Andrew Pringle (British Army officer)
Andrew Pringle | |
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Born | 1946 |
Allegiance |
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Service/ |
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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 1972[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
- 1 2 "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
- 1 2 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
Military offices | ||
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Preceded by Angus Ramsay |
Commander Multi-National Division (South-West), Bosnia 1997–1998 |
Succeeded by Cedric Delves |