ACE Publishing, the parent company of Echo magazine and X-Factor, has hired Tim DePlanche as its new general manager. DePlanche replaces Tim McBride who had been the company's general manager since 2001.
DePlanche has a BA degree in Broadcast Journalism from SUNY/ Buffalo State College. Prior to coming to ACE Publishing he worked as general manager for Luxottica Retail and as Director of Marketing and Advertising for the AmateurStraightGuys website.
DePlanche is also known as gay-porn star Ken Mack. As Mack He has worked for some of the industry's major studios, including Falcon Studios, Titan Media, Massive Studio, and Raging Stallion Studios.
X-Factor editor Ken Furtado said, "I am very happy to have a general manager with first-hand knowledge of the adult entertainment industry and I have high hopes that under Tim's leadership, X-Factor will emerge from its secondary status at ACE Publishing into a full sibling relationship with Echo."
“I am thrilled to have this opportunity with ACE Publishing," said DePlanche. "I can finally combine both of my professional lives into one cohesive force. I look forward to working with Ken and his vision to develop X-Factor into a nationally recognized publication."
X-Factor is a free monthly publication distributed in major cities in 15 states. Its stated mission is "to provide gay and bisexual men with information, news, and entertainment that promotes a safe, healthy, and enjoyable erotic lifestyle." The magazine's gay XXX video reviews are among the most-respected and -influential in the industry.
Its website is XFactor.com.
