Major General Andrew Robert Douglas Pringle, CB, CBE (born 1946)[1] is a retired British Army officer who served as president of KBR's International Government and Defence business.[2]
Andrew Pringle | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1946 (age 77–78) |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service | British Army |
| Years of service | 1966–2001 |
| Rank | Major general |
| Commands | Multi-National Division (South-West) 20th Armoured Brigade Royal Green Jackets |
| Battles / wars | Operation Banner Bosnian War Kosovo War |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Order of the British Empire Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service (2) |
Military career
editPringle attended the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst and was commissioned on 16 December 1966, as a second lieutenant in the Royal Green Jackets.[3] He was promoted to lieutenant in July 1968,[4] captain in December 1972,[5] and major in February 1979.[6] He undertook numerous tours in Northern Ireland, for which he was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire.[7] Promoted to lieutenant colonel in June 1983,[8] he was given command of his Regiment and promoted to full colonel in June 1988.[9]
Pringle was advanced to Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1991.[10] Promoted to brigadier in July 1992,[11] he was then given command of the 20th Armoured Brigade in 1994.[12][13] In that role, he undertook a tour in Bosnia in 1995, for which he was awarded a Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service.[14] In 1996 he became Director of Land Warfare at the Ministry of Defence.[13]
Pringle was promoted to major general and appointed Commander of the Multi-National Division (South-West) of the Stabilization Force in Bosnia in November 1997;[15] this earned him a further Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service.[16] He then became Chief of Staff at the UK's Permanent Joint Headquarters in October 1998,[17] in which role he was involved in the direction of British operations in Iraq, East Timor, Moxambique, Sierra Leone Kosovo and Macedonia during 1998 - 2001. He was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath in the 2000 New Year Honours.[18]
Pringle retired in October 2001.[19] In March 2004 he became a Non-Executive Director of Manpower Software and,[20] in April 2008, he was appointed president of KBR's International Government, Defence & Support Services business.[2]
References
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- ^ a b "Andrew Pringle". KBR. Archived from the original on 28 May 2011. Retrieved 23 July 2011.
- ^ "No. 44247". The London Gazette (Supplement). 10 February 1967. pp. 1703–1705.
- ^ "No. 44614". The London Gazette (Supplement). 14 June 1968. p. 6793.
- ^ "No. 45853". The London Gazette (Supplement). 19 December 1972. p. 15057.
- ^ "No. 47775". The London Gazette (Supplement). 19 February 1979. p. 2330.
- ^ "No. 48453". The London Gazette (Supplement). 15 December 1980. p. 17401.
- ^ "No. 49434". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 August 1983. p. 10178.
- ^ "No. 51399". The London Gazette (Supplement). 4 July 1988. p. 7702.
- ^ "No. 52563". The London Gazette (Supplement). 14 June 1991. p. 5.
- ^ "No. 53001". The London Gazette (Supplement). 27 July 1992. p. 12670.
- ^ Major-General Andrew Pringle IQPC
- ^ a b Army Commands Archived 5 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "No. 54393". The London Gazette. 9 May 1996. p. 6547.
- ^ "No. 54952". The London Gazette (Supplement). 17 November 1997. p. 12931.
- ^ "No. 55303". The London Gazette (Supplement). 6 November 1998. p. 12075.
- ^ Ministry of Defence and Tri-service Senior Appointments Archived 17 November 2015 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "No. 55711". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 1999. p. 41.
- ^ "No. 56366". The London Gazette (Supplement). 23 October 2001. p. 12429.
- ^ Movers and Shakers Daily Telegraph, 26 March 2004