Andrew Vicos
Managing Director
Andrew joined Scattergoods as Office Manager in 1997. Andrew previously worked as a chef for 14 years in fine dining restaurants and contract units within the Home Counties and London, his last position was Head Chef at Sony, UK. Andrew became Managing Director of Scattergoods in October 2002 on the retirement of Philip Scattergood (founder of Scattergoods Agency Ltd).
Outside of working hours, Andrew enjoys all time with his family, and life on the Essex and Suffolk border enjoying various outdoor pursuits
Darren O’Leary, CertRP
Operations Manager
With 8 years’ experience within Hotels, Pubs & Restaurants as a Chef, Waiter, Bar, Bellhop & KP within fine dining; Darren furthered his experience by entering the Catering & Hospitality Recruitment Market back in March 2008. He joined Scattergood’s as a Consultant within the Temporary Department in 2012 and worked his way up to Management in June 2016.
Away from work life, Darren has a passion for motorbikes; having motorcycled around the Alps – twice! He has raced both off-road and short circuit at a competitive level. He was the 2020 Rookie Thunderbike Sport Champion with the British Motorcycle Racing Club, and runner-up in the Rookie Minitwins with NG Road Racing in 2021.
His other passion is football having followed Portsmouth FC as a season ticket holder following both home and away games.
Other than that – Darren describes himself as a Panda – he would quite happily sleep and eat all day if he had the choice.
Lee
Burgess
Senior Recruitment Consultant
Lee initially joined Scattergoods in 2017 and following a couple of years recruiting within the rail sector, Lee is delighted to be back with the Scattergoods Team and is enjoying catching up with our temporary staff and clients. Lee was promoted to Senior Consultant in January 2023.
Coming from a hospitality background of management roles within local catering and hospitality venues, which included acting as General Manager of the local, Jolly Farmer pub, Lee prides himself on understanding hospitality from both the client and staff’s perspectives.
Away from the office, Lee is heavily involved in local cricket, as Chairman for both his own club and of a local ladies league.
Tom Walmsley
Recruitment Consultant
Tom has been working in hospitality for over 25 years. Specialising in contract catering, conference centres and golf clubs.
In recent years Tom has run his own Restaurant/Café business in Guildford.
Away from work Tom has a passion for golf, and is a member of a local club. He has also played a lot of courses in Scotland from St Andrews to Loch Lomond, sometimes successfully!
Tom joined Scattergoods in May 2022 and was promoted to Recruitment Consultant in May 2023.
Nikol Neykova
Recruitment Resourcer
Nikol joined the team at Scattergoods in May 2023 after working in the hotel industry for 6 years. While studying Hospitality Management in the University of Surrey, she worked within Intercontinental Hotel Group as a receptionist.
During her time there, she worked in different locations and departments and developed her interest in recruitment and HR.
Outside of work, Nikol enjoys cooking, traveling, attending local events and trying new experiences. Her dream is to visit as many countries as possible and learn about their culture and heritage.
Rachel Johnson
Accounts
Rachel joined Scattergoods in December 2011 after working in the food industry since she left school. Alongside this Rachel achieved a maths degree, and after joining the accounts department at Scattergoods went on to successfully complete her AAT qualification.
Outside of the office Rachel participates in a variety of dance fitness classes, is a committed leader of the local Brownie group and enjoys spending time with her family.
