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.
After 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]
In 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]