Born on 28th February 1972 at Vellore, in Tamil Nadu. He did his Diploma in Automobile Engineering from St. Michael's Polytechnic in Chennai in 1990.

Prior to joining GULF OIL in 1997, he had worked with Enfield India Ltd., Samara Motors Pvt. Ltd., Srinivasa Stud Industries and Menon Pistons Ltd.

From the position of a Sales Officer at GULF Oil, Mathan rose to the position of Business Executive, based at Chennai, through his sheer hard work, discipline and achievements.

Responding to the award, Mathan says "I feel great. My next objective is to surpass the target in the coming five months and earn more incentive". Mathan covers areas like Vellore, Villupuram, Cuddalore, Trichy and Pondicherry.

He is known to be disciplined, giving attention to covering all the areas of his territory and being passionate in going about achieving his target.

He maintains a good relationship with mechanics, retailers, fleet owners, colleagues and with superiors.

Jayant was born in 1966 at Bilaspur. His family consists of wife Ujjawala and daughter, Arundhati. He did his B.Sc. from P.G. College, Bilaspur in 1986, followed by M.Sc. from the same college in 1988.

He also did his Postgraduate Diploma in Materials Management from Indian Institute of Materials Management, Nagpur in 1993.

Prior to joining GULF Oil, he had worked with Baidyanath Group of Companies and Pennan Aluminium Co.Ltd. He joined GULF Oil in July 1996 as a Logistics Executive and his dedication and hard work took him to the position of Asst. Manager - Logistics at Silvassa Plant.

Jayant's happiness had no limits. "This is one of my biggest achievements and I would like to share it with my colleagues and family members. Commitment to the job and foresight helped me to achieve this.

My ambition is to be a thorough professional in the area of Materials Management" says Jayant.