ANC wins First-Runner up at National Business Excellence Awards 2019 in the Education Sector
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ANC Education became the First-Runner up at the 16th Annual National Business Excellence Award Ceremony 2019 (NBEA), held on 13th of December at the Colombo Hilton.
This is the first time ANC contested in the Large Business Category of Sri Lanka’s Education Service Sector and managed to secure this coveted award over many other experienced contenders.
This prestigious award was presented to ANC Education by one of Sri Lanka’s most eminent marketing personalities, a pioneer of marketing education, Mr. Eardley Ignat Perera, Chairman for Kelsey Developments Plc, Non-Executive Chairman for M&E Pvt Ltd. and Chairman for Dunamis Capital Plc.
The National Business Excellence Award recognizes companies for Excellence in Leadership, Corporate Governance, Capacity Building, Local and Global Market Reach, Corporate Social Responsibility, Environmental Sustainability and Excellence in Business and Financial Results.
The NBEA is one of the pioneering Award Competitions initiated far back as 2004 by National Chamber of Commerce of Sri Lanka (NCCSL). NBEA, over the years has maintained its highest standard and gained much recognition and prestige amongst the business community. Today, NBEA has become the symbol of “Excellence” for the “Best of the Best” businesses in Sri Lanka.
L to R Ms. Aruni Mahipala – Chief Operating Officer / Director of ANC Education, Mr. Chathura Liyanage – Academic Head of Northwood University Programmes of ANC Education, Mr. P. Saravanan – Group Chief Financial Officer / Director of ANC Education, Dr. Punarjeeva Karunanayake – CEO / Executive Director of ANC Education, Mr. Eardley Ignat Perera – Chairman for Kelsey Developments Plc, Non-Executive Chairman for M&E Pvt Ltd. and Chairman for Dunamis Capital Plc, Ms. Erandi Dodamwala – Deputy General Manager Postgraduate Programmes of ANC Education and Mr. Marcelline Alexander – Academic Head for Postgraduate Programmes of ANC Education.
ANC Education is a member of the CEG Education Holdings where the CEG Group emerged as the overall winners in the Large Business category with ICBT Campus winning the First Place Award and ANC Education winning the First-Runner up Award at the National Business Excellence Award Ceremony 2019.
“We are honored to receive this prestigious award by NBEA. The commitment and dedication of the ANC team members is what secured this proud win for the company. We will continue to strive for high levels of Excellence in education for many years to come” says Dr. Punarjeewa Karunanayake, Executive Director/CEO of ANC Education.
This is the second award for ANC Education this year who also won the Bronze Award for National Level Six Sigma category at the National Convention on Quality and Productivity (NCQP) held on 6th September 2019, organized by the Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Quality and Productivity (SLAAQP).
ANC Education is one of the largest conglomerates in Sri Lanka with over 18 years of experience in the industry and the only establishment that offers a full spectrum of educational programs from Pre-school, High School, Advanced Diploma, Undergraduate and Postgraduate education, providing students of all ages a learning pathway as they progress in their education toward graduation and beyond.