London-based production company KODE has added director Jonnie Malachi to its commercial roster for representation in the U.K. Known for his work in comedy, Malachi has helmed spots for assorted brands including Xbox, Hotels.com, Suzuki, Pizza Hut and most recently Simply Business. His credits also span direction of such notables as Asim Chaudhry, Captain Obvious and Danny from New Kids on the Block….
Bicoastal Giant Spoon has hired Kristin Maverick as its new EVP, social strategy. She will report to co-founder Jon Haber and will be working across all clients with an initial focus on Petco and Kate Spade. Maverick most recently worked at 360i where she launched social media work for Kroger, NBCU’s Bravo TV, David Yurman & Boston Beer’s Truly Hard Seltzer and several Mondelez brands. Prior to that, she acquired over 15 years of social, digital and content marketing experience while working at agencies like Forsman & Bodenfors, The Barbarian Group, BBDO as well as in-house at NBCU….
