* Paul J. Pucino has been appointed...

* Paul J. Pucino has been appointed chief financial officer of Tekelec in Calabasas. He will be responsible for all accounting, finance and treasury operations and investor relations.

Tekelec supplies signaling and control systems and develops network switching and diagnostic solutions for integrated information systems in the telecommunications industry.

* Eileen Hale has been promoted to vice president and associate general counsel for Warner Bros. Pictures in Burbank. She will continue to oversee legal issues relating to motion picture acquisitions.

* Kyle Arteaga has been named vice president of business development with Word of Net in Sherman Oaks. He will help market the company’s products and services.

Word of Net develops automated online tools and services to increase Web site visibility and traffic.

* T. Robert Bell IV has been named senior vice president of store operations for the Disney Store-North America in Glendale. Bell will oversee store operations for 513 Disney stores throughout the U.S. and Canada.

* Sean Burton has been named to the new position of vice president of business development of Warner Bros. Online and Entertainment.com in Glendale. He will lead efforts to identify, acquire and distribute Internet entertainment and technology for both Warner Bros. Online and Entertainment.com.