Pradco Outdoor Brands announced the appointment of Brett Basik as director of mergers and acquisitions, leading its efforts to acquire new brands and develop new partnerships.

“I am very excited for Brett to join Pradco,” said Robert Schoenvogel, president. “He will accelerate our business development and acquisition-focused initiatives in this new role on our senior leadership team.”

With over ten years of experience, Basik brings a strong background in accounting, investment banking and entrepreneurship to the company and is currently working on multiple transactions in the company’s pipeline and seeking new opportunities from early-stage growth investments to bolt-on acquisitions to entirely new platforms.

Pradco Outdoor Brands, a family-owned company and subsidiary of EBSCO Industries, owns hunting brands, including Moultrie, Moultrie Mobile, Summit Treestands, Code Blue and D/Code, Knight & Hale, Whitetail Institute, and Texas Hunter. Pradco Fishing produces and markets more than 20 brands, including Rebel, YUM, Booyah, War Eagle Custom Lures, Lindy, and Bomber.