▁importance ▁of ▁market ing . ▁However , ▁other ▁non - techn ical ▁depart ments , ▁especially ▁fin ances , ▁had ▁also ▁not ▁been ▁keeping ▁up ▁with ▁the ▁company ' s ▁growth .[ K ol b j ør n ▁Joh ansen ▁was ▁therefore ▁h ired ▁as ▁chief ▁financial ▁officer ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9 . ▁The ▁board ▁decided ▁on ▁ 1 8 ▁October ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁to ▁replace ▁Mon rad - K ro hn ▁with ▁Joh ansen ▁as ▁CE O , ▁with ▁the ▁former ▁becoming ▁chair ▁of ▁the ▁board . ▁He ▁would ▁within ▁a ▁few ▁years ▁leave ▁Nor sk ▁Data ▁and ▁establish ▁My c ron ▁and ▁T iki ▁Data . ▁ ▁Bo ▁Lew end al ▁was ▁h ired ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁and ▁was ▁set ▁to ▁lead ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁a ▁times h aring ▁system , ▁Nord - T SS . ▁Mon rad - K ro hn ▁art ic ulated ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁that ▁he ▁hoped ▁for ▁the ▁company ▁to ▁first ▁grow ▁into ▁Sc and in avia ▁and ▁then ▁Europe . ▁He ▁emphas ized ▁that ▁N D ' s ▁small ▁size ▁was ▁an ▁advantage , ▁as ▁it ▁allowed ▁quick er ▁production ▁of ▁newer ▁and ▁thus ▁faster ▁computers . ▁The ▁company ▁decided ▁to ▁particip ate ▁with ▁eight y - se ven ▁other ▁supp liers ▁to ▁win ▁a ▁contract ▁with ▁the ▁European ▁Organ ization ▁for ▁N uc lear ▁Research ▁( C ER N ) ▁for ▁its ▁acceler ator . ▁The ▁first ▁tender ▁was ▁un success ful , ▁but