Meet The Team
Our Team
At Cuttlebrook Koi Farm we are a close knit team. All of us are involved in a wide range of jobs on the farm. Every week is different to the next, which certainly keeps us on our toes!
Mark Davis
Co-Founder
-1986 Worked in Japan at Kamihata Fish Industries (Hikari) learning breeding, rearing and selection of Koi
- 1987-1989 Worked at Brit Koi and Kent Koi
- Was one of the main contributors to the Interpet Encyclopedia of Koi
- 1996 Started Mark Davis Water Gardens. Went on to win 5 RHS Gold Awards and 1 Best in Show.
- Has been farming Koi in England since 1989
- Has written various magazine articles, given talks to Koi Clubs and guest lectures at Sparsholt College
- Selection of all production on the farm
- System design, construction and maintenance
- Quality control
- Dealing with customer appointments and collection
Lisa Davis
Co-Founder
Background
- Worked in IT business to business sales and marketing before starting Cuttlebrook Koi Farm with Mark
- Over the years I've been involved with pretty much all aspects of running the farm, including harvesting mud ponds and selecting Koi fry!
Overall responsibilities and day to day duties
- Legal issues
- Liaising with customers regarding orders
Sam Norley
General Manager
- Published scientific author in the field of live food: Norley, S. E., & Love, A. (2020). The effect of Virkon® aquatic on the bacterial count of Artemia cultures. Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research
- Extensive experience in fish health and water quality
- Worked at Cuttlebrook Koi Farm since 2014
- Marketing, promotion and sales strategies
- Social media management
Lewis Campbell
assistant farm manager
Background
- Level 3 Fishery Management and Fish Husbandry from Sparsholt College
- First came to CKF when on work placement in 2023
Overall responsibilities and day to day duties
- Maintaining all the filtration in our RAS systems (Recirculation Aquaculture Systems)
- Mud pond preparation and maintence
- Assisting in photographing and videoing Koi for sale
- Dealing with customer appointments, collections and shipments
Neil Roe
operations manager
- Wanted a job close to home, as I now have young children and fancied a different career path
- Kept a number of Tropical fish, and still have two large aquariums now
- Sales and office administration
- Assisting customers with their enquiries via phone and email- Preparing paperwork for fish shipments
- Assisting the team with packing fish shipments and ensuring all Koi arrive safely the following day
- Overseeing and assisting Koi food and dry goods packing and deliveries
Came across Koi after following an interest in South East Asia, and then more specifically Japan. Researching this crazy sounding country that seemed very distant in culture from home. A rabbit hole that lead me to Japanese food, swords, and also Koi.
Tancho Kohaku
Annabel Stephenson
seasonal operations assistant
Background
- First met Mark and Lisa after we brought their old house in the village off them, went on to become good friends
- The farm was particularly busy in 2022, so I was asked by Mark to work a few days to help out. I enjoyed it so much I stayed working ever since!
Overall responsibilities and day to day duties
- Picking and packing Dry Goods for website orders
- Packaging tons and tons of Koi Food, from bulk sacks into our different sized packaging for customers
In all honestly I don't have much of an interest in the Koi, and my job role doesn't involve the Koi very much. But I do think they're pretty to look at!
Hi Utsuri
Jess Barker
seasonal farm assistant
- First starting working at CKF as a Saturday job back in 2019
- Fry grading and selection for customer orders and shipments
John Morgan
part-time farm assistant
Background
- Commonly found with his Chihuahua not far behind him
Overall responsibilities and day to day duties
- Keeping the farm grounds looking as good as they can. From general gardening work, to grass cutting and strimming.
- Ensuring the farm looks good for customers upon their arrival is Johns top priority!
- Fry grading and selection for customer orders and shipments
Aijo, Suki & Haiwa
Miniature Schnauzers
Background
- Suki joined the farm in 2016 (she is pepper and salt)
Overall responsibilities and day to day duties
- Cuddles
- Meeting and greeting customers (noisily)
- Putting muddy paw prints everywhere
- Chasing squirrels away
- Standing in wet cement (seasonal work)