Newmark Grubb Knight Frank has hired former NAI Hunneman executive Ben Sutton to focus on emerging technology groups as a director on the firm’s downtown team.

At NAI Hunneman, Sutton served as a vice president where he represented technology firms in Boston’s downtown office market. Past clients of his include SimpliSafe, DataRobot, Uber, Tokai Pharmaceuticals, Zagster, AZTherapies and Sample6.

Sutton earned his bachelor’s degree in economics…