Our Team

To create exceptional events, you need exceptional people. That is why our team is such an integral part of our success. We feel we have that perfect mix, some of the most experienced hands in the industry combined with a smattering of the hottest new talent around.

Paul

Paul is passionate about locally sourced Kentish produce and enjoys finding new suppliers and new ingredients to work with. Paul has been fortunate enough to cook for Gary Rhodes and Raymond Blanc throughout his career and thrives under pressure.

Paul

Paul joined Scott Anderson in 2013 in the position of Sous Chef, then successfully attained the position of Head Chef in 2015 and then quickly progressed to Executive Chef in 2020 through his drive, commitment and his desire for success. Paul trained at ‘The National Sea Training College’ in Gravesend, whilst working part time in a rosette kitchen to gain invaluable kitchen experience, in Sevenoaks in Kent where he was awarded NVQs level 1 and 2.

After college Paul progressed his career by working throughout Kent and Surrey in restaurants and hotels, with 2 AA rosettes and Michelin listed brassieres before working overseas in Bermuda, where he gained valuable knowledge of international cuisine. Paul has also worked for De Vere and Village Hotels where he held the position of Head Chef for 6 years, before coming to work for Scott Anderson.

Paul is passionate about locally sourced Kentish produce and enjoys finding new suppliers and different ingredients to work with. Paul has been fortunate enough to cook for Gary Rhodes and Raymond Blanc throughout his career and thrives under pressure.

Rutter

Kember

Gavin

After completing an apprenticeship, Gavin progressed to sous chef within a 2 AA rosette hotel in Kent where he worked on refining his skills and food knowledge. This led to being offered the position of sous chef at Wheelers Oyster Bar in Whitstable, which he maintained for 17 years.

Gavin joined Scott Anderson in September 2017 having spent 21 years enhancing his cooking skills and knowledge in the industry. He worked his way up to Senior Sous Chef and in 2021 he became Head Chef due to his drive, commitment and passion for food and service.

Gavin has a wealth of knowledge in the catering world and his approach to food is straightforward, utilise the best high-quality produce available and where possible keep it seasonal. He loves nothing more than developing new menus and working closely with clients to fulfil their brief and delivering something extra special on their day.

Gavin

Amy

Amy feels incredibly lucky to have found her real love of events in organising weddings and she is delighted to be part of the team at Scott Anderson as Senior Event Manager. Her passion lies in creating lasting memories and she is committed to doing everything she can to make a couples’ perfect day even more special.

Amy

Achwal-Donnelly

Amy’s career in hospitality begun at a young age, waitressing for a 4-star hotel in the South of England during her A-Levels and progressing to setting up events and managing staff at Goodwood Racecourse during her time at university.

Following on from an undergraduate degree in English Literature from Swansea University, in 2013 Amy gained an MSc in International Events Management from Surrey University. Since graduating she has had the opportunity to explore the vast scope of the event industry and gain valuable experience in planning a multitude of diverse events, from overseas technology exhibitions to organising graduation events in her hometown of Canterbury.

Amy loves being a part of her clients’ journeys, from the point of meeting them at their tasting to being present at their big day, ensuring our delicious food and faultless service meets their expectations. She will go above and beyond to ensure the day runs smoothly and that there are always smiles on her couples’ and their guests’ faces.

Bryony

Barker

Originally from Somerset, Bryony started working in hospitality whist studying for a History degree in Canterbury.

Bryony has a real passion for working with local, seasonal produce which was realised whilst working as deputy manager for ‘The Goods Shed in Canterbury’

After graduating this experience continued whilst travelling throughout Australia and New Zealand with one of her favourite roles working in the prestigious Western Australian Club in Perth. Upon returning Bryony took up employment at a local golf club organising and expanding their event business until she felt it time to take the next step and joined the Scott Anderson team as Event Manager and was then promoted to Senior Event & Operations Manager.

Bryony enjoys working with clients right from the beginning to plan events and weddings and being there on the day to make sure everything is perfect. She brings enthusiasm and passion to every event and is always ready to go the extra mile to make your day as unique as it should be. The care and generous customer service you will experience from Bryony is second to none.

Bryony

Kamila

Kamila thoroughly enjoys being an Event Manager, she always looks forward to meeting and talking to clients in person to build close relationships. Her approach is to always listen and develop ideas with them and to understand their plans and create their perfect event.

Kamila

Ratajska

Kamila’s love for hospitality started at young age so she decided to study Hospitality Management in a Commercial school in Pozen (Poland), where she is originally from. After finishing this course, she completed a course in Health and Safety working in various restaurants to support her studies.

Following her education in Pozen, she moved to New York to work in children’s summer camps and travelled around the USA at every opportunity.

Upon moving to England, she gained employment as a supervisor in a restaurant and after this working as a team leader in the conference and events department in a large hotel. This was when she realised events was the path she should follow and applied to join Scott Anderson as Wedding and Events Coordinator. After one and half years of developing her skills and knowledge of industry she was promoted to the position of Event Manager.

Olivia

Whitbread

Growing up in London, Olivia found her love for hospitality while working at a pub in Blackheath, she quickly decided that she wanted to pursue her career in catering further and applied for a three-year diploma at Westminster Kingsway College. Upon moving to Kent Olivia took the opportunity to try all aspects of the catering industry and found her love for events while doing this. Having trained as a chef Olivia has a good understanding of how all aspects of the service operates and feels that this helps her give the best experience possible and build relationships with clients.

Olivia is always learning in the ever-evolving events industry and she is keen to continue to progress her career in event management. Building a relationship with clients from the beginning through to the end is something Olivia is very passionate about. She knows how important every detail is to somebody’s special day and will go out of her way to ensure this happens. Having a calm and responsive attitude to her job Olivia will work hard to ensure you feel comfortable and happy with the planning of your event.

Olivia

Having a calm and responsive attitude to her job Olivia will work hard to ensure you feel comfortable and happy with the planning of your event.

John

John holds a HABC Level 2 Award for Personal Licence Holders (QCF) and BII (British Institute of Inn Keeping) and has been awarded the Cask Marque plaque and certificate for excellence in standards and quality. He has a natural welcoming nature and quickly makes any customer feel at ease, he enjoys working closely with couples and clients to ensure their needs are met and exceeded.

John

Maguire

John was delighted to join the Scott Anderson family in 2018 as Beverage Operations Manager and loves being part of this enthusiastic team. He has had an interest in the food and beverage industry since starting off as a teenager working in his local bar in Ireland. He honed his skills over the years progressing to Bar Manager in a busy tourist bar and restaurant in Co Galway then on to Duty Manager, Food & Beverage Controller in the prestigious four star Slieve Russell Hotel, Golf & Country Club, Co Cavan. He worked closely with the wedding, events and banqueting team to ensure top quality customer service and satisfaction was delivered. He has also managed bars, restaurants and music venues in central London before taking flight and moving to Spain. Living and working in Spain John managed bars, restaurants and live music venues in a very fast paced tourist environment.

Anna

Gibbs-Murray

Anna joined Scott Anderson in 2021 during the height of Summer allowing her the opportunity to really throw herself into the events. She enjoys working within the company due to the ability to organise behind the scenes and then manage event days themselves. She likes the variability that comes with the range of venues and teams which brings excitement to each day.

She studied Event Management at Coventry University and in 2019 graduated with a First-class degree with a year in industry. During her industrial year she worked at an Event Staffing agency and gained vital knowledge which she could then utilise for her final year at University.

Following on from her time in Coventry, Anna was then able to combine her love for history and events and worked as an Event Manager at Warwick Castle. Here, she planned and delivered exceptional weddings, Great Hall Dinners and even Medieval Banquets! During Covid she then moved back to Kent to be closer to her family and soon after joined the Scott Anderson team.

Anna’s keen interests are musical theatre and dancing. She attends a Salsa class every week and when she was younger, she performed with her Latin and Ballroom formation team at the Blackpool Tower Ballroom.

Anna

As an Event Manager at Warwick Castle, she planned and delivered exceptional weddings, Great Hall Dinners and even Medieval Banquets!

Paulina

She very much enjoyed and gained invaluable experience working at the Shard in London.

Paulina

Tveragaite

Paulina’s love for hospitality started at a very young age, as she grew up surrounded by family in this business. She is originally from Lithuania, however for her studies she decided to move to Northern Ireland, where she completed a BSc Hons International Hospitality Management and Wine & Spirits Education Trust courses levels 1 and 2 at the University of Ulster.

After her studies, Paulina moved back home where she took a job placement in a 5* Kempinski group hotel. Working here she gained extensive knowledge in all areas of hotel operations. Following on from this, she worked as a Restaurant Manager at an Indian and Thai Restaurant.

Life then bought her back to England, where she worked in high-end hospitality outlets in London; which included The Shard. Having a deep understanding of the hospitality business, she then progressed to Conference and Banqueting Manager at Down Hall hotel, where she had a chance to be involved in The Great British Bake-off Project.

Paulina has a real passion for the hospitality business, and she loves providing consistent service during our events and building close relationships with her couples as an Event Manager at Scott Anderson.

Her favourite interest is rowing and she has managed to win 1st place in the Lithuania Open Junior Championship and the Baltic Countries Junior Championship.

Chloe

Earl

Chloe joined our front of house team as a waitress in 2016 whilst studying her A-levels. She quickly moved into a Wedding & Events Coordinator position working closely with Caroline and Abby daily assisting in the planning process and assigning our large team of waiting and bar staff to our many wonderful events; before taking over the staffing of all our weddings and events in 2020. In 2023, Chloe was promoted as our Event & Marketing manager, she loves to interact with clients through our social media platforms as well as manage so many beautiful wedding days. Chloe feels fortunate to be part of such a strong talented team at Scott Anderson and has a great relationship with everyone she works with.

Chloe has a very confident and bubbly personality and loves being in the events industry, especially weddings. She has worked at all our venues as well as our outside venues such as marquees and barns in Kent, Surrey and Sussex. Chloe really enjoys interacting with our couples and their guests and will go above and beyond to ensure their day runs smoothly. She believes that the food and drink is one of the most important aspects of an event, and is passionate in ensuring everyone’s needs are met throughout the day.

Outside of work, Chloe loves to travel and experience different cultures with her family and friends; especially in the sunshine!

Chloe

She believes that the food and drink is one of the most important aspects of an event, and is passionate in ensuring everyone’s needs are met throughout the day.

Abby

Abby joined Scott Anderson as our Administrator in March 2015, you will find her busy in her office interviewing new staff, allocating our casual staff to events, liaising with the events team, paying invoices/wages and completing general admin duties. She works very closely with Caroline to ensure the smooth running of behind the scenes.

Abby

Hammond

Abby is friendly, happy go lucky and enjoys raising her 3 sons and in her spare time should she have any, she spends it with friends and a glass or two of bubbly!

Join Us

Looking for an new exciting career in catering?

Scott Anderson go above and beyond our clients' expectations to provide a memorable dining experience for them and every one of their guests. It is the motivation and sheer determination of our employees, which makes the company what it is today.

We want to help you achieve your professional goals whilst developing in our growing company. You will be given the opportunity to broaden your experiences from the initial point of your employment and we shall support you in this learning process.

We are always looking for dedicated and passionate individuals who are striving to build their career in the event catering industry. If you would like to be part of our team please click on the positions below for further information.