Telemundo Enterprises Names Ponce Talent VP

NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises today appointed Francisco Ponce VP of on-air talent management. He will oversee on-air talent relations, helping to develop and execute a unified on-air talent strategy across the division.

Ponce will be based in Miami and will report to Claudia Foghini, EVP, talent and production management services at Telemundo Networks and Studios.

In coordination with the network’s publicity department, Ponce will help facilitate the promotion of Telemundo and Universo on-air talent across all NBCUniversal platforms and he will work closely with the sales teams to identify and coordinate on-air talent for partnership opportunities.

Previously, Ponce was president-CEO of In2ition Entertainment, a talent management and public relations company specializing in Latin and cross-over talent. He started his career at Pop Media Group, managing talent worldwide, and later oversaw the production department when PMG joined forces with Estefan Enterprises.

Ponce holds a Bachelor of Science degree in communications from Florida International University.