KINGSTON, Jamaica — Pure National Limited, Jamaica’s leading ice manufacturer and one of the biggest in the English-speaking Caribbean, which  produces and distributes brands including Pure National Ice, Happy Ice & Happy Water, has named Omar McFarlane as its new chief executive officer. McFarlane previously served as operations manager for the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF).

Back in November 2024, a fire wiped out Pure National’s production plant in Kingston, a blow that forced the company to import ice just to keep up with the county’s demand.

Since then, the company has put roughly $400 million into rebuilding, including a new 70-ton Paktol ice maker that will allow it to produce even more than the amount that could be manufactured before the fire.

McFarlane is coming in to lead that comeback day-to- day, getting the company back to full strength and setting it up for what’s next.

McFarlane has built a career on getting things done, both in business and in sport.

He’s the president and owner of Arc Electric, Inc, where he has spent years running operations and building a company from the ground up. At the JFF, he worked his way from youth ambassador to general team manager to operations manager. He was the connective tissue between the players, coaches, clubs and stakeholders, managing everything from strategic planning to logistics to national teams administration.

That mix of ownership experience and hands-on leadership under real pressure is exactly what makes him the right fit to lead Pure National through to this next chapter.