
The monthly magazine and associated website targets women in their forties. The site currently attracts 146,000 unique visitors a month.
Matharu joins from sister women's website marieclaire.co.uk, where she worked for more than two years as assistant editor. Before that, she spent two years on the entertainment desk on Marie Claire magazine as entertainment assistant, covering celebrity content.
Matharu replaces Pippa Jackson, who left the publication at the end of July to go travelling. Matharu will report to editorial director Sue James.
In March, IPC revamped the Woman&home website with a new design and new advertising formats. Food, hair and beauty, fashion and diet and wellbeing are now the site's main channels, with content tailored to the affluent 40-plus reader