Career
He was reappointed to the board by Toronto City Council in 2015 by a vote of 28 to 11 with Councillor Michael Thompson leading the opposition to Pringle"s reappointment saying: “He consistently rubber-stamped police actions, proposals and initiatives that were not in the best interest of the community. I would dare say that Mr. Pringle"s silence on all the major issues that the board has faced has in fact been deafening.”
Pringle was the chief of staff for John Tory when he was Leader of the Opposition as leader of the Progressive Conservatives in the Ontario legislature.
Pringle is the former managing director at Royal Bank of Canada Capital Markets, former chairman of RP Investment Advisors and chair of the Canadian Foundation for Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome Research (CANFAR), as well a chair of the board of governors of Upper Canada College.
Pringle was the Progressive Conservative candidate in Etobicoke Centre during the 2007 provincial election, placing second with 34.13% of the vote.