KATHY BUSBY, formerly senior vice president and development chief at Carsey-Werner, has joined New Line Cinema as a senior vice president of production.

STEVE CENTRILLO has been named president/chief executive officer of Foote Cone & Belding New York. Centrillo was previously executive vice president and chief growth officer of Interpublic Group.

Horizon Media has gone on a hiring and promotion spree in New York. Try and keep up. MARJORIE AUSTER joins Horizon's Local Television department as a broadcast group manager; LYDIA FOY joins the Local Radio department as a broadcast group manager; VANESSA CURCURU joins as a senior radio buyer; KIM PARK comes onboard as an account executive; ELISA QUACKENBUSH, MEGAN SIGESMUND, MELISSA ZEOLI and SANDY ANGLIN have joined as assistant account executives and MEREDITH GLANSBERG and TSERING LAMA have joined as assistant media planners. Lastly, ELIZABETH COPPOLA and JASON WILLINGER have both been promoted to broadcast group managers in …

Hard Rock International has named KEVIN G. KIRBY as senior director of sales. Prior to joining the company, Kirby held a six-year post at Walt Disney World as national sales director for the Disney Event Group, where he oversaw the sales team and directed all development and implementation aspects of a portfolio of Disney products.

Blackwell Publishing has named BARBARA KAPLAN to vice president of journal sales in the Americas.

HUGH MCGORAN has joined TACODA in the newly created position of vice president, eastern advertising sales. McGoran will hire and manage the Eastern US Advertising sales team for TACODA Audience Networks. McGoran joins the company from Knight Ridder Digital where he worked for nearly 10 years.

GE Commercial Finance Global Media & Communications has named THOMAS W. REGAN managing director, origination. He will be responsible for generating and overseeing client relationships in the large cap media sector.

Electrolux Home Care Products Canada has promoted SCOTT RIDE to general manager of the Canadian division.

Concrete Pictures has appointed RICHARD RICE as its director of new media. Prior to joining Concrete Pictures, Rice was a consultant, working with companies such as DreamWorks, The History Channel, Fox, PBS and the Library of Congress.

Did-It Search Marketing has promoted GERRY BAVARO to vice president, client services. Bavaro will be responsible for client services and account teams dedicated to strategic planning and daily account management for Did-It's client base. In addition, Did-It has hired TRICIA CARROLL and RENEE MARQUARDT, both as account directors.