First Niagara has promoted Ron Klein to divisional sales manager. He previously was regional sales manager for First Niagara’s Central New York region. In this new role, Klein will manage the mortgage team in both Central and Eastern New York. He joined First Niagara in 2012 from HSBC, where he held positions of increasing responsibility with a final role of regional sales manager. Klein has been in the mortgage sales business for more than 15 years.