Chevron Lubricants Lanka PLC honoured the organisations most outstanding achievers for the year 2008 at the Chevron Star Awards held recently. The recognition consisted not only of direct Chevron employees but also business partners and their staff.

“The purpose of the Star Awards programme is to recognise things done right, say thank you for a job well done and letting individuals know their efforts are appreciated. It was an evening to celebrate excellence and to honour Chevron’s exceptional people”, said Kishu Gomes, Managing Director/CEO, Chevron Lubricants Lanka PLC.

At this ceremony, Channa Tennakoon, Marketing Executive, was awarded the coveted award of the event – “The Marketer of the Year 2008” for his outstanding performance during the year.

“We are indeed proud of our ‘stars’”, added Kishu Gomes. “They have demonstrated outstanding enterprise efforts and have positively impacted the organisation. Their ingenuity and enthusiastic collaboration have resulted in great accomplishments for the business.”

Speaking at the event, Chief Guest Clive Haswell, CEO, Standard Chartered Bank in Sri Lanka commended the organisation for its principles of fostering an environment where everyone can reach his or her full potential. He also applauded the award winners on the noteworthy contributions made by them towards the success of the organisation.

The following category winners were ceremonially presented with awards by the Chief Guest Clive Haswell on this occasion.

Best Caltex Distributor - Harith Jayawardena from the Caltex Regional Warehouse, Kadawatha

Best Caltex Ware house,Manager – Sumedha Dias from the Caltex Regional Ware house,Kandy

Best Distributor Sales Representative – Jagath Ranasinghe from the Caltex Regional Ware house,Maharagama

Best Distributor Sales Representative Colombo – Jagath Ranasinghe from the Caltex Regional Ware house,Maharagama

Best Distributor Sales Representative North – Nishantha Sumanasinghe from the Caltex Regional Ware house,Kandy

Best Distributor Sales Representative South – Asanka Sameera from the Caltex Regional Ware house,Galle

Outstanding Company Sales Representative – Ruwan Chamara

Outstanding Marketing Executive – Channa Tennakoon

Outstanding Commercial and Industrial Sales Engineer – Arjuna Imbulpitiya

Outstanding Regional Sales Manager – Sarath Gunasekera

In addition to the above, Chevron also recognized Upali Wijesinghe as the Most Outstanding Management Team Member for his valuable contribution to the organisation in 2008.

At Chevron, rewarding the efforts and contributions made by individuals is an important part of the organisation’s culture. The organisation strongly believes that recognition is the greatest motivator that helps to drive individuals towards achieving the corporate vision and at the same time, grows an individual’s enthusiasm and commitment to the organisation.

As a member of the Global Chevron Corporation, the organisation believes that human energy is critical for organisational success. As a Chevron company, the spirit of ingenuity, collaboration and commitment drives the business every day, helping to create innovative solutions to the most demanding problems.