A Staffordshire University Business School graduate, who first worked as a placement student at Hopewiser, has just been appointed their National Sales Manager.

He is Mark Dewell, 31.

He first joined Hopewiser, which this year celebrates its 25th anniversary as the founder of Britain’s postcode software business, while he was studying for his Masters degree. A year later having gained his degree, he joined Hopewiser full-time as a Pre-Sales Analyst.

Since then he has been Pre-Sales Manager, the Technical Manager for Partners and Accounts and Channel Manager.

When Hopewiser opened their Australia office in Sydney three years ago, he moved there for nine months as Pre-Sales manager and was responsible for bringing in several major new clients.

Says Hopewiser founder and managing director, Phil Good, "I’m pleased to see Mark Dewell as our new National Sales Manager. Not only is it a tribute to all his hard work over the years, it proves that student placements are a valuable and long-lasting method of introducing young people to industry. It also shows that Hopewiser is able to take students and develop and train them for a long-term career."