In recognition of honoring the most influential and visionary women in business, Anoja Basnayake, Director of Information Technology of A. Baur & Co. (Pvt.) Ltd, widely known as Baurs, was honoured at the recent Global CEO Top Businesswomen Awards 2025, held on 25 June at The Hilton Colombo under the theme ‘Celebrating Power, Purpose, and Pioneering Success.’
Debuting as the first ever awards ceremony of its kind, the event was attended by over 400 C-level executives across diverse industry sectors, coming together to celebrate exceptional women leaders who are transforming business through innovation, resilience, and purpose.
Anoja was recognised for her outstanding leadership in digital transformation and her enduring impact on Sri Lanka’s corporate sector. With a career spanning over two decades, she has led Baurs’ journey into becoming a digitally future-ready conglomerate, introducing cloud-first strategies, data-driven decision-making, and inclusive tech practices.
She was the project director at Baurs overseeing the implementation and migration of SAP S/4 HANA 2020 on cloud deployment with SAP Analytics Cloud Live reporting, making it the first company in Sri Lanka to do so at that time. Anoja was also featured on the the inaugural National CIO List 2023 of Computer Society of Sri Lanka.
Prior to joining Baurs as Manager IT in 2008, Anoja has previously worked at blue chips such as Brandix, PricewaterhouseCoopers, and Hayleys. Going beyond, Anoja also serves as VP, Professional Development at the Project Management Institute, USA Colombo Chapter. She is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) and a Member of the Sri Lanka Institute of Directors (SLID) and also serves as a member of the Innovation and Technology committee of SLID.
