Mark was raised in Tauranga and on completion of his schooling at Tauranga Boys’ College he attended Waikato and Canterbury Universities and graduated with a Bachelor of Management Studies B.M.S (Finance and Marketing) and a Masters of Forestry Science MFSci.

Following university, Mark spent three years working in both the corporate and private sectors of the forestry industry in New Zealand. This then lead onto six years of sales and commercial roles within the telecommunications and energy sectors in the United Kingdom. Mark returned to New Zealand early in 2005 with his family to take up the role with Bayleys Real Estate (Success Realty Limited) of managing and growing the Waikato & King Country Rural Sales team.

With a rural market share in excess of 30% and personal and team awards including the Auction Sales Award, Bayleys Way Award, Marketing Award and Country Salesperson Awards in all years from and including 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014 clearly reflecting the team and personal successes.

The Waikato & King Country team covers all areas from Awakino to Port Waikato on the West Coast and Waihi Beach to Thames to Miranda on the East Coast specialising in all types of country real estate from commercial farms to lifestyle properties.

With extensive experience of client negotiation and working with sales teams, strong commercial acumen and over 10 years of real estate experience Mark’s focus is to ensure maximum value is achieved on every property sale. Working with professional organisations including major lending institutions, lawyers and rural groups is a key priority for Mark and adds another dimension to Bayleys marketing efforts.

Mark lives on a rural property near Cambridge with his wife Emily and their three sons Lachlan, Murdoch and Hunter.

Mark is focused on providing quality customer service coupled with superior and innovative marketing strategies to achieve premium results for the properties that he and his team are marketing.

Born and bred in the small Bay of Plenty town of Te Whaiti, Scott grew up on his family’s 1200ha intensive dry stock property. He has lived and breathed farming his entire life.

Head prefect in his final year at Rotorua Boys' High School, Scott went on to study at Lincoln University on a Canterbury rugby scholarship. He graduated with a Diploma in Farm Management and has spent 10 years managing his family’s very diverse and intensive farming operations.

Enterprising by nature, Scott and his wife Vanessa ran the successful tourism business, Jailhouse Farmstay & Shuttles. Developing the business from scratch afforded Scott valuable insight into effective marketing approaches with positive results. He approaches real estate with the same zeal, applying his business acumen and in-depth knowledge of the rural sector to achieve optimum outcomes for his clients.

The father of two young sons is an advocate of campaigning to get the best results. He's aligned himself with Bayleys as he avidly believes the brand is an exceptional one with a huge marketing presence and appeal. Scott revels in the excitement, and loves the cut-and-thrust of transacting mutually satisfying deals. He brings to the formidable Mike Fraser-Jones team the enthusiasm of youth tempered with a lifetime of rural experience, innovation and capacity for hard work.