Buckley joined Nike, Inc. from 1994 as Director of Marketing in Japan and later took over the same role in Australia.[1]
He was general manager of EA Australia briefly in 1999.
Buckley was then appointed the Australian Football League's general manager responsible for broadcasting, strategy and major projects, before becoming chief operating officer, a position which he held until 2006, when it was announced on 8 November 2006 that he will replace John O'Neill as chief executive officer of Football Federation Australia.[1][3][4][5] Led unsuccessful bid to bring FIFA World Cup to Australia.
On 21 August 2012 it was announced he had stepped down from his position as chief executive officer of Football Federation Australia. At the same time, it was announced he would be replaced by former chief executive officer of the National Rugby LeagueDavid Gallop[6]
Currently Buckley is the Executive Director in Foxtel, overseeing and managing sports contents within this Broadcast media company.
buckley, benjamin, buckley, born, june, 1967, australian, businessman, former, australian, rules, footballer, current, chairman, north, melbourne, football, club, australian, football, league, former, chief, executive, officer, football, federation, australia,. Benjamin Buckley born 29 June 1967 is an Australian businessman former Australian Rules Footballer and current chairman of the North Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League He is the former chief executive officer of Football Federation Australia 1 Ben BuckleyBen Buckley in 2008Born 1967 06 29 29 June 1967 age 56 Melbourne AustraliaEducationBachelor of ScienceAlma materRMITOccupationBusinessmanEmployer s Nike Inc 1994 1996 EA 1999 AFL 1999 2006 FFA 2006 2012 Height1 85 m 6 ft 1 in SpouseSophie DelignyChildren4 Contents 1 Australian football playing career 2 Education 3 Working life 4 Personal life 5 ReferencesAustralian football playing career EditBuckley a defender played 74 games between 1986 and 1993 for North Melbourne in the VFL AFL and was vice captain from 1990 until 1992 1 Education EditBuckley s secondary education was in his home state of Tasmania 2 He has a bachelor s degree in Applied Science 1 Working life EditBuckley joined Nike Inc from 1994 as Director of Marketing in Japan and later took over the same role in Australia 1 He was general manager of EA Australia briefly in 1999 Buckley was then appointed the Australian Football League s general manager responsible for broadcasting strategy and major projects before becoming chief operating officer a position which he held until 2006 when it was announced on 8 November 2006 that he will replace John O Neill as chief executive officer of Football Federation Australia 1 3 4 5 Led unsuccessful bid to bring FIFA World Cup to Australia On 21 August 2012 it was announced he had stepped down from his position as chief executive officer of Football Federation Australia At the same time it was announced he would be replaced by former chief executive officer of the National Rugby League David Gallop 6 Currently Buckley is the Executive Director in Foxtel overseeing and managing sports contents within this Broadcast media company On 20 October 2016 Buckley was voted in as the new chairman of the North Melbourne Football Club replacing James Brayshaw Personal life EditBuckley has four children including Jack Buckley who plays football for Greater Western Sydney 7 References Edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ben Buckley a b c d e AFL chief takes FFA role Fox Sports 8 November 2006 Retrieved 8 November 2006 Emerging leaders Sport The Australian 25 April 2009 Archived from the original on 30 April 2009 Retrieved 19 May 2009 AFL s Buckley to be new football boss The Sydney Morning Herald 8 November 2006 Retrieved 8 November 2006 Ben Buckley appointed as new FFA CEO Football Federation Australia 8 November 2006 Retrieved 8 November 2006 Stamocostas Con 28 March 2009 Exclusive I m A Football Man Now FFA CEO Ben Buckley Goal com Retrieved 19 May 2009 Ben Buckley to step down as FFA CEO Football Australia 2011 Archived from the original on 13 October 2012 Retrieved 21 August 2012 Santa doesn t bring presents to Tigers supporters www dailytelegraph com au 28 November 2017 Retrieved 15 September 2020 nbsp This Australian rules football biography of a person born in the 1960s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ben Buckley amp oldid 1137305198, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
