Branislav Klocok started to work for the Mn industry in 1999, when he first time joined OFZ, the diversified ferroalloy manufacturer in Central Europe. He worked his way through the marketing organization of the company and in 2006 joined Vale's Mn division to work as head of its European sales. While working in OFZ, he represented the company in several associations including IMnI. In Vale, Branislav also represented the company in IMnI as the chairman of the statistic's committees, member of M&C committee and also in the board of the association. When leaving Vale in 2012, Branislav was responsible for global sales of Mn ore and alloys, marketing more than two million tons of Mn ore and half a million tons of Mn alloys. Since October 2012, Branislav has rejoined OFZ and assumed the position of managing director there. Now, he is a general director of OFZ and he is also a vice-chairman of IMnI’s Executive Board.