Umut Vedat Kizilkaya

Umut Vedat Kizilkaya has extensive experience in retail management, currently serving as an Area Manager at Avantgarde since September 2022. Prior to this role, Kizilkaya spent over two decades at Foot Locker EMEA, holding various positions including District Manager EMEA, Country District Manager for Turkey and Greece, and Country Store Manager for Turkey. Kizilkaya's educational background includes degrees in Retail District Management and Store Management from Foot Locker, alongside a Berufsausbildung in Retail Management from Berufskolleg Volksgartenstraße Mönchengladbach.