• At Mandarin Oriental, Washington, D.C., Stephen Longbottom has been promoted to associate director of sales. He was most recently senior sales manager for the hotel.

  • Suya Davenport has been appointed director of sales and marketing for ONE Bal Harbour Resort & Spa in Miami Beach. She previously held the same title at Naples Bay Resort in Naples, Fla.

  • Benchmark Hospitality has promoted Tim Sofield to director of group sales for The Heldrich Hotel and Conference Center in New Brunswick, N.J. He was previously senior sales manager.

  • Christine M. Klein, CMP, is the new vice president of meetings and business partnerships at the Institute of Food Technologies, Chicago. She has more than 20 years' experience in developing and producing meetings, conferences, conventions, expositions, and special events.