team

AJAY

Packaging Wizard
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BEULAH

Honey Packing Assistant
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DAYAL

Presiding Sales
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DIVYA

Packing assistant
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FRANCE

Operations Guru
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GOPAL

Packaging Master
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ISABEL

Communications
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JOSHUA

Honey Matters
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MADHU

Communications Pundit
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MAHENDRAN

Packaging Ace
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MALA

Honey Virtuoso
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MALATHI

Accounting Whiz
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MARI

Honey Master
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MATHEW

Managing Director
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MILLER

Sales Leader
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MONICA

Accounts Phenom
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PRABHU

Honey Pillar
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PIRAINILA

Procurement assistant
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SHWETA

Packaging Prowess
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SUGANTHI

Procurement Specialist
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TENY

Operations Head
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VICTORIA

Packaging Prowess
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VIJAYA

Retail Anchor
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AJAY

Packaging Wizard : Assuring the security of your honey bottle!

BEULAH

Honey packing assistant : Hive to jar magician!

Hometown : Hubbathalai

Favourite LFE product : Mint Lip Balm

Favourite Honey flavour : Natural sweet honey

A plant/flower I would be : Money plant

A fruit I would be : pomegranate

Favourite staff tour : Kannur

Favourite movie : Vaali

DAYAL

Presiding Sales : Heading the frontline of markets!

Dayal has been working with Last Forest since 2016. He started off as an Assistant Accountant at Last Forest, but soon found his calling in the marketing side of the team! 

“Marketing is a sea, and I am 50% across the sea. Marketing is not a book to close; it is a continuous learning and know more and more things.”

Dayal is a fun person, who loves to makes jokes, and is passionate about field hockey and football. He dreams of starting an organic vegetable farm someday. His favourite thing about working at Last Forest is the loyalty of the staff members. 

 

Hometown : Getticombai

Favourite LFE product : Strawberry Lip Balm

Favourite Honey flavour : Cinnamon honey

A plant/flower I would be : Rose or Lavender

DIVYA

Packing assistant : Bundle craftswoman!

Divya joined the Last Forest team in 2023. 

Divya enjoys spending time with her family and loves to bake and eat Butterscotch cakes! She loves snacking. 

Her favourite thing about working at Last Forest is the freedom and happy work environment. 

A fruit I would be : Jackfruit

Favourite movie : Muthu

Hometown : Mission Compound, Kotagiri

Favourite LFE product : Lavender soap

Favourite Honey flavour : Pepper honey

Favourite staff tour : Goa & Alleppey

A plant/flower I would be : Mallipoo (Jasmine) , as it smells nice!

A fruit I would be : Pineapple

Favourite songs : Any Christian gospel songs

FRANCE

Operations Guru : Perfection is key!

France has been working with Last Forest since 2012! She has been a constant pillar of strength and support to the team, growing with her years of experience. 

France loves to cook, both vegetarian and non-vegetarian dishes, while she loves to eat Veg Biryani! She loves to learn and talk. 

Her favourite thing about working at Last Forest is the freedom that it offers her. 

Hometown : Kotagiri

Favourite LFE product : Pomegranate Lip Balm

Favourite Honey flavour : Sweet honey & Jamun honey

Favourite staff tour : Goa

GOPAL

Packaging Master : Blink and you’ll miss the genius!

Gopal has been in the Last Forest team since 2016, in the packaging department. 

Gopal is passionate about playing carrom and basketball. He loves working at Last Forest because it gives him freedom! 

A plant/flower I would be : Jasmine

A fruit I would be : Jackfruit

Favourite movie : Annaamalai (because Rajnikanth!)

ISABEL

Communications : Media maven!

Hometown : Ramchand, Kotagiri

Favourite LFE product : Vanilla Lip Balm

Favourite Honey flavour : Ginger honey

Favourite staff tour : Alleppey

A plant/flower I would be : Black Rose

JOSHUA

Honey Matters : Building the base of the Honey union!

Joshua has been working with Last Forest since 2016.

He loves dogs and bikes (the RX100 is his favourite!) 

Joshua loves working at Last Forest because he has made so many friends here!

A fruit I would be : Pineapple (because it’s rugged on the outside, but sweet on the inside!)

Favourite movie : Pathu Thala and Vallavan

Hometown : Coonoor

Favourite LFE product : Charcoal soap

Favourite Honey flavour : Pepper honey

Favourite staff tour : Alleppey (since Keystone team joined in as well!)

A plant/flower I would be : Kurinji

MADHU

Communications Pundit : Let’s show you what our story is all about!

Madhu joined the Last Forest team in 2014, initially working in the procurement team, but soon finding his niche in Communications.

He is a passionate fan of the football club Liverpool. His favourite hobby is sleeping. 

Madhu loves working at Last Forest because of the work culture and the people he works with!

A fruit I would be : Mango (because I like Mangoes)

Favourite movie : Batman

Hometown : Kolikarai

Favourite LFE product : Sandalwood soap

Favourite Honey flavour : Saffron honey (it’s yummy!)

Favourite staff tour : Pondy (first staff tour) and Mangalore

A plant/flower I would be : Rose (because it smells so good)

MAHENDRAN

Packing Ace : Getting it done through experience!

Mahendran is a long-time member of the Last Forest team, having joined us in 2012!

He is loves to play volleyball, cricket and carrom. 

He loves working at Last Forest because of the freedom he feels here. 

A fruit I would be : Strawberry

Favourite movies : Comedy genre,  Vadivelu movies

Hometown : Kolikarai

Favourite LFE product : Sandalwood soap and Nilambur clay pottery

Favourite Honey flavour : Nilgiri sweet honey & Ginger honey

Favourite staff tour : Goa, Pondy & Gokarna

A plant/flower I would be : Jasmine (because I love the strong sweet scent of it!)

MALA

Honey Virtuoso : Leading the line in all things honey!

Mala has been with Last Forest’s honey department all the way since 2006! She hails from the Irula community, and she loves to participate in the community dances. 

She loves to sing and dance, to wear pink, and take selfies! Mala loves working at Last Forest and Keystone. 

A fruit I would be : Amla and Dates (because they’re very healthy)

Favourite movies : RRR (loved the songs!)

Hometown : Finger post, Ooty

Favourite LFE product : Mint lip balm

Favourite Honey flavour : Saffron honey (it was a pregnancy craving!)

A plant/flower I would be : Kurinji (because it’s a special flower that blooms every 12 years, and it’s purple. I love purple!)

MALATHI

Accounting Whiz : Ensuring everything is just perfect!

Malathi joined the Last Forest team in 2019. 

She loves riding on her scooty, and she has a beautiful “troublemaking” smile! 

A fruit I would be : Lychee (because my son Derrik loves them!)

Favourite movie : Sillunu Oru Kaadhal

MARI

Honey Master : Innovation and Building is a must!

Hometown : Varanasi

Favourite LFE product : Charcoal soap

Favourite Honey flavour : Jamun

Favourite staff tour : Goa (one long ago which was a combined tour with Keystone)

MATHEW

Managing Director : Leading from the front!

Mathew founded Last Forest in 1993, and since then has been passionately leading the team through the years. 

Mathew loves watching football, F1 and tennis day and night during weekends! He is a fan of Nadal, and Jimmy Connors from the previous generation.  

A fruit I would be : Passionfruit, Mango

Favourite movie : Mackenna’s Gold

Hometown : Kotagiri

Favourite LFE product : Beeswax candles

Favourite Honey flavour : Natural forest honey

A flower/plant I would be : A Rose because it’s lovable and sentimental

MILLER

Sales Leader : Putting together experience and novelty all day, everyday!

Miller is from Last Forest’s original founding team, having started working with us since 1st July 1996! He is an integral part of Last Forest, we can’t imagine the brand without him!

A fruit I would be : Pear

Favourite staff tour : Avalanche (it was either the 1st or 2nd staff tour; there was a beautiful river, and we climbed down high cliffs using a rope)

Hometown : Coonoor

Favourite LFE products : Handicrafts – bamboo baskets, handmade diaries, pottery

Favourite Honey flavour : Nilgiri sweet honey

A flower/plant I would be : Rose

Favourite movie : Bahubali and The Lion King

MONICA

Accounts Phenom : Proficiency and expert level command of numbers!

Monica has been with Last Forest since 2009, as a committed member of the team solving and fulfilling all our accounting needs and requirements!

She is very fond of seafood, and loves to spend time playing with dogs and cats in the neighbourhood!

A fruit I would be : Red Apple

Favourite staff tour : Goa trip in 2009, and ones to Gokarna and Pondicherry because of the seafood!

PRABHU

Honey Pillar : An important force in the most important place. 

VIJAYA

Retail Anchor : Keeping the avenue of retail going strong!

SUGANTHI

Procurement Specialist : The better, the best!

Hometown : Keezhvaipur, Kerala

Favourite LFE products : Mint Lip Balm

Favourite Honey flavour : I don’t eat honey, but I love the look & colour of them all! (I’m also named after honeybee!)

A flower/plant I would be : Lily

Favourite movie : Yodha (2018)

TENY

Operations Head : Ensuring smooth pumping of the Last Forest heart!

Teny joined the Last Forest team in 2018 and has been heading the Operations since then. 

Teny loves chocolates and can eat them anytime anywhere!

“Working at Last Forest is never about money, it is about passion!”

A fruit I would be : Banganapalli mango

Favourite staff tour : Gokarna

Hometown : Kotagiri

Favourite LFE products : Strawberry Lip Balm

Favourite Honey flavour : Sweet Honey

A flower/plant I would be : A blooming white Rose

Favourite movie : Baashha (because Rajnikanth!)

VICTORIA

Packaging Prowess : Making leaps and bounds through humility.

Victoria has been with Last Forest since 2017 in the packaging department. She is hardworking and believes in the correct processes of completing tasks!

Her favourite past-time is cooking beef! 

A fruit I would be : Red Apple

Favourite staff tour : Goa