| Andrew Pringle | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1946 |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom |
| Service/branch |
 British Army |
| Years of service | 1966–2001 |
| Rank | Major-General |
| Commands held |
20th Armoured Brigade Multi-National Division (South-West) |
| Battles/wars |
Operation Banner Bosnian War Kosovo War |
| Awards |
Companion of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Order of the British Empire |
Major General Andrew Robert Douglas Pringle, CB, CBE (born 1946)[1] is a retired British Army officer and currently president of KBR's International Government and Defence business.[2]
Military career[]
Pringle 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 1992[5] and major in February 1979.[6] He undertook a tour in Northern Ireland in 1980 for which he was appointed MBE.[7] Promoted to lieutenant-colonel in August 1983,[8] he was given command of his Regiment and promoted to full colonel in July 1988.[9]
He advanced to CBE in 1991.[10] Promoted to Brigadier in July 1992,[11] he was then given command of 20th Armoured Brigade in 1994.[12][13] He undertook a tour in Bosnia in 1995 for which he was given the 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 British operations in Kosovo and Macedonia during 1999 for which he was appointed CB in the New Years Honours List 2000.[18] He retired in October 2001.[19] In March 2004 he became a Non-Executive Director of Manpower Software[20] and in April 2008 he became president of KBR's International Government, Defence & Support Services business.[2]
References[]
- ↑ Checksure
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Andrew Pringle". KBR. http://www.kbr.com/About/Corporate-Officers/Andrew-Pringle/. Retrieved 23 July 2011.
- ↑ "No. 44247". 10 February 1967. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/44247/page/
- ↑ "No. 44614". 14 June 1968. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/44614/page/
- ↑ "No. 45853". 19 December 1972. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/45853/page/
- ↑ "No. 47775". 19 February 1979. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/47775/page/
- ↑ "No. 48453". 15 December 1980. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/48453/page/
- ↑ "No. 49434". 1 August 1983. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/49434/page/
- ↑ "No. 51399". 4 July 1988. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/51399/page/
- ↑ "No. 52563". 14 June 1991. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/52563/page/
- ↑ "No. 53001". 27 July 1992. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/53001/page/
- ↑ Major-General Andrew Pringle IQPC
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Army Commands
- ↑ "No. 54393". 9 May 1996. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/54393/page/
- ↑ "No. 54952". 17 November 1997. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/54952/page/
- ↑ "No. 55303". 6 November 1998. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/55303/page/
- ↑ Ministry of Defence and Tri-service Senior Appointments
- ↑ "No. 55711". 31 December 1999. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/55711/page/
- ↑ "No. 56366". 23 October 2001. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/56366/page/
- ↑ Movers and Shakers Daily Telegraph, 26 March 2004
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