Sodexo Prestige has appointed Brett Tonkyn as director of sales for The Open Championship official hospitality. Tonkyn will be responsible for driving new business and building on what is already a very successful and popular sporting event. He worked in sales at IMG for more than six years where his roles included the sales of 10-year seats and boxes at the new Wembley Stadium, sales manager for the hospitality programme for Euro 2008, and working in sponsorship sales for IMG Golf.