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New Dragon to join the Den
Serial entrepreneur, venture capitalist and multi-millionaire James Caan is to join the next series of Dragons' Den to be screened on BBC Two this autumn.
Caan, who lives in both London and Cannes, is founder and CEO of private equity firm Hamilton Bradshaw, through which he has invested millions in both start-ups and mature businesses in sectors ranging from retail and leisure to financial services and technology.
Commenting on his signing to the Den, Caan said: "I'm thrilled to be invited to be in one of the highly coveted 'Dragon' positions. In business I make a point of investing in people, as I'm a great believer that it is people who create a success in business through their passion and conviction."
Caan has been creating, building and selling businesses for over 20 years.
In 1985 he set up the Alexander Mann Group, one of the UK's leading HR outsourcing companies, and achieved a turnover of £130m before selling it to a private equity firm in 2002.
Caan also founded an executive headhunting firm which he successfully expanded globally through its Humana International brand and grew to over 147 offices across 30 countries before it was bought by a New York-listed company.
Helen Bullough, Executive Editor for Dragons' Den, said: "I'm delighted that James Caan is joining the other Dragons for this new series. He's got a great track record as an entrepreneur himself and a unique approach to spotting investment opportunities – I'm sure he'll make quite an impact in the Den."
A graduate of Harvard Business School's prestigious Advanced Management Programme, in 2003 Caan was named PricewaterhouseCoopers' Entrepreneur Of The Year.
In 2001 he won the Enterprise Of The Year Award for his outstanding business success and was recently a Resident Entrepreneur Mentor for MBA students at London Business School.
With his wide-ranging business and entrepreneurial experience, James Caan is set to be an exciting addition to the Dragons team, joining Peter Jones, Deborah Meaden, Duncan Bannatyne and Theo Paphitis in the Dragons' lair.
Dragons' Den is about to go back into production and the programme-makers are keen to receive applications from budding inventors and entrepreneurs who have got an idea, venture or small business that they think could catch the Dragons' eye and requires some investment to take it to the next level.
Visit bbc.co.uk/dragonsden for more information and an application form.
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