David C. Pratt

David C. Pratt is an American businessman and philanthropist who from 2006 until bankruptcy in 2016, served as controlling owner, chairman and CEO of Gander Mountain, the largest U.S. retail network of outdoor specialty stores for shooting sports, hunting, fishing and camping.[1]

Pratt, a former chairman and chief executive of pesticide maker United Industries Inc., in 1999 sold a controlling interest in United to Thomas H. Lee Partners for $620 million.[2] United later was sold to the company now known as Spectrum Brands.[3]

Pratt is a minority owner of the St. Louis Cardinals baseball team.[3] In the Rocky Mountain West, Pratt is best known as the developer of Three Forks Ranch, a hunting and fishing resort.[2]

  1. ^ "About Us, Help Center Gander Mountain". www.gandermountain.com. Archived from the original on 2016-06-27. Retrieved 2016-07-03.
  2. ^ a b "David Pratt: King of the mountain - St. Louis Business Journal". St. Louis Business Journal. Retrieved 2016-07-03.
  3. ^ a b "David C. Pratt: Executive Profile & Biography - Businessweek". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2016-07-03.