NDI Names Daniel Nergård President

NDI, the global video-over-IP connectivity standard, today appointed Daniel Nergård as its new president, with responsiblity for driving the company’s continued expansion. As the community of users keeps growing and adopting NDI into more segments, Nergård will lead the team to harness that growth and bring NDI to many more industry-leading companies, devices, and software applications.

Nergård previously was the chief revenue officer of Vizrt and a part of the management team. Before that, Nergård held key roles in general management and led commercial initiatives across diverse software segments, including fintech, mobile applications, infrastructure and enterprise software.

Nergård said: “NDI is leading in video connectivity technology, as both flexibility and ease of use have become the standard in the various industries we serve. After a few years of watching NDI’s growth, I am excited to lead this team into its next phase. We envision a significant expansion into diverse devices and various market segments, driven by the increasing demand from our partners and the user community. Our commitment to investing in and supporting our valued partners and users within the expanding ecosystem remains our top priority.”

NDI said Nergård’s leadership “comes at a pivotal moment, aligning with the company’s strategic vision to further scale its presence among major partners and product manufacturers as well as scaling the usage of NDI within major cloud service providers. The current ecosystem made up of millions of users boasts more than 700 NDI-enabled hardware products and 300-plus software applications.”

Michael Hallén, chairman of NDI board of directors and CEO of Vizrt, said: “In 2023, NDI achieved remarkable acceleration, witnessing a 130% surge in the number of new NDI Advanced licensees. Daniel’s extensive background will contribute significantly to further increase the rate of adoption while expanding NDI’s technology capabilities.”