Original sentence: In 1983 Lenox was acquired by Brown-Forman Corporation
Edited sentence: Brown-Forman acquired Dansk International Designs and its Gorham Manufacturing Company division in 1991, which were incorporated as part of Lenox.In 1983, Lenox was acquired by Brown-Forman Corporation.James E.Solomon succeeded Richard Ryan, who had presided for five years in a period in which the company expanded significantly.Solomon, then 36 years old, was appointed as president of the newly-combined company, having previously been a general manager of a company that manufactured children's athletic shoes