Sean Buckley is an Australian entrepreneur & thoroughbred racehorse owner and investor. He is executive chairman of

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car service franchise. He is principal of the Ultra Group of Companies.

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. He then attended

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completing a Bachelor of Business and Marketing graduating in 1984. Buckley was appointed Market Research Manager for

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/ Woolworths working on new store development and new product ranges. In 1988 he travelled to Hong Kong to work with

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, up offices in India and Pakistan. He returned to Australia and commenced work with

in 1994.

Ultra Tune

Buckley is executive chairman of the Ultra Group of Companies and

. He has been the impetus behind the often criticised but highly successful advertising campaigns. Buckley appeared on behalf of Ultra Tune and other independent after sales service providers in December 2016 at the

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and Australian Automotive Aftermarket Association enquiry into the monopoly that new car manufacturers are attempting to sustain on after sales servicing.

Thoroughbred racing

Buckley is owner at Ultra Thoroughbred Racing, a primary and pre-training stud. At the Spring Thoroughbred Sale for

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in October 2014, Buckley purchased thoroughbred horse Hooked for $600,000 on behalf of Ultra Thoroughbred Racing. 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.

Boxing

Buckley is involved in supporting boxing and Ultra Tune currently sponsors Randy Petalcorin. Buckley received an award from the

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(WBF) for Outstanding Services to Boxing in 2014. Buckley sponsored welterweight boxer Parnia Porsche who won the Women's WBF Australasian Super Welterweight Title in November 2016.

Legal proceedings

In 2009, Buckley instigated legal proceedings for

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(Buckley v Herald & Weekly Times) against Russell Robertson and the

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newspaper, seeking damages in the Melbourne Supreme Court over two articles which appeared in

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newspapers in 2007 and 2008. The Herald Sun settled the matter out of court for an undisclosed amount and published an apology. 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.

References

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