Atlanta-based fast casual franchise, Tin Drum Asiacafé has added seven new positions to it leadership and corporate support team to shore up its substantial franchise and corporate growth. Two industry veterans, both from Arby’s Restaurant Group, will join the leadership team in new roles. Ray Biondi joins as Chief Operating Officer and Joe Ippolito as Vice President of Operations. Biondi was previously Senior Vice President of Franchise Management for Arby’s and had also been a partner and SVP at RTM, Arby’s largest franchisee, for nearly 10 years. Ippolito was Vice President of Operations at Arby's and was credited with leading the chain’s most profitable region in the Midwest, as well as overseeing numerous restaurant and product initiatives. He has also worked with such brands as Firehouse Subs, Tim Horton's and Boston Market. Also from Arby’s Restaurant Group, Jen Forbes joins Tin Drum as the new Director of Training for franchisees and Dawn Agueros brings expertise to the new role of Director of Human Resources. Amy McQuiston has been named Manager of Administration. Tin Drum will add a new marketing team member, appointing Elisa Gumbel, formerly with Atlanta-based Mellow Mushroom, to Marketing Director. Jon Schinelli, who has been a franchisee for eight years and was the opening manager for the original Georgia Tech restaurant, takes on a new role of Operations Support Manager. To meet the needs of its fast-growing team, Tin Drum has moved its corporate headquarters to Roswell, Georgia. “We have hired industry leaders with exceptional experience at developing systems, people and culture to aggressively grow the Tin Drum brand,” said Steven Chan, CEO and Founder of Tin Drum Asiacafe. “We are providing our franchisees with the resources for their success.” With 13 restaurants in Atlanta and in Augusta, the Pan Asian concept, Tin Drum recently announced multi-unit openings across central Florida and in Nashville, Tennessee and launched aggressive strategic development initiatives, to be supported by the growing team. Tin Drum Asiacafé features Asian street-inspired cuisine with a menu of over than 35 items made with Thai, Japanese, Chinese, Vietnamese and Indian influences and 15 signature sauces.