Kate Matharu (pictured) joins from fellow IPC Southbank website marieclaire.co.uk, where for more than two years she has been assistant editor. Prior to this, Kate spent two years on the entertainment desk on Marie Claire magazine as entertainment assistant, covering celebrity content.
woman&home editorial director Sue James says: “Kate’s strong editorial background on Marie Claire and extensive web and newsletter experience will be invaluable in developing womanandhome.com. I look forward to working closely with Kate to build even stronger integration between the magazine and website.”
Kate adds: “I’m thrilled to be joining such a successful, award-winning brand and I’m very much looking forward to being a part of the woman&home team. womanandhome.com is attracting a growing network of users, which I hope to increase even further.”
Publishing director Linda Swidenbank adds: “womanandhome.com has gone from strength to strength since its refresh earlier this year, delivering a compelling destination for visitors and advertisers alike. Kate is ideally placed to build on the site’s successes and take it to the next level.”
Kate takes up her new position with immediate effect.
About womanandhome.com
IPC says: “womanandhome.com is aimed at the increasing community of 40-plus women online. It is interactive with lively forum boards and the successful online Supper Clubs network. Delivering the warmth and tone of the main magazine brand, the site offers an opportunity to obtain relevant lifestyle content, whether it's style advice or seeking out the perfect recipe. Featuring inspiring galleries, reader events, competitions and opportunities to shop, more and more women are discovering it.
Published by IPC Southbank, woman&home is one of the fastest-growing lifestyle titles and it epitomises a 'brand new attitude' for women. It was the first magazine to echo this new spirit and each month presents a stylish mix of content reflecting the way women live and work today. The magazine covers all areas of a woman's life – but with a new spin. Whether it's the people in her life, discovering new experiences, the latest trends in food, fashion or beauty; it's all in woman&home and all beautifully presented on every page.”
