Tomaž Berločnik (born 1968) is a Slovenian business executive, mechanical engineer, and basketball administrator, mainly known as a former CEO of the Slovenian company Petrol Group.[1] Also, he is the president of the men's basketball club Cedevita Olimpija and former president of the basketball club Olimpija Ljubljana.
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 Tomaž Berločnik | |
| Born | 1968 (age 55–56) |
| Nationality | Slovenian |
| Education | University of Ljubljana |
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Early life and education
editBerločnik earned his bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Ljubljana.[2] At the same university, he earned his master's degree in business administration in 1997.[3]
Business career
editAfter graduation, Berločnik continued his career as a project manager in the companies recovery department of the Slovenian Development Fund.
During the 2000s, Berločnik was a general manager for Slovenian companies Donit Tesnit and Berli. In February 2010, he became the chief executive officer for Istrabenz.[2] He left Instabenz after one year.
On 1 February 2011, Berločnik became the chief executive officer and president of the management board for Petrol Group, the largest Slovenian oil distributing company.[4] In February 2015, he is re-appointed for his second five-year term as the CEO of the company.[1][2]
Berločnik was a member of the supervisory board for Slovenian companies Elan, Slovenske železnice, Telekom Slovenije, and Petrol.[2]
Basketball administrator career
editIn July 2017, Berločnik became the president of men's basketball team Olimpija Ljubljana.[5] On 4 June 2019, Berločnik and Croatian businessman Emil Tedeschi announced that Croatian club Cedevita and Olimpija had planned to merge and form a new men's professional basketball club based in Ljubljana.[6][7][8] During his tenure as the club's president, Olimpija won the 2017–18 Slovenian League championship.
On 8 July 2019, Berločnik was named the president of newly formed professional basketball club Cedevita Olimpija.[9][10]
References
edit- ^ a b "Vodstvo Petrol Group". petrol.eu. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
- ^ a b c d "Berločnik Tomaž - Alumni". uni-lj.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 14 July 2019.
- ^ "Zgodba: mag. Tomaž Berločnik, predsednik Uprave družbe Petrol, d. d." efnet.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 14 July 2019.
- ^ "Pod žarometom: Tomaž Berločnik". delo.si. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
- ^ "Olimpija z novim šefom". siol.net. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
- ^ R. K.; Tilen Jamnik (14 July 2019). "Cedevita Olimpija – slovenski klub Eurocup oz. Evroligo in vrh Lige ABA" (in Slovenian). Ljubljana: RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
- ^ "VIDEO: SADA JE I SLUŽBENO: ODRŽAN POVIJESNI SASTANAK U LJUBLJANI! SPAJAJU SE CEDEVITA I KK OLIMPIJA 'Ovo nikada nitko nije napravio u nijednom sportu'". sportske.jutarnji.hr. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
- ^ "Pionirski projekt v Evropi: novoustanovljena Cedevita Olimpija piše športno zgodovino". 24ur.com. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
- ^ R. K. (8 July 2019). "Rimac trener Cedevite Olimpije, prva okrepitev Edo Murić" (in Slovenian). Ljubljana: RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
- ^ "Assemblies confirmed new club BC Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana". kkcedevita.hr. Retrieved 14 July 2019.