New top editors at LA Times; biz editor steps into managing editor role

Today Russ Stanton named Business Editor Davan Maharaj managing editor and Managing Editor John Arthur executive editor of the Los Angeles Times.
Maharaj assumes oversight of the Foreign, National, Metro, Sports and Business departments. He will be responsible for shaping coverage, deploying people and overseeing personnel decisions with guidance from Stanton and Arthur, accoring to reports from the Los Angeles Times.
Maharaj has been an assistant foreign editor and, in Business, served as a deputy editor before assuming leadership of the department last year.
Under Maharaj's tenure, Business revamped its coverage to give greater emphasis to consumer issues. It also redesigned its Sunday section, devoting it to stories that can help readers with their personal finances.
A native of Trinidad, Maharaj holds a political science degree from the University of Tennessee and a master's degree in law from Yale University.
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