• by Gavin O'Malley  @mp_gavin, August 10, 2007

The Dallas office of Tribal DDB on Thursday named Thomas Tafuto as executive creative director, reporting directly to Dr. Mark McKinney, general manager of the shop.

Tafuto joins Tribal from JDK, where he had been director of interactive. Tafuto has worked with such clients as Apple Computer, The Harvard Business School, United Nations, Hewlett-Packard and the Museum of Modern Art.

Overall, Tribal DDB has undergone some significant management changes over the last year. At the end of 2006, the digital agency promoted Paul Gunning to president of Tribal DDB East and Elizabeth Ross to president of Tribal DDB West, marking a reorganization of the company's North American division. Both now report to Matt Freeman, CEO of Tribal DDB Worldwide.

Also, in April, the shop lost Mike Parker who left for Goodby Silverstein & Partners where he now serves as director of digital strategy.

Tribal DDB is headquartered in New York and includes 36 offices spanning 23 countries throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia Pacific region. It is part of Omnicom Group's DDB Worldwide.