreneurs, and founded the digital publishing and marketing platform Source TV in 2013. Her book ""PROSPERITY"" was published on 23 April 2016. Rachel Elnaugh Rachel Elnaugh (born 12 December 1964) is a British entrepreneur who founded the UK gift company Red Letter Days. She was one of the investors participating in the first two series of BBC Two's TV show ""Dragons' Den"". Her family lived above her father's electrical shop, and she attended Chelmsford County High School for Girls. She originally wanted to take art history, but"
"Hamilton Bradshaw Hamilton Bradshaw is a mid-market private equity firm with headquarters in London, England. The company was founded in 2003, by UK serial entrepreneur and former Dragons' Den panelist James Caan. Hamilton Bradshaw's main offices are located in Mayfair, London. Hamilton Bradshaw (HB) can be segmented into private equity, venture capital, recruitment, and real estate. Hamilton Bradshaw's focus is on acquiring companies that have unique selling points (USPs). In Caan's book, ""The Real Deal"", he affirms that, “If you don't have a Unique Selling Point – you're dead in the water."" To ensure that this is present in business"
"Jenny Logan Jenny Logan (born 1942) is an English actress, trained dancer and singer. Though she played WPC Sally Reed in the TV series ""Dixon of Dock Green"" between 1968 and 1969, she is most familiar from her appearances as the woman in the television commercial for the carpet freshener Shake n' Vac, which was shot in 1979, and ran from 1980 to 1986. The advert featured Jenny Logan dancing around a typical British living room in high heels, shaking the powder onto the carpet and vacuuming it up, while singing a musical jingle. The main lyric is ""do the"
"opportunities that Hamilton Bradshaw evaluates, one of the first things that its investment team does is assess the business plan. Hamilton Bradshaw was founded in 2003 by BBC Television's Dragons' Den panelist and CEO James Caan, along with Tristan Ramus and Deepak Jalan. By 2002, Caan had sold off his stakes in Humana International, Recruitment International, and Alexander Mann. These sales allowed Caan to take a ""gap year"", studying advanced management at Harvard. The sale of Alexander Mann also led to James Caan forming a company that would focus on private equity. Caan says that his success at Alexander Mann"
"schedules. Balcon died of a brain tumour on 18 July 2009, aged 84. Jill Balcon Jill Angela Henriette Balcon (3 January 192518 July 2009) was an English film and radio actress, who was also known for her stage and television work. She made her film debut in ""Nicholas Nickleby"" (1947). She was the second wife of poet Cecil Day-Lewis and they had two children together: Tamasin Day-Lewis, who became a food critic and TV chef, and Daniel Day-Lewis, notable for his acting career. Balcon was born in Westminster, London, the daughter of Aileen Freda Leatherman (1904–1988) and her husband Michael"
"Louise Botting Elizabeth Louise Botting CBE (born 19 September 1939) is a British company director and former broadcaster. She was presenter of BBC Radio 4's ""Money Box"" programme between 1977 and 1992. After her broadcasting career, she became one of the first female directors of a FTSE-100 company, through her appointment to the board of CGNU (formerly General Accident, now Aviva). She has also held non-executive directorships of other companies such as Trinity Mirror, London Weekend Television and Camelot Group. In 1974, she founded the private wealth management firm Douglas Deakin Young, serving as its managing director and then chairman"
"Patricia Llewellyn Patricia Llewellyn (7 February 1962 – 22 October 2017) was a British television producer and managing director of the television production company, Optomen, which in 2010 became part of the All3Media group. Llewellyn was born in Carmarthen, West Wales, and became best known for her work on cookery programmes. In 2002, the annual Glenfiddich Food and Drink Awards bestowed upon Llewellyn the Independent Spirit Award for her ""progressive and confident approach to food and drink broadcasting"". She acquired a reputation as a starmaker, having built hit series around previously unknown chefs, such as ""Two Fat Ladies"" with Jennifer"