New Wave Design and Verification Names New President and CEO

Mar 6, 2023

New Wave Design and Verification Appoints Marti Nyman as President and CEO


Minneapolis, MN — New Wave Design and Verification, LLC (New Wave DV) has announced a change in executive leadership. The company has named Marti Nyman as its new President and CEO. New Wave DV is a leading provider of high-performance digital electronic interface solutions for defense, aerospace, and medical applications.

Marti Nyman will take on the responsibility of overseeing the company’s day-to-day operations. In addition, he will focus on developing and executing strategic plans. These plans will align with New Wave DV’s culture and core values, empowering their partners to make a meaningful impact on the world.

Founder and acting CEO Josh Dirlam, will step into the Executive Chairman role, providing oversight and guidance from a board leadership role. “Marti has the experience and knowledge to navigate the future for New Wave DV, without losing sight of our core culture or mission,” states Dirlam. “I’m confident in Marti’s capabilities and depth of experience to accelerate his leadership going forward.”

Before joining New Wave DV, Marti Nyman held several executive leadership positions. He served as President and CEO of NDC Technologies, which was later acquired by Nordson Corporation. He also worked as Chief Growth Officer for Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota and Vice President of Business Development and Commercialization for UnitedHealthcare. Furthermore, Nyman brought his expertise to Fortune 100 companies such as Best Buy, GE, and ADC Telecommunications, where he held various leadership roles.

On taking the new role, Nyman shared, “I’m honored by the opportunity to join the New Wave DV organization and support our team’s efforts to deliver what is truly market-leading technology to our customers. New Wave DV’s products and services play a vital role in providing mission critical capabilities to the military, aerospace and medical industries and it gives me great pleasure to be a part of this.”

View the full article published recently by New Wave DV.


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The New Wave DV team brings passion and extensive expertise to designing, building, testing, and delivering electronic systems for aerospace and defense applications. Along with this, New Wave DV prioritizes high-bandwidth, ultra-low latency FPGA processing and specialized networking solutions. The company maintains its reputation for industry-leading products and services by staying relentlessly dedicated and leveraging decades of experience.

New Wave DV provides programmable network interface hardware, FPGA IP cores, and system-level products for high-speed serial interfaces used in embedded and test systems. Furthermore, their protocols supported include Ethernet, Fibre Channel, Mil1394 (1394b AS5643), sFPDP, ARINC 818, HSDB, and custom protocols. For more information about New Wave DV and its products and services, call 952-224-9201 or visit www.newwavedv.com.

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