Last Updated: 04 Apr, 2024 | Views: 168
Age: 65
Profession: Business Women
Other Profession(s): Television Personality
Famous For: Appearances as an investor on the BBC Two Series
Higher Education: Brighton Technical College
Net Worth: $60 Million Approx.
About (Profile/Biography):
Deborah Meaden was born in Taunton, Somerset, England, on February 11, 1959. Deborah Meaden's mother relocated her and her elder sister Gail to Brightlingsea, Essex, following the divorce of Deborah's parents when she was a small child. Deborah Meaden attended Trowbridge High School for Girls, which she left at the age of sixteen, after attending the Godolphin School in Salisbury for a little while.
Deborah Meaden Career:
Deborah Meaden Starting Career:
• Deborah Meaden attended Brighton Technical College to study business. Following her time there, she worked as a sales-room model for a fashion brand.
• At the age of 19, Deborah relocated to Italy and established an export agency for glass and ceramics, selling goods to stores like Harvey Nichols.
Deborah Meaden Bought Stefanel textile Franchises:
• Deborah Meaden and a partner acquired a West Country-based Stefanel textile franchise, one of the first in the UK.Two years later, Deborah Meaden sold out for £100,000 to her boyfriend.
• Deborah Meaden then owned a number of prosperous retail and leisure companies.
Deborah Meaden Joined Family's Business:
• Deborah Meaden began working for her family's amusement arcade in 1988. She later joined Weststar Holidays, an Exeter-based family vacation park operator, in 1992.
• In 1999, Deborah Meaden spearheaded a management buyout to get the majority of the company's shares.
Deborah Meaden Acquired Fox Brothers:
• In 2009, Douglas Cordeaux, a partner shareholder and the former design director of Pepe Jeans London, and Deborah Meaden purchased Fox Brothers.
•Additionally, Deborah Meaden collaborated with BBC conductor Charles Hazlewood on a weekend-long classical music event called "Play the Field," which took place on Charles' property.
Deborah Meaden Appearances on the BBC Two series:
• Deborah Meaden is well-known for her roles as investors on the BBC Two series Dragons' Den.
• In August 2006, she succeeded Rachel Elnaugh as the show's host for the third season.
Deborah Meaden Unknown Facts:
• Deborah Meaden, who had previously recorded two other short films, starred in a short film commissioned by Into Somerset to promote Somerset to businesses.
• Deborah Meaden is an ambassador for the Marine Conservation Society and works with the nonprofit organization Dogs Trust.
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