The editor of business daily Mint, Sukumar Ranganathan, is all set to become the next editor-in-chief of Hindustan Times, succeeding Bobby Ghosh.  Ghosh had resigned earlier this month after serving the organisation for 14 months, citing “personal reasons”.

Shobhana Bhartia, the chairperson and editorial director of the Hindustan Times Group announced that Ranganathan would take over the leadership of the HT digital newsroom on 23 October.

She praised his tenure at Mint, and the awards it was under him–seven Society of Publishers of Asia awards, and 10 Ramnath Goenka awards.