LASCO Distributors appoints Ockino Petrie as Managing Director

Kingston, Jamaica – LASCO Distributors Limited has appointed Ockino Petrie as its managing director, with effect from Monday, November 2, 2026.

Petrie holds a Master of Business Management and a Bachelor of Science in Human Resource Management from The University of the West Indies, Mona. He is also an adjunct lecturer at the UWI, where he shares his industry experience and insights with the next generation of business leaders, the LASCO Group noted in a press release.

It added that Petrie, who most recently served as chief executive officer and a director of EdgeChem Jamaica Limited, brings to the role leadership experience across the fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG), manufacturing and distribution sectors in the Caribbean.