Andrew Pringle (British Army officer)


Andrew Robert Douglas Pringle, is a retired British Army officer and the current president of KBR's International Government and Defence business.

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. He was promoted to lieutenant in July 1968, captain in December 1972, and major in February 1979. He undertook a tour in Northern Ireland in 1980, for which he was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire. Promoted to lieutenant colonel in August 1983, he was given command of his Regiment and promoted to full colonel in July 1988.
Pringle was advanced to Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1991. Promoted to brigadier in July 1992, he was then given command of the 20th Armoured Brigade in 1994. He undertook a tour in Bosnia in 1995, for which he was awarded a Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service. In 1996 he became Director of Land Warfare at the Ministry of Defence.
Pringle was promoted to major general and appointed Commander of the Multi-National Division of the Stabilization Force in Bosnia in November 1997; this earned him a further Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service. He then became Chief of Staff at the UK's Permanent Joint Headquarters in October 1998, in which role he was involved in British operations in Kosovo and Macedonia during 1999. He was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath in the 2000 New Year Honours.
Pringle retired in October 2001. In March 2004 he became a Non-Executive Director of Manpower Software and, in April 2008, he was appointed president of KBR's International Government, Defence & Support Services business.