THE TEAM BEHIND
STREET FOOD DISTRICT
The team behind Street Food District is a group of resourceful, committed and energetic people. We are now in our 10th season of street food, and from the very beginning we have done our best to build a strong team of competent leaders who every day create an inspiring culture, motivate and develop our business. Get to know them below.
THE Board
JESPER JULIAN MØLLER
Chief Executive Officer & owner
Jesper Julian
CEO & Owner
Jesper Julian Møller is the owner and CEO of Storms Pakhus in Odense, as well as the street food markets Reffen, Broens Gadekøkken, and Seaside Toldboden in Copenhagen. Jesper is an entrepreneur and chef who embarked on his career at the age of 10 by washing dishes at Græsted Kro. At 16, he began his culinary training in Helsingør. Since then, Jesper has worked at several renowned restaurants, including Kong Hans, Olsen, and Falsled Kro.
In 2000, Jesper launched his career as a restaurateur at the National Museum of Denmark in Copenhagen. In 2014, he assumed control of the old paper factory halls at PapirØen for his new mission: to assist passionate chefs in becoming independent business owners. This mission remains a cornerstone of his business today as he owns and operates four street food markets in Denmark.
KARSTEN SØDERBERG
Board member
Karsten Søderberg
Board member
Karsten Søderberg holds an MSc in Business Administration from CBS and has many years of international experience in corporate management, strategy and organisational development at board, group management and top management level. Karsten has held several executive and director positions in Brussels, London and Denmark. In the group, together with Summit Consulting, he is responsible for the professional development of the group's middle managers and directors as well as counselling and coaching.
Kenneth Lysell Madsen
Board member
Kenneth Lysell Madsen
Board member
Kenneth Lysell Madsen joined the board as a new board member in 2023. He works as a court courier for the Royal House, where he is responsible for planning and organising private and official events in collaboration with the entire staff of the Royal House. The staff consists of around 200 employees, so a high degree of service understanding, discretion and attention to detail is required. Kenneth Lysell Madsen has been employed at the Royal House since 1997.
DIREKTØRER
VINCENT DREIER
Chief Operating Officer
VINCENT DREIER
Chief Operating Officer
Vincent is the COO of the company, Jesper Julian Møller's right-hand man. He is primarily based at our head office, but also regularly visits the markets. Vincent has experience from Copenhagen Airport and 7-Eleven, as well as being self-employed with his own cafés and nightclub in Copenhagen. He has a great overview and manages sales figures and calculations with a firm hand and has a keen nose for gastronomy and wine.
KIRA THANNING
Divisional Director - Seaside & Broens Gadekøkken
KIRA THANNING
Divisional Director
AT Seaside & Broens Gadekøkken
Kira Thanning is the director of Broens Gadekøkken, where she started back in 2019 and since 2023 she has also been the director of Seaside. She has extensive experience in the service industry, having worked for Lagkagehuset as district manager and for Meyers as business director.
MARTIN BØDKER
Chief Executive Officer - Storms Pakhus
Martin Bødker
Chief Executive Officer at Storms Pakhus
Martin Bødker started as self-employed in the restaurant industry in 2011. Today he runs Bargroup together with his two partners, who are co-owners of Storms and together they run seven other locations in Odense. Martin has been employed as CEO of Storms since autumn 2018.
RUBEN PASSER
Chief Executive Officer - Reffen
Ruben Passer
Chief Executive Officer at Reffen
Ruben passer is the CEO of Reffen and has been with the company since 2012, when he started at Seaside. In 2014, he co-founded and ran Papirøen, the first street food market in Denmark, before moving to Refshaleøen in 2018. Ruben has a commercial background from retail in 7-Eleven, Bestseller and Diesel, and he has a huge love for food, wine and music.