ANDREW OSBORNE, CMP, has been named managing director of conferences and events at the HOUSE OF SWEDEN in Washington. Call 202/536-1511 ...

LESLIE WRIGHT has joined Minneapolis-based CVB MEET MINNEAPOLIS as senior vice president of sales and services. Call 612/767-8028 ...

LAUREL FLAHERTY has been named general manager of food and beverage services for the MONTEREY [CALIF.] CONFERENCE CENTER. Call 831/646-3770 ...

The WESTIN LA CANTERA RESORT in San Antonio has named BRETT REA to the post of banquet chef. Call 210/558-6500 ...

BRIAN ROSEN has joined Lincolnwood, Ill.-based caterer/foodservice management company FOOD FOR THOUGHT as president and chief operating officer. Call 847/982-2608 ...

MIRANDA HILTON has been named director of catering at the ISLA DEL SOL YACHT & COUNTRY CLUB in St. Petersburg, Fla. Call 727/906-4752 ...

STEVE WOHL has joined the special events division of AFR EVENT FURNISHINGS in Tampa, Fla., as account executive for South Florida. Call 888/237-7368 ...

JON TASK, CMP, and HECTOR MALDONADO have joined Los Angeles-based ALLIANT EVENT SERVICES as national account executives. TIM BOYCE will take the post of branch manager in the company's San Francisco office. Call 800/851-5415.