Complex sentence: LucasVarity's chief executive Victor Rice, suffered a barrage of criticism from shareholders, tried to put the damaging defeat behind him by selling the company to' TRW', a little know North American Company.
Split into simpler sentences: LucasVarity's chief executive Victor Rice suffered a barrage of criticism from shareholders. He tried to put the damaging defeat behind him by selling the company to TRW, a little known North American company.