Sean Buckley (entrepreneur)

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Sean Buckley
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Sean Buckley and Hamish Murdoch attending the ACCC Enquiry, December 2016
Occupation(s)Executive chairman of Ultra Tune Australia and principal of the Ultra group
Years active1994–present
Children3


Sean Buckley is an Australian entrepreneur & thoroughbred racehorse owner and investor. He is executive chairman of Ultra Tune car service franchise. [1] He is principal of the Ultra Group of Companies.

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Early life

Buckley was raised in the Eastern suburbs of Victoria, the first born of son of Peter Buckley and Gloria Buckley and he had a younger brother Clayton. Buckley attended Mazenod College in Mulgrave where he completed his Higher School Certificate. [2] He then attended Chisholm Institute completing a Bachelor of Business and Marketing graduating in 1984.[ citation needed ]

Buckley was appointed Market Research Manager for Safeway/Woolworths working on new store development and new product ranges. In 1988 he travelled to Hong Kong to work with Thomas Cook, up offices in India and Pakistan. [3] He returned to Australia and commenced work with Ultra Tune in 1994.

Ultra Tune

Buckley is executive chairman of the Ultra Group of Companies and Ultra Tune. [4] He has been the impetus behind the often criticised but highly successful advertising campaigns. [5]

Buckley appeared on behalf of Ultra Tune and other independent after sales service providers in December 2016 at the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission and Australian Automotive Aftermarket Association enquiry into the monopoly that new car manufacturers are attempting to sustain on after sales servicing. [6] [7]

Thoroughbred racing

Buckley is owner at Ultra Thoroughbred Racing, a primary and pre-training stud. [8] [9]

At the Spring Thoroughbred Sale for Magic Millions in October 2014, Buckley purchased thoroughbred horse Hooked for $600,000 on behalf of Ultra Thoroughbred Racing. [10] At the Karaka 2016 Premier Sale at Little Avondale Stud, Buckley and Ultra Thoroughbred Racing purchased a colt from unraced mare Generous Nature and is a full-brother to the multiple stakes performer Savvy Nature for $775,000. [11] [12]

Boxing

Buckley is involved in supporting boxing and Ultra Tune currently sponsors Randy Petalcorin. [13] Buckley received an award from the World Boxing Federation (WBF) for Outstanding Services to Boxing in 2014. [14] Buckley sponsored welterweight boxer Parnia Porsche who won the Women's WBF Australasian Super Welterweight Title in November 2016. [15]

In 2009, Buckley instigated legal proceedings for defamation (Buckley v Herald & Weekly Times) against Russell Robertson and the Herald Sun newspaper, seeking damages in the Melbourne Supreme Court over two articles which appeared in News Corp Australia newspapers in 2007 and 2008. [16] [17] The Herald Sun settled the matter out of court for an undisclosed amount and published an apology. [18] The Victorian Court of Appeal decided that the plaintiff was entitled to issue separate proceedings over separate publications and was thus entitled to the potential benefit of two statutory caps on compensatory damages. [19] [20] [21] [22]

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References

  1. ↑ "Ultra Tune". Ultra Tune.
  2. ↑ Putrino, Steve. "The Mazenodian" (PDF). mazenod.vic.edu.au.
  3. ↑ "Early Years". seanbuckley.net.au.
  4. ↑ Krape, Michael. "Tuned into Success". sean-buckley.com.au.
  5. ↑ Kelly, Vivienne (16 January 2017). "Women can jump up and down all they want' says Ultra Tune boss as brand launches new ads". Mumbrella .
  6. ↑ Charity, Stuart (16 November 2016). "The AAAA Fights for Fairness with Comprehensive ACCC Submission". aaaa.com.au.
  7. ↑ Charity, Stuart. "NEW CAR RETAILING INDUSTRY MARKET STUDY ISSUES PAPER" (PDF). aaaa.com.au.
  8. ↑ "Ultra Thoroughbreds Pty Ltd". Ultra Racing.
  9. ↑ "Apology For Buckley". Racing and Sports.
  10. ↑ "MM Patinack Dispersal Day-4: Hooked Fetches $600k". breedingracing.com.
  11. ↑ Vettise, Paul. "KARAKA 2016 PREMIER SALE – Big Sale For Little Avondale Stud". Racing and Sports. No. 26 January 2016.
  12. ↑ Buckley, Sean (27 January 2016). "Ultra Racing secures the purchase of a colt by Savabeel". seanbuckleyracing.com.au.
  13. ↑ Songalia, Ryan. "Petalcorin knocks out Ming in first round to retain WBA interim title". Rappler. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
  14. ↑ "WBF Presents Outstanding Services to Boxing Award to Mr Sean Buckley of Ultratune".
  15. ↑ Rec, Boxing. "Super Welterweight Contest, 3 rounds". boxrec.com.
  16. ↑ Jade, Case Trace. "Buckley v The Herald & Weekly Times Pty Ltd & Anor (No 2)". jade.io.
  17. ↑ Sports, Racing and. "Sean Buckley sues for $3 million". racingandsports.com.au.
  18. ↑ Sports, Racing and (8 November 2010). "Apology For Buckley". racingandsports.com.au. Racing and Sports Pty Ltd.
  19. ↑ New, South Wales Bar. "NEW SOUTH WALES BAR ASSOCIATION SUBMISSION: ATTORNEY GENERAL'S REVIEW OF'THE DEFAMATION ACT 2005 (NSW)" (PDF). nswbar.asn.au.
  20. ↑ Australia's Right, To Know. "REVIEW OF DEFAMATION ACT 2005". justice.nsw.gov.au.
  21. ↑ Warren, Christopher. "Australian Press Freedom Report 2010". issuu.com.
  22. ↑ Lewis, Matthew (29 May 2011). "Capping Libel Damages in Australia: a closer look". inforrrm.wordpress.com.
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