Karol Vanko is Mesnac Vice President, MERTC General Director, Mesnac European Research and Technical Centre s.r.o. he earned a Master of Engineering from the Technical University -Engineering Cybernetic, and has 28 years of experience in the tyre industry.

Vanko began his career with the Slovakian tire company Matador, where he established and managed the specialized engineering division Matador Machinery, later Conti Machinery.  In 2009 Vanko became the General Director of Mesnac European Research and Technical Centre. In 2011 he was awarded the highest Chinese state award for foreign experts to support China’s development - Friendship Award.