London – Comcast International Media Group (CIMG) has appointed Nigel Ponder as executive director, ad sales, EMEA. In his new role, Ponder will be responsible for commercial revenues from international and pan-regional advertisers and through local sales operations. Previously, he served for eight years as senior account director at Fox International Channels in London, representing National Geographic Channel, Sky News and Fox. Prior to this he served as account manager for both Fortune Magazine and The Economist Group.