Complex sentence: Peter joined Rank Xerox UK as a sales representative in 1979 and went on to win a national award for sales in his first year Peter moved to Sydney, Australia in 1981, and was ranked in the top 5% of sales executives nationally.
Split into simpler sentences: Peter joined Rank Xerox UK as a sales representative in 1979 and went on to win a national award for sales in his first year. He moved to Sydney, Australia in 1981, and was ranked in the top 5% of sales executives nationally.