Diane Salvatore, the magazine leader who most recently served editor-in-chief of Ladies' Home Journal, has been named vice president and publisher of Broadway Books.

The new publisher will report directly to Crown Publishing Group president, Jenny Frost. In addition to leading the the fifth largest magazine in America, Salvatore has guided a number of other magazines, including YM, Marie Claire, Good Housekeeping, and Redbook.

Here's more from the release: "While at Ladies' Home Journal, Diane re-launched the 125-year-old publication, making it a modern magazine with lush photography and sophisticated design, while continuing and amplifying its tradition for high-quality journalism and social advocacy...She also published top-flight writers in unique columns such as 'My Life as a Mom,' 'Meditations on My Mother,' 'Close to Home,' and 'Mind Over Matters' and secured an exclusive magazine column with Pastor Rick Warren."