Our People
We deliver award winning, must watch TV thanks to the extraordinarily creative and talented people that work here.
Simon Knight Chief Executive Officer
Simon joined Maverick as Chief Executive Officer in October 2015.
Previously Simon was Creative Director at Warner Bros Television Production UK indie’s Ricochet where he was responsible for growing the company’s output which included launching and nurturing Channel 4’s ratings success Food Unwrapped, Superfoods: The Real Story, BBC 2’s The Hairy Bikers and Lorraine Pascale Cooking The Nation’s Favourite Foods, and More 4’s Simon Hopkinson Cooks.
Beforehand, Simon was Executive Producer at BBC Bristol where he developed and grew BBC ONE’s huge success DIY SOS: The Big Build, launched Nigel Slater’s Simple Suppers on BBC1, Simon Hopkinson’s The Good Cook, and developed BBC daytime’s hit Wanted Down Under.
Simon has also produced I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here, Celebrity Love Island, and Poor Little Rich Girls for ITV.
Hannah Brownhill Creative Director
Prior to joining Maverick Television, Hannah built her career working on the production and development of big features and factual entertainment brands in the indie sector. At Boundless Productions she worked on popular series Would Like to Meet , House Doctor, How Clean is Your House, Four Rooms and Great British Railway Journeys before heading up development and securing commissions including The Week the Landlords Moved In, An Hour To Save A Life (BBC) , Worlds Toughest Jobs (BBC3) House Doctor Returns(C5) and Secrets In My Family (W).
During her most recent role, Director of Development, Renegade Pictures Brownhillrevamped the factual entertainment slate, adding returning formats and securing paid development projects for Channel 4, BBC and W.
John Hesling President, USA
Hesling is a BAFTA and Rose D’Or nominated Producer who was most recently the Senior Vice President of Programming at Shed Media where he had creative oversight of the company’s output. Prior to his time at Shed, Hesling spent 14 years at the BBC in London, New York and Los Angeles, where he developed, produced and directed award winning documentaries and factual entertainment formats filmed in a dozen countries, as well as the first 2 seasons of the long running BBC2 hit Dragons’ Den. In the US, he has developed and produced shows for ABC, NBC, Lifetime, Oxygen, E!, TLC, History, GSN and others and successfully introduced Top Gear – one of the BBC’s top brands – into the US market. Hesling’s additional credits include Executive Producing ‘First Dates’ for NBC, the upcoming ‘Genius Junior’ for NBC, ‘Long Lost Family’ for TLC, and ‘Criminal Confessions’ for Oxygen.
Tony Dillamore Head of Development
Tony has a career which includes both senior roles on successful factual formats and heading-up development teams. His production credits include popular factual brands like The Apprentice, Supernanny and The Bachelor whilst also developing and working on a diverse range of factual programming including Food Unwrapped, Monty Don’s Mastercrafts, Mr Drew’s School for Boys, Cowboy Builders and Michel Roux’s Service.
At Boundless Tony developed & pitched the 8pm BBC1 format This Is My Song which went on to sell in numerous international territories. Further development credits include Love In The Countryside (BBC2) Dara & Ed’s Road To Mandalay (BBC2) Cats Vs Dogs (BBC2) and broadcast pilots for both ITV and C4.
As Head of Development for Middle Child, Tony established a regional development team in Brighton and expanded the company’s remit to incorporate factual-formats alongside popular access documentaries.
Susannah Price SVP of Premium Documentary and Specials
Before joining Maverick in October 2018, Susannah ran development at Lightbox, and sold a range of series and specials including the Emmy winning documentary LA92 (National Geographic); Captive (Netflix); Diagnosis (Netflix); Murder Mountain (Fusion, Netflix); Atari Game Over (Xbox Studios); War Child (Channel 4) and Fantastic Lies (ESPN). Her producing credits include the BAFTA award-winning The Government Inspector for Channel 4; Michael Moore’s Sicko; Oil Storm for FX; The Boarding School Bomber starring Adam Deacon for the BBC; and One Strange Rock for National Geographic hosted by Will Smith and directed by Darren Aronofsky.
Tabitha Lentle VP of Development
Tabitha is an Emmy nominated producer with over 20 years experience spanning the UK, US and Australian markets. Prior to joining the Maverick team, Tabitha worked as a showrunner and director on multiple development projects and series’ including Top Gear, Mythbusters, Ax Men, Lost in Transmission, Car Matchmaker, 90 Day Fiance, You Can’t Turn That Into a House and Big Brother Australia.
Piera Cuttica Head of Post Production
Manor Production Services is Maverick Television’s internal post facility. We offer the complete post production experience, Avid Offline suites, Da Vinci Resolve Grading tool, Symphony Online, Voice booth and 5.1 surround sound Dubbing Suite and QC.
Being part of Maverick means we have the opportunity to be part of the pre- production workflow and offer our expertise in cameras; media backups services and of course the complete post production package.
I manage a fabulous team of ten people, based both in the London and Birmingham office. Together we bring, experience, continuity, calmness under pressure and offer every production the same quality of service as if they were at a commercial Post Facility.
Romily Menzies Executive Producer
Executive Producer of the multi award winning ‘Operation Ouch’, overseeing the editorial from pre-production to series delivery.
Sukh Sahota Producer, Development
Llinos Griffiths Assistant Producer, Development
Part of the development team coming up with programme ideas, writing and cutting taster tapes to pitch to broadcasters.
Taimmy Hango Receptionist
Front of House and Receptionist for all businesses at the Ray Street office.
Christina Beachy Vice President of Production, USA
Christina Beachy is the Vice President of Production for All3media America and currently oversees production for Maverick Tv USA. Prior to joining the All3media America team, Christina worked in casting and production management at Renegade 83, Tijuana Entertainment and Studio Lambert USA on multiple series and development projects. Previous and present show credits include “Miracle Workers” for ABC, “Obsessed” for A&E, “The Pitch” for AMC, “Shaunie’s Home Court” for VH1, “ Reunion Road Trip” for E! and Maverick TV’s hit show “Chrisley Knows Best” for USA.
Rea Menzies Series Producer
Series Producer of the multi award winning Operation Ouch.
Jon Mann Producer, Development
Jon has extensive experience of the television industry across both popular factual and specialist factual programming for both UK and US broadcasters. He began working in TV after being selected for the Channel 4 Production Trainee Scheme, and over his career has developed programmes including Fill Your House For Free, How to Get Rich Quick, Messages Home: Lost Films of the British Army, and A Very British Hotel. In his life before television, Jon spent five years working as an investment consultant for overseas properties. He’s currently a careers mentor for the University of Sheffield, and teaches for various television training schemes, including PACT and Channel 4.
Alex Rose Manager of Development, USA
Alex is the Manager of Development for Maverick TV USA. In his role he supports the President and SVP of Development. After graduating from the University of Southern California, Alex got his first taste of the TV world at Mark Burnett Productions working in casting on Shark Tank. Shortly after, he began working at William Morris Endeavor, supporting various agents in the TV business. He found he loved working closely with content creators to promote their visions. Alex now works closely with the development team at Maverick to identify the best storytellers.
Alan Kirk Producer, Development
Prior to joining the Maverick team, Alan spent the better part of a decade developing and producing a variety of network reality shows including NBC’s “Genius Jr” and multiple seasons of ABC’s “Shark Tank,” where he received an Emmy nomination. Additional credits include “Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?” for FOX and “500 Questions” for ABC, among others.
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