Pavol Lančarič is one of the most experienced top managers in Slovakia, working in leadership positions since he was 30 years old. After studying International Business at the University of Economics in Bratislava, he worked for 2 years as an advisor to Deputy Prime Minister Anton Vavra and as an analyst at the Antimonopoly Office.

He started his career as a top manager at Tchibo Slovakia and continued his career at Rheinishe Post Bratislava as CEO for Slovakia and the Czech Republic. Later, he capitalized on his experience at the telecommunications company Globtel (now Orange Slovakia), which he transformed from a small local company into one of the members of the large international corporation Orange Group. Under his leadership for 23 years, Orange has continuously improved the quality of its services by improving the quality and availability of its network and by introducing one of the most modern young generation fibre optic networks, FTTH (Fibre To The Home). During his tenure, Orange Slovakia also became a leader in CSR and the Orange Foundation, which he co-founded, is now one of the largest and best known in Slovakia. In the field of Corporate Social Responsibility, Via Bona Slovakia awarded it 3 major prizes for its comprehensive approach to corporate responsibility. During his tenure as CEO and Chairman of the Board of Directors, Orange also won the “Company of the Year” award 6 times in a row in a competition organized by the economic magazine Trend.

Pavol was a co-founder of the Business Leader Forum, which since 2004 has been an informal association of companies committed to being leaders in promoting the principles of responsible business.

In 2023, he held the position of Minister of Transport of the Slovak Republic in President Zuzana Čaputová’s cabinet. He serves as a member of the Scientific Council of the University of Economics in Bratislava and is a supporter of quality education for young people. He is fluent in 4 languages and is an avid traveller.