SRL for [inherited]: Taking over as chief executive officer in 1983 , he [inherited] a company that was mired in debt and hurt by a recession - inspired slide in its building - products business .
ARG-M-ADV: Taking over as chief executive officer in 1983 | ARG-0: he | ARG-1: a company that was mired in debt and hurt by a recession - inspired slide in its building - products business