Dean Murphy, a reporter and editor with The New York Times for the last 12 years, will be the next editor of the business section of The Times. The announcement was made on Wednesday afternoon in a memo from Jill Abramson, executive editor of The Times.

Ms. Abramson described Mr. Murphy as “one of our most accomplished editors, a staunch advocate for reporters and a fine writer himself.” She added that “his years of reporting from abroad and from both coasts as well as his role as deputy national editor brought heart and breadth to our already superb business report.”

Mr. Murphy previously worked at The Los Angeles Times where he was a foreign correspondent based in Poland and South Africa.

Since he joined The Times, he has reported on politics, worked as a San Francisco correspondent and served as deputy national editor. Ms. Abramson credited Mr. Murphy for his editing of highly regarded articles, including the work on the hidden wealth of Wen Jiabao’s family, as well as the series on the iEconomy.

Mr. Murphy replaces Larry Ingrassia. While it is unclear what Mr. Ingrassia’s new position will be, Ms. Abramson said it would be “a larger role” that will be announced early next year.

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